Current Faculty
Attias, Bernardo A.
(1994) Professor of Communication Studies. B.S. 1988, Northwestern University; Ph.D. 1997, University of Iowa.
Ballard, James D.
(2002) Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies. B.S. 1991, M.A. 1992, Jacksonville State University; Ph.D. 2000, University of Nevada.
Becker, Lawrence
(2002) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1991, University of California, San Diego; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2001, University of Massachusetts.
Cahn, Matthew A.
(1991) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1986, University of California, Berkeley; M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1991, University of Southern California.
Hogen-Esch, Tom J.
(2002) Professor of Political Science. B.A. 1991, Ph.D. 2001, University of Southern California.
McDonald, Lauren
(2008) Associate Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1993, St. Joseph’s University; M.A. 1996, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Ph.D. 2008, Graduate Center of City University of New York.
Minassians, Henrik P.
(2006) Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1994, M.A. 1996, California State University, Northridge; Ph.D. 2002, University of Albany State of New York.
Morgaine, Karen
(2008) Department Chair of Sociology; Professor of Sociology. B.S. 1987, State University of New York; M.A. 1989, Antioch University; Ph.D. 2007, Portland State University.
Ricks, Boris E.
(2008) Associate Professor of Political Science. B.S. 1989, Mississippi Valley State College; M.P.A. 1991 University of Mississippi; M.A. 1996, Ph.D. 2003, University of Southern California.
Shaw, Victor
(1997) Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies. B.S. 1983, M.A. 1986, Wuhan University; M.A. 1993, Ph.D. 1994, University of Hawaii.
Thomas, Ward
(2003) Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1985, University of Oregon; M.P.A. 1988, San Francisco State University; Ph.D. 1997, University of California, Los Angeles.
Toker, Zeynep
(2006) Department Chair of Urban Studies and Planning; Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1998, M.A. 2000, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D. 2004, North Carolina State University.
Emeriti
Kent, Robert B.
(2008) Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning. B.A. 1973, M.A. 1976, University of California, Davis; Ph.D. 1983, Syracuse University.
Krivonos, Paul D.
(1975) Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies. A.B. 1967, M.A. 1969, University of California, Davis; Ph.D. 1975, Purdue University.
Saiz, Martin R.
(2000) Professor Emeritus of Political Science. B.A. 1978, Arizona State University; M.P.C.D. 1981, University of Colorado, Denver; Ph.D. 1991, University of Colorado, Boulder.