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Faculty Directory

The faculty directory index provides several options to view and search for faculty. For a listing of faculty able to teach a specific topic, use the filter to match information within specific faculty descriptions.  For a broader listing, use the related subject area links.

The filter uses the following fields:
Expertise: Identifies fields that directly correspond with the faculty members' educational background and professional expertise.
Related Subject Areas: A list of subject areas that covers the wide range of subjects offered at Evergreen. It is intended to broaden your search for faculty, and find faculty teaching in related fields. Faculty members choose which of these subject areas, if any, will be listed in their entry.
Interests: Illustrate specific areas that match a faculty member's professional interests.


Politics and Government [clear]


Name Phone Location   Interest
Aguilar-Wells, Michelle

Expertise: public administration, Native American studies, art

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Visual Arts Politics and Government Ethnic Studies 

(360) 867-6286 Lab I 1023 Public administration, Native American studies, art
Bacho, Peter

Expertise: law, creative writing, literature

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government Literature, Language, and Communication 

(253) 680-3028 Tacoma 132   Filipino cultural studies
Beck, Stephen

Expertise: philosophy

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government Philosophy History 

(360) 867-5488 Sem II B-2119A History of Philosophy, Ethics, Political and Social Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Bioethics, Philosophy of Religion, Logic (Formal and Informal)
Bohmer, Peter

Expertise: economics, political economy

Related Subjects: Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6431 Lab II 2271 Poliitcal economy, Economics, comparative social systems, Economic and Social Inequality, Latin American studies, Radical Theory, Marxism, Social Movements, 1960's, Political Economy of Racism, Labor Studies, Third World studies, Left History
Buxbaum, Stephen

Expertise: political economy, community development and planning

Related Subjects: Business and Economics Politics and Government 

(360) 867-5939 Lab I 3019
Dorman, Peter

Expertise: economics, political economy

Related Subjects: Business and Economics Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6899 Lab I 3015 Economics, environmental policy, labor studies, global development, political economy, political philosophy, statistics
Gates, John

Expertise: federal Indian law, international indigenous human rights

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government Ethnic Studies 

(360) 867-6740 Sem II E-2108 repatriation, environment, indigenous justice systems
Gerend, Jennifer

Expertise: urban planning

Related Subjects: Community Field-Based Studies Politics and Government Cultural Studies 

(360) 867-6490 Lab I 3006 Land use planning, policy, and development, community and economic development, urban planning, geographic information systems
Geri, Laurance

Expertise: public administration

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6616 Lab I 3002 Business administration, cultural studies (Japanese, multicultural), economics, foreign policy, Japanese history, international studies, management, organizational leadership, political science, public administration, public policy, research methods, social science, statistics, public non-profit management
Grossman, Zoltan

Expertise: geography

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government History 

(360) 867-6153 Lab I 3012 Global ethnic relations, US racial relations, Native American and world Indigenous Peoples studies, environmental justice, environmental movements, maps and historical cartography, globalization and geopolitics, military interventions and bases, geography
Hahn, Jeanne

Expertise: political economy, political science

Related Subjects: History Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6014 Lab II 2247 International political economy, international studies, U.S. history and politics, U.S. founding, constitutional law, race, class, and gender studies, politics, political economy, political science, political theory, contemporary India, globalization, Third World studies, and study abroad in South Asia and Latin America
Halverstadt, David

Expertise: human resources, labor relations

Related Subjects: Politics and Government 

  human resource metrics, accountability standards, training
Harrison, Lucia

Expertise: public administration, visual arts

Related Subjects: Politics and Government Visual Arts 

(360) 867-6486 Lab I 2026 Two-dimensional visual arts (drawing and painting), management, public policy, public administration, educational administration, community service, organizational theory and behavior, organizational leadership, cross-cultural communication
Hood, Brenda

Expertise: organizational planning and development, collaborative governance, leadership capacity building and learning

Related Subjects: Business and Economics Sustainability Studies Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6621 Sem II E-2131   policy, strategic planning, politics and government, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability studies, marine studies, P-18 education, business and organizational development and capacity building
Keegan, Cael

Expertise: american studies, LGBT/queer studies, popular culture (U.S.)

