Government at College of William & Mary

46 faculty and 0 courses in Government at College of William & Mary.

Faculty

• Michael Tierney, George & Mary Hylton Professor of International Relations; Director Global Research Institute h-index 30
• C. Lawrence Evans, Newton Family Professor of Government h-index 25
  Congress/Legislative Behavior Background A member of the William & Mary faculty since 1987, Larry Evans is a specialist in American national politics. In addition to forty journal articles and chapters in edited volumes, he is the auth
• Jaime Settle, Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Professor of Government h-index 24
  American Politics, Political Psychology, Biological Components of Political Behavior, Social Networks and Social Media Background Jaime Settle is the Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Professor of Government at William &a
• Marcus Holmes, Professor; Department Chair h-index 19
• Stephen Hanson, Lettie Pate Evans Professor of Government h-index 18
  Post-Communist Politics & Comparative Politics Background Stephen E. Hanson is the Lettie Pate Evans Professor in the Department of Government at William & Mary. At William & Mary, he served as the Vice Provost for
• Neal Devins, Sandra Day O'Connor Professor of Law and Professor of Government h-index 15
• Paul Manna, Isabelle and Jerome E. Hyman Distinguished University Professor of Government h-index 12
  American Politics, Public Policy, K-12 Education, Applied Research Methods Background Professor Manna joined the Government Department in 2003, and he also has been a faculty affiliate of the Public Policy Program since arriving at W&M
• Kelebogile Zvobgo, Mansfield Associate Professor of Government h-index 12
  Human rights, transitional justice, international law and courts Background Kelebogile Zvobgo is the Mansfield Associate Professor of Government at William & Mary and founder and director of the International Justice Lab . She is
• Clay Clemens, Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Professor h-index 10
  Comparative Politics, Europe/Germany Background Clay Clemens did his doctoral work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and has taught in the Government Department at William & Mary since 1985. He teaches
• Paula Pickering, Richard S. Perles Professor of Government h-index 8
  Politics of Eastern Europe; Civil Society; Post-Conflict Statebuilding Paula Pickering is the Richard S. Perles Professor of Government at William & Mary. Professor Pickering’s current, collaborative research focuses on the
• Simon Stow, Marshall Professor of Government and American Studies h-index 8
  Political Theory; Race; American Politics; Public Mourning; Politics and Literature Background Simon Stow is the Marshall Professor of Government and American Studies at William & Mary. A political theorist, he works and teaches at the
  Notable: “Modernism at the Barricades: Aesthetics, Politics, Utopia” (2013) · 59 citations
• Mackenzie Israel-Trummel, Associate Professor h-index 8
  American Political Behavior, Politics of Identity and the Carceral State Background Mackenzie Israel-Trummel is Associate Professor of Government. Previously, she was Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma w
• Amy Oakes, Associate Professor h-index 6
• Claire McKinney, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Political Theory, Gender & Politics Research Professor McKinney’s research focuses on the intersections of gender, politics, and reproduction in the American context. She is working on a book manuscript that argues that the mains
• Rani Mullen, Weingartner Term Associate Professor h-index 5
• John Lombardini, Associate Professor h-index 5
• John McGlennon, Class of 1935 Professor h-index 4
• Christine Nemacheck, Professor h-index 4
• Yonca Ozdemir, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 3
  Neoliberalism, political economy of Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Cyprus problem, foreign aid, populism in Turkey, populism in Israel, political economy of Latin America, financial crises, development policy Background Yonca Özdemir
• Sue Peterson, Professor Emeritus-Adjunct Professor h-index 3
• Maurits van der Veen, Associate Professor h-index 3
  Ideas and identity in foreign policy; European integration; the political economy of international altruism; agent-based modeling; identity politics in Western Europe; human rights and humanitarianism Background Maurits van der Veen joined
• Eun A Jo, Assistant Professor h-index 2
  International Relations, Foreign Policy, Democracy and Autocracy, East Asia Background Professor Eun A (OON-a) Jo is an Assistant Professor in the Government Department and the Director of Asia Policy Lab. Dr. Jo's research focuses on the
• Ameni Mehrez, Assistant Professor h-index 2
• Archana Kaku, Assistant Professor h-index 2
  Violence, Necropolitics, Feminist Politics, Queer Theory Background Professor Kaku's research focuses on the interactions between the body, violence, and power. Her work examines the ways in which accounting for the materiality of the body
• Alec Hahus, Adjunct Lecturer
• Charles Lyon, Adjunct Professor
• Chris Howard, Harriman Professor of Government & Public Policy
  American Politics, Public Policy/Social Policy Background Chris Howard has worked at William & Mary since 1993. His expertise is in American politics and public policy, especially social policy. Recent Courses Building the
• Da'Von Boyd, Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies
  Political Theory; Twentieth Century African American Political Thought and Social and Intellectual History; Social Movements; Political Theology Background Dr. Da'Von Boyd is an Assistant Professor of Government and Africana Studies. He ea
• Dan Maliniak, Associate Professor; Director, International Relations Program
• Daniel Doherty, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Government
• David Alistair Yalof, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Professor of Government
  Constitutional Law, The Supreme Court, Executive Branch Politics Background David A. Yalof is the author of several books, including most recently, George Washington and the Two-Term Precedent. (University Press of Kansas, 2023
• David Stiefel, Adjunct Lecturer
  National security, Agroterrorism, Bio-defense & Security Background David Stiefel is the Director for Biodefense on the National Security Council (NSC). At the NSC, David is focused on the U.S. Government’s strategic approach to
• Dennis Alcides Velazco Smith, Associate Chair; Teaching Professor of Government
  Include: strategic studies, coercion, and regime change. In addition to teaching in the Department of Government and International Relations Program, he is co-director of William & Mary’s Project on International Peace and S
• Emma Ebowe, Assistant Professor of Government & Africana Studies
  Political theory; black political theory; feminist theory; theories of justice; democratic theory Background Professor Ebowe is an Assistant Professor of Government and Africana Studies. She is a political theorist whose current book proje
• Etienne Poliquin, Associate Teaching Professor; Director of Advising, International Relations Program
  International Relations, International Law, Global Governance Courses GOVT 204 Introduction to International Politics GOVT 301 Research Methods GOVT 325 Global Governance GOVT 326 International Law GOVT 327 Theory and History i
• Jackson Sasser, Teaching Professor of Government
• Jeff Kaplow, Associate Professor
• Lenneal Henderson, Adjunct Professor
• Lindsay Barna, Adjunct Professor
• Mark Deming, Assistant Teaching Professor of Government
• Mark Matthews, Adjunct Professor
• Philip Roessler, Professor
  African Politics; Digital Technology; Conflict; Long-run Development Background Professor Roessler is the Margaret Hamilton Associate Professor of Government at William & Mary , where he also serves as the Associate Chair of the G
• Rebekah Sterling, Associate Teaching Professor of Government
  Political Theory; History of Political Thought; Democratic Theory; Politics of Movement, Mobility, and Migration Follow W&M on Social Media:
• Rio Park, Assistant Professor of Government & Environmental Science Studies
  Environmental Politics, Trade Policy, International Political Economy Background Professor RyuGyung Park’s research focuses on the interplay between economic and environmental concerns, with a focus on the international political eco
• S.P. Harish, Associate Professor
  Comparative Politics, South & Southeast Asia Background S.P. Harish is Associate Professor in Government at William & Mary. He was previously a post-doctoral fellow in Global Governance in the Institute for the Study of Internation
• Sophia Hart, Adjunct Professor
  Comparative Politics (Asia) Follow W&M on Social Media:

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.