Toggle high contrast Faculty & Staff Directory BGSU College of Arts and Sciences Political Science Faculty & Staff Directory Department Chair and Department Staff Neal Jesse, Ph.D. Position: Professor and Department ChairComparative Government Phone: 419-372-7266 Email: njesse@bgsu.edu Address: 106 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Sarah Enright Position: Senior Secretary Phone: 419-372-2921 Email: senright@bgsu.edu Address: 124 Williams Hall Political Science Faculty Robert Alexander, Ph.D. Position: Professor Phone: 419-372-9384 Email: robalex@bgsu.edu Address: 123 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Abhishek Bhati, Ph.D Position: Associate ProfessorPublic Administration, Public Policy Phone: 419-372-7329 Email: abhati@bgsu.edu Address: 107 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Renee Birnbaum, J.D. Position: Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science and Legal StudiesPre-Law Advisor for all BGSU students Phone: 419-372-2917 Email: rbirnb@bgsu.edu Address: 115 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Joshua Boston, Ph.D Position: Associate ProfessorLaw, Courts, American Politics Phone: 419-372-6378 Email: jboston@bgsu.edu Address: 122 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Albert Dzur, Ph.D. Position: ProfessorPolitical Theory Phone: 419-372-7270 Email: awdzur@bgsu.edu Address: 111 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Stefan H. Fritsch, Ph.D. Position: Associate ProfessorInternational Relations, Comparative Government Phone: 419-372-7338 Email: sfritsc@bgsu.edu Address: 116 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile David Jackson, Ph.D. Position: ProfessorAmerican Government Phone: 419-372-2922 Email: jacksod@bgsu.edu Address: 120 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, Ph.D. Position: Associate ProfessorAmerican Government Phone: 419-372-7273 Email: ngkalaf@bgsu.edu Address: 110 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Andrew Kear, Ph.D. Position: Associate ProfessorPublic Administration, Public Policy Phone: 419-372-8194 Email: akear@bgsu.edu Address: 119 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Melissa K. Miller, Ph.D. Position: ProfessorAmerican Government, Public Policy Phone: 419-372-2924 Email: melissm@bgsu.edu Address: 121 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Shannon K. Orr, Ph.D. Position: ProfessorPublic Administration, Public PolicyDirector Falcon Food and Resource Community/Falcon Food Pantry Phone: 419-372-7593 Email: skorr@bgsu.edu Address: 118 Willliams Hall View Faculty Profile Scott Piroth, Ph.D. Position: Teaching ProfessorComparative Politics Phone: 419-372-7268 Email: spiroth@bgsu.edu Address: 112 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Justin Rex, Ph.D. Position: Associate ProfessorPublic Policy and AdministrationGraduate Coordinator - MPA Program Phone: 419-372-2107 Email: jmrex@bgsu.edu Address: 109 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Franziska Schultz, Ph.D Position: Assistant ProfessorPolitical Science, International Studies, Asian Studies Phone: 419-372-6009 Email: schultf@bgsu.edu Address: 115 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Dominic D. Wells, Ph.D. Position: Associate ProfessorDirector, Fire Administration Program Phone: 419-372-1819 Email: wellsd@bgsu.edu Address: 127 Williams Hall View Faculty Profile Emeritus Faculty Greg Walterhouse, MA Position: Teaching Professor EmeritusFire Administration, Public Administration Phone: 419-372-2921 Email: waltegl@bgsu.edu Address: 124 Williams Hall Political Science Greetings from the Chair Faculty & Staff Directory Robert Alexander, Ph.D Abhishek Bhati, Ph.D Renee Birnbaum, J.D. Joshua Boston, Ph.D Albert Dzur, Ph.D. Stefan H. Fritsch, Ph.D. David Jackson, Ph.D. Neal Jesse, Ph.D. Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, Ph.D. Andrew Kear, Ph.D Melissa K. Miller, Ph.D. Shannon K. Orr, Ph.D. Scott Piroth, Ph.D. Justin Rex, Ph.D. Franziska Schultz, Ph.D Dominic D. Wells, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Nonprofit Administration Minor Masters in Public Administration Fire Administration Give a Gift Department of Political Science 419-372-2921 124 Williams Hall Dr. Neal Jesse, Department Chair 419-372-7266 njesse@bgsu.edu 117 Williams Hall Sarah Enright, Senior Secretary 419-372-2921 senright@bgsu.edu 124 Williams Hall Updated: 08/18/2025 02:16PM