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government Media and Film Media Arts Literature, Language, and Communication History Ethnic Studies 

(360) 867-6880 Lab I 1024   cultures of gender & sexual minorities (U.S.), democracy studies, the moving image, 20th century U.S. culture & history, LGBT social & political movements, transgender studies, queer theory
McMillin, Paul

Expertise: sociology, information studies

Related Subjects: Politics and Government Social Sciences 

(360) 867-6167 LIB 3413 Information studies, historical sociology, library and information sciences, media studies
Mosqueda, Lawrence

Expertise: political economy, political science

Related Subjects: History Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6513 Sem II E-3104 Political science, political economy, U.S. history, U.S. foreign policy, minority studies, Chicano studies, theories of social and political change, social movements and change, organizing
Nelson, Lin

Expertise: sociology

Related Subjects: Environmental Studies/Agriculture Social Sciences Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6056 Sem II E-3102 Environmental health, environmental studies, environmental policy, environmental justice, health studies, community studies, community organizing, social science, public policy, public health
Niva, Steven

Expertise: political science, Middle East studies

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government 

(360) 867-5612 Lab I 1005 International politics, international studies, international relations, U.S. foreign policy, political science, globalization and alternatives, Middle Eastern studies, Middle Eastern cultural studies, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, political philosophy (critical and postmodern theory), social and political organizing
Ryan, Sarah

Expertise: labor studies/history, industrial relations

Related Subjects: History Social Sciences Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6720 Sem II B-3112 Labor studies, labor history, U.S. history, labor/industrial relations, history, law, public policy, working class studies, and American Studies
Saliba, Therese

Expertise: international feminism, Middle East studies, English

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6854 Sem II E-3106 Feminist studies, women's studies, Third World studies, Third World feminist studies, international feminism, cultural studies, Middle East studies, Middle Eastern cultural studies, comparative and multicultural literature, writing, creative writing, English
Sandifer, Arleen

Expertise: Law, Spanish, Bilingual/ELL Education

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government Literature, Language, and Communication 

(360) 867-6588 Sem II B-2124   Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Immigration Law & History, Legal History, Latino Experience in U.S., Spanish language, Educational Policy and Practices as they affect ELLs in U.S., Pre-law studies, Women in the legal profession
Shariff, Zahid

Expertise: political science, public administration

Related Subjects: Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6389 Sem II E-2110 Public administration, public policy, public sector economics, economics, Third World studies, post-colonial studies, political science
Smith, Matthew

Expertise: political science

Related Subjects: History Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6459 Lab II 3251 Comparative politics, secondary education, government, governance, American history, European history, legislature, political economy, political parties, political science, political theory, philosophy, ethics, environmental ethics, environmental studies, environmental philosophy, environmental politics, natural resource policy, public policy, social science, community studies, Western U.S. history
Smith, Tyrus

Expertise: environmental studies, public policy

Related Subjects: Environmental Studies/Agriculture Politics and Government 

(253) 680-3000 Tacoma 117F environmental studies, environmental policy, research methodology, statistics
Swetkis, Doreen

Expertise: public and nonprofit administration, public policy, urban studies

Related Subjects: Politics and Government Social Sciences 

(360) 867-5320 Lab I 1015 nonprofit and public sector relations, housing policy, citizen participation in government, trust, social equity, program and policy evaluation.
Vavrus, Michael

Expertise: education, history, political economy

Related Subjects: History Social Sciences Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6638 Lab I 3013 multicultural/diversity issues, U.S. history & politics, Pacific NW history & human geography, African history/world history, politics of schooling
Young, Artee

Expertise: law, literature, theatre

Related Subjects: Literature, Language, and Communication Politics and Government 

(360) 867-6393 Lab I 1014 Law, literature, bioethics
Zaragoza, Anthony

Expertise: political economy

Related Subjects: Cultural Studies Politics and Government History 

(360) 867-6408 Sem II D-3106 Political economy (especially political economy of racism), Chicana/o studies, popular education, social movements, labor history, technology studies (especially labor replacement), history and political economy of the Northwest, radio production, independent media, American studies