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The Department of Political Science at UNO stresses its instructional mission, while strongly fulfilling its research and service obligations. Our instructors have received Excellence in Teaching Awards, published books and articles, and regularly share their professional knowledge with the community.

Our award winning faculty is here to provide you with courses leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Master of Science degrees.

Our faculty specialize in a variety of areas including: American government, European politics, Latin American politics, East Asian politics, Middle East politics, Islam and politics, gender and politics, Intelligence and national security, US foreign policy, political theory, Constitutional law, environmental security, authoritarian regimes, conflict resolution and methodology.

Courses are designed to introduce you to the political ideas and events that have shaped our world and to train you to think critically about issues pertinent to our interdependent world. Our program is designed to prepare you for a variety of careers including: academia, law, journalism, government, non-profit organizations, international organizations, research, education and business.

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Carson Holloway
Carson Holloway, Ph.D.

Political Science, Professor and Department Chair

402.554.4862

cholloway@unomaha.edu
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Randall Adkins
Randall E. Adkins, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences and Graduate Education

Professor

402.554.3642

radkins@unomaha.edu
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Michelle Black
Michelle Black, PhD

She/Her/Hers

Associate Professor

Political Science

michellblack@unomaha.edu
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Sally Bonsall, Ph.D.
Sally Bonsall, Ph.D.

Instructor

Political Science

sbonsall@unomaha.edu
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Elizabeth Chalecki
Elizabeth Chalecki, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Political Science

402.554.3613

echalecki@unomaha.edu
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Austin C. Doctor, Ph.D.
Austin C. Doctor, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Political Science, NCITE

adoctor@unomaha.edu
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Brett J. Kyle, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Chair

Political Science, Associate Professor

bjkyle@unomaha.edu
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Huchen Liu, Ph.D.
Huchen Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

huchenliu@unomaha.edu
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Jody Neathery-Castro
Jody Neathery-Castro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

402.554.3611

jneathery@unomaha.edu
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Lana Obradovic
Lana Obradovic, Ph.D.

Program Director, BOLD Institute

Associate Professor, Political Science

402.554.3027

lobradovic@unomaha.edu
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Gregory Petrow
Gregory Petrow, Ph.D.

Professor

gpetrow@unomaha.edu
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Janet Reilly

Political Science

janetreilly@unomaha.edu
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Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
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Emeritus Faculty

Meredith Bacon, Ph.D.
Meredith Bacon, Ph.D.
Carl Camp, Ph.D.
Carl Camp, Ph.D.
George Chung, Ph.D.
George Chung, Ph.D.
Paul Landow
Paul Landow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

plandow@unomaha.edu
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Patrick McNamara
Patrick McNamara, Ph.D.

Instructor, Political Science

pmcnamara@unomaha.edu
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