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Political Science Faculty & Staff

Name	Department & Office	Contact
David Earnest Chair, Department of Political Science	POLITICAL SCIENCE UD-102	(605) 677-5242 David.Earnest@usd.edu
Richard Braunstein Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 233A	(605) 677-5244 Rich.Braunstein@usd.edu
Michael Burgeson Adjunct Instructor		Michael.Burgeson@usd.edu
Terryl Cadwell		Terryl.Cadwell@usd.edu
Michael Card Associate Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 129	(605) 677-6468 Michael.Card@usd.edu
Matthew Fairholm Professor, Director of Graduate Programs	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 131	(605) 677-5705 Matthew.Fairholm@usd.edu
Jacqueline Faulhaber Senior Lecturer	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall	(605) 677-5702 Jacqueline.Faulhaber@usd.edu
Ed Gerrish Assistant Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 112	(605) 677-5702 Ed.Gerrish@usd.edu
Julia Hellwege Assistant Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE UD-233B	(605) 677-0471 Julia.Hellwege@usd.edu
Joshua Houy Lecturer	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall	(605) 677-5702 Joshua.Houy@usd.edu
Eric Jepsen Coordinator of Undergraduate Study / Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 233C	(605) 677-8873 Eric.Jepsen@usd.edu
Sandy McKeown Director / Associate Professor of Criminal Justice	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 117	(605) 677-8821 Sandy.McKeown@usd.edu
Thomas Mrozla Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall	(605) 677-5706 Thomas.Mrozla@usd.edu
Lynita Newswander Lecturer	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 129	(605) 677-6547 Lynita.Newswander@usd.edu
Shane Nordyke Director, Government Research Bureau / Associate Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 233D	(605) 677-6663 Shane.Nordyke@usd.edu
Michael Roche Professor of Criminal Justice	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 120	(605) 677-5242 Michael.Roche@usd.edu
Timothy Schorn Director, International Studies / Associate Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 110	(605) 677-5707 Timothy.Schorn@usd.edu
Mark Skaff		Mark.Skaff@usd.edu
Arley Williams		Arley.Williams@usd.edu
Steve Wise		Steve.Wise@usd.edu

Staff

Name	Department & Office	Contact
Sandi Allred Secretary	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall	(605) 677-5242 Sandi.Allred@usd.edu
Ilmira Dulyanova Director of Online Graduate Programs/Coordinator of Graduate Studies/Adjunct Instructor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 109	(605) 677-6405 Ilmira.Dulyanova@usd.edu
Cheryl Hovorka Program Assistant II	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 132	(605) 677-5702 Cheryl.Hovorka@usd.edu

Emeritus

Name	Department & Office	Contact
Donald Dahlin Professor Emeritus		Donald.Dahlin@usd.edu
Steve Feimer Professor Emeritus		Steve.Feimer@usd.edu
Matthew Moen Distinguished Professor Emeritus		Matthew.Moen@usd.edu
William Richardson Distinguished Professor Emeritus		William.Richardson@usd.edu
Dean Spader Professor Emeritus		Dean.Spader@usd.edu

International Studies Faculty

Name	Department & Office	Contact
Timothy Schorn Director, International Studies / Associate Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 110	(605) 677-5707 Timothy.Schorn@usd.edu
Scott Breuninger Associate Professor / Director, Honors Program	UNIVERSITY HONORS Old Main 120A	(605) 658-3338 Scott.Breuninger@usd.edu
David Burrow Chair, History, Philosophy & Native Studies/ Associate Professor	HISTORY East Hall 206	(605) 677-5218 David.Burrow@usd.edu
Eric Jepsen Coordinator of Undergraduate Study / Professor	POLITICAL SCIENCE Dakota Hall 233C	(605) 677-8873 Eric.Jepsen@usd.edu