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.
More About Zachary ShirkeyFull Time Faculty
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
Distinguished Professor
- Areas of Specialization
- Comparative Politics; Social Movements & Contentious Politics; Protest & Policing; Political Geography; Middle East; Political Islam; Ethnography and Interpretive 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 (2025-2026)
Yu Aoki
Rosa Arevalo Leon
James Bacher
Nigel Cambridge
Emily Crandall
Sophie Dowdy
William Edelstein
Juan Corredor Garcia
Tyler Crown
Lygia Georgiou
Sam Goodson
Andrew Gounardes
Malak Harb
Brian Hoeft
Elise Jaffe
Chelsea Joliet
- cejoliet@gmail.com
Ian Kaufman
Julianne Kornacki
Mary Madsen
Benjamin Mejia
- ben.mejia@gmail.com
Carmen Melillo
Heather Mir
David Monda
Felix Padilla Carbonell
Tyler Olsen
Julia Sinitsky
Inactive Adjunct Faculty
Sandra Davidovic
Guney Demir
Hisseine Faradj
Maxwell Fuerderer
Julie Lynn Goldberg
Isabella Irtifa
Nick Reynolds
- reynoldsne@gmail.com