The faculty prides itself on its commitment to high standards of teaching and sound scholarly research. Systematic course evaluations by students each semester are taken seriously, and individual faculty have been singled out as nominees and recipients of university Excellence in Teaching awards. The ongoing scholarly research of the faculty is reflected in the program's upper-level courses, as well as in the numerous publications in journals and books or presentations at national and international meetings.
Current Faculty
James Craig
Associate Teaching Professor
Department Chair
M.P.A. Harvard University
Rachel E. Craft
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph.D., University of Kansas-Lawrence
Larry R, Irons
Associate Teaching Professor
Ph.D, Washington University
Chikako Usui
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University
Emeriti Faculty
Nancy Shields
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Robert Keel
Teaching Professor Emeritus
M.A., Washington University