Faculty
Chair

Zachary Shirkey
Professor, Department Chair
- Areas of Specialization
- International Relations; International Security; American Foreign Policy; Historical Intl. Relations
- Office
- 68th Street West 1724A
- Phone
- (212) 772-5503
- zshirkey@hunter.cuny.edu
Zachary Shirkey is a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science.
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Associate Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- American Politics; Public Opinion; Political Behavior; Race, Gender, and Identity
- Office
- 68th Street West 1728
- Phone
- (212) 772-5671
- lc5734@hunter.cuny.edu

Associate Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Democratic Theory and Legal Theory; History of Political Ideas; Law and Culture; Police Powers
- Office
- 68th Street West 1702
- Phone
- (212) 396-6246
- lfeldman@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Comp Pol; Pol & Pol Econ of India; Int'l & Comp Pol of Dev; UN & Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
- Office
- 68th Street West 1703
- Phone
- (212) 772-5681
- robert.jenkins@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Climate & Energy Pol; Env Pol & Pol; US Pol; Comp Pol; German Pol; Social & Pol Movements
- Office
- 68th Street West 1720
- Phone
- (212) 772-5665
- rkarapin@hunter.cuny.edu

Associate Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Int'l Relations; Int'l Pol Economy; Int'l Security; Pandemics; Populism; Quant. Research Methodology
- Office
- 68th Street West 1721
- Phone
- (212) 396-6588
- michael.lee@hunter.cuny.edu

Distinguished Lecturer
- Areas of Specialization
- American Politics
- Office
- 68th Street West 1742
- Phone
- (212) 772-5504
- joseph.lowndes@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- History of Political Thought; Critical Theory; Feminist Theory; Psychoanalysis
- Office
- 68th Street West 1705
- Phone
- (212) 772-4666
- rmarasco@hunter.cuny.edu

Associate Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- American Pol; Public Law; Law & Social Movements; Gender & Sexuality; Migration & Labor Pol
- Office
- 68th Street West 1723
- Phone
- (212) 772-5505
- erin.mayo-adam@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- American Politics; Public Policy; Minority Politics; Immigration Policy
- Office
- 68th Street West 1726
- Phone
- (212) 772-4785
- lnewton@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- International Relations
- Office
- 68th Street West 1701
- Phone
- (212) 772-5502
- croberts@hunter.cuny.edu

Assistant Professor
- Areas of Research
- Comp Politics; Pol of China; Comp Pol Economy; Labor & Welfare Policy; Pol of Vietnam
- Office
- 68th Street West 1703A
- Phone
- (212) 772-5682
- zr588@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Comp Pol; Social Mvmts & Content Pol; Protest & Police; Pol Geog; Mid East; Pol Islam; Ethno Methods
- Office
- 68th Street West 1727
- Phone
- (212) 650-3469
- js1287@hunter.cuny.edu

Associate Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Int'l Relations; Comparative Politics; Impact of Non-Gov't Organizations on Democracy in Africa
- Office
- 68th Street West 1722
- Phone
- (212) 772-5669
- csomervi@hunter.cuny.edu

Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- American Politics; Congress; Race and Ethnicity; Quantitative Research Methods
- Office
- 68th Street West 1719
- Phone
- (212) 772-5494
- ctien@hunter.cuny.edu
Current Adjunct Faculty (2022-2023)
James Bacher
Nigel Cambridge
Emily Crandall
Sandra Davidovic
Guney Demir
Sophie Dowdy
William Edelstein
Maxwell Fuerderer
Lygia Georgiou
Andrew Gounardes
Malak Harb
Brian Hoeft
Isabella Irtifa
Elise Jaffe
Chelsea Joliet
- cejoliet@gmail.com
Ian Kaufman
Mary Madsen
Benjamin Mejia
- ben.mejia@gmail.com
Carmen Melillo
David Monda
Felix Padilla Carbonell
Nick Reynolds
- reynoldsne@gmail.com
Inactive Adjunct Faculty
Fleur Behrendt
Ryan Brunette
Zachary Conn
Hisseine Faradj
Julie Lynn Goldberg
Javier Padilla
- javierpmt@gmail.com
Ken Silverman
Julia Sinitsky
Pauline Syrnik
- psyrnik8@gmail.com
Leo Tamamizu