Faculty
Denis V. Kennedy
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Fields: International Relations theory, global governance, NGOs, humanitarianism
Email: dkennedy@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 303
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Ivan Michael Arreguin-Toft
Visiting Associate Professor
Ph.D. The University of Chicago
Fields: international security, asymmetric conflict (including insurgency and counterinsurgency), barbarism, cybersecurity, strategy, gender and war, and Russian military doctrine.
Office: Fenwick Hall 321
Faisal Baluch
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Fields: Political Philosophy; Islamic Political Thought
Email: fbaluch@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 333 Phone: 508-793-3519
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Nina Barzachka
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Virginia
Fields: European political parties, EU politics, International Relations
Email: nbarzach@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick Hall 308 Phone: 508-793-2779
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Donald Brand
On Leave Fall 2024
Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Fields: American politics; American national institutions; public administration
Email: dbrand@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 310 Phone: 508-793-3402
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Erin Brooks
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Email: ebrooks@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 309
Greg Burnep
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Boston College
Fields: American; Public Policy
Email: gburnep@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 328 Phone: 508-793-3016
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Sydney L. Carr
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Fields: American Public Opinion, race, ethnicity, and politics, media and political communication
Office: Fenwick Hall 324
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Loren R. Cass
Professor
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Fields: International relations; comparative politics
Email: lcass@holycross.edu
Office: 226 Smith Hall Phone: 508-793-3683
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Erica M. Czaja
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Princeton University
Fields: American politics, race and ethnic politics, political psychology, with a focus on empathy and emotion
Email: eczaja@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 321 Phone: 508-793-3812
SoRelle W. Gaynor
On Leave Fall 2024
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Maryland
Government and Politics
Fields: The U.S. Congress, American Political Parties, the Policymaking Process
Email: sgaynor@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 323 Phone: 508-793-2652
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Alex Hindman
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Fields: American Politics; U.S. Constitution; Separation of Powers; Public Law
Email: ahindman@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 301 Phone: 508-793-2598
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Jessica HyunJeong Lee
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Fields: Racial and ethnic politics, Asian American Politics, Comparative Politics, immigration, political behavior
Phone: 508-793-3820
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Marat Iliyasov
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Fields: History of the Russo-Chechen interaction -Post-Soviet conflicts, Religious radicalization and governance of religions in Russia, Post-conflict developments in the former Soviet Union, Chechnya
Email: miliyasov@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 327 Phone: 508-793-3994
Daniel Klinghard
Dean of Education and Academic Experience
Professor
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Fields: Political parties and interest groups; race and ethnic politics; American political development
Email: dklingha@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 110
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Stephen Kocs
Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University
Fields: International relations; national security policy
Email: skocs@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 331 Phone: 508-793-2464
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Vickie Langohr
Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University
Fields: Middle East politics, nationalism and democratization; religion and politics
Email: vlangohr@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 326 Phone: 508-793-2763
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Aditi Malik
On Leave Fall 2024
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Fields: Comparative Politics, African Politics, South Asian Politics, political violence
Email: amalik@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 311 Phone: 508-793-2516
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Maria Rodrigues
On Leave Fall 2024
Professor
Ph.D., Boston University
Fields: Environmental politics; Latin American politics
Email: mrodrigu@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 327 Phone: 508-793-3410
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Denise Schaeffer
Professor
Ph.D., Fordham University
Fields: History of political philosophy; philosophy and literature; feminist theory
Email: dschaeff@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 307 Phone: 508-793-3403
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Godfreyb Ssekajja
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Fields: Comparative politics, natural resources management, environmental justice & sustainability, ethnicity and migration studies
Email: gssekajja@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 311 Phone: 508-793-3936
Ward J. Thomas
Edward A. O'Rorke, Professor in the Liberal Arts
Mary Louise Marfuggi Award for Academic Advising 2023
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Fields: International relations; American foreign policy; international law and organization; religion and politics
Email: wthomas@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 302 Phone: 508-793-3445
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Staff
Nancy L. Loyd Boyd
Academic Administrative Assistant
BA/MA Government, Texas Woman’s University
Email: nloydboy@holycross.edu
Office: Fenwick 325 Phone: 508-793-3361
Faculty Emeriti
David L. Schaefer
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Fields: Political philosophy; American political thought
Email: dschaefe@holycross.edu
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