Faculty

Note: Office hours for professors will vary each semester. For current office hours, please email professors directly.

Professor Rosalyn Cooperman surrounded by nature backdrop outside.

Rosalyn Cooperman
Professor and Department Chair
Office: Monroe 339
Email: rcooperm@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1513
Fields: American Politics: Gender and Politics, Congress, U.S. Federal Judiciary

Headshot of Professor Jason Davidson.

Jason Davidson
Professor
Office: Monroe 353
Email: jdavidso@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1509
Fields: International Security, International Relations Theory, American Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics of Western Europe

Headshot of Professor Stephen Farnsworth.

Stephen Farnsworth
Professor
Office: Monroe 338
Email: sfarnswo@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1404
Fields: American Government: the Presidency, Media and Politics, Elections, Research Methods

Headshot of Professor Surupa Gupta.

Surupa Gupta
Professor
Office: Monroe 341
Email: sgupta@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-2279
Fields: International Political Economy, Indian Foreign Policy and Economic Policy, Politics of South Asia

Headshot of Professor Emile Lester.

Emile Lester
Professor
Office: Monroe 337
Email: elester@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1146
Fields: Political Thought, Religion and Politics, American Political Thought and History, the American Presidency, Research Methods

Headshot of Professor Guan-Yi Leu.

Guan-Yi Leu
Assistant Professor
Office: Monroe 342
Email: gleu@umw.edu
Fields: International Relations, International Political Economy, China’s Political Economy and Foreign Relations, East Asian Economies and Politics, China-Taiwan-US Relations.

Headshot of Professor Melissa Martinez.

Melissa Martinez
Assistant Professor
Office: Monroe 356
Email: mmartin9@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1157
Fields: Human Rights, Criminal Organizations, Post-conflict societies in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa

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Jared McDonald
Assistant Professor
Office: Monroe 340
Email: jmcdona8@umw.edu
Fields: American Government, Public Opinion, Political Psychology, Voting and Elections, Research Methodology

Professor Ranjit Singh on a hiking trip seated on a large rock in a forest.

Ranjit Singh
Associate Professor
Office: Monroe 355
Email: rsingh@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1496
Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Politics of the Middle East, Environmental Politics.