Grad Students
Offices for graduate students in the Department of Political Science and International Relations are located on the third floor of Smith Hall, 333. Graduate students in 333 Smith Hall may be reached by telephone at four numbers: 831-6450, 831-6451, 831-6452, or 831-6453.
PhD Students
Atnreakn Alleyne
African Politics, Constructivism, Public Opinion Research
atnreakn@udel.edu
William Aquilino
Middle East Politics, American Foreign Policy
aquilino@udel.edu
Lauren Balasco
Latin American Politics, International Law, Ethnic Conflict, Just War Theory
lbalasco@udel.edu
Emmanuel Balogun
IR Theory, Foreign Policy Decision Making and Regional Organizations and African Politics
ebalogun@udel.edu
Erin Baugher
Political Theory, Public Policy and Democratization
erinb@udel.edu
Daniel Bottomley
Southeast Asian Politics, Comparative Politics, Separatist Movements in Asia
dbott@udel.edu
Serkan Bulut
Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Management, American Foreign Policy, International Relations Theory, Global Security
bulut@udel.edu
Justin de Leon
Ethnic Conflict, Political Psychology, Feminist Theory, and Documentary Film
deleonj@udel.edu
Rachel Garcia
Latin American Politics, African Politics, Democratization and Development Policy
regarcia@udel.edu
Michael Habegger
IR Theory, English School
habegger@udel.edu
Andrew Huntleigh
Migration, Surveillance, Biometrics, Feminist Theory, Security
amjhunt@udel.edu
Zachary Jackson
American Constitutional Law, International Law, Political Theory
zjackson@udel.edu
Samantha Kelley
Comparative Politics Focusing on Gender
sskelley@udel.edu
Christopher Kettering
International Relations Theory, International Law, Power and Legitimacy in International Relations
chrisk@udel.edu
Geun Koh
International Relations Theory, Nationalism, Gender and Migration, Security in East Asia
gnkoh@udel.edu
Jared D. Larson
Comparative Politics, Geopolitics, International Law, Religion and IR, Spanish and Portuguese Politics, US Foreign Policy
jlarson@udel.edu
Sophie le Blanc
Migration, Clothing Industry, Workers Rights, Feminist Theory, International Relations Theory
sleblanc@udel.edu
Tobias Lemke
Classical Political Thought, IR Theory, Realism, English School
tlemke@udel.edu
Li Lingqun
Comparative Government, East Asian Relations, Social Construction
llq@udel.edu
Lawrence Mainja
China-Africa, IR Theory, African Politics, International Relations, Political Economy
lmainja@udel.edu
Zofia Maka
Transatlantic Relations, European Politics
zofia@udel.edu
Joshua Martineau
IR Theory, Forced Migration, Methodology
jsm@udel.edu
Ryan McCabe
American Foreign Policy, European Integration, Political Violence, Democratization
rgmccabe@udel.edu
Boraden Nhem
Just War Theory, Migration and Security, Constructivist-Realist Synthesis
bnhem@udel.edu
Steve Nkurlu
International Organizations and Other Non-State Actors and How They Function and Their Role in Global Governance
nkurlu@udel.edu
Chiedo Nwankwor
Global Governance, International Organizations, International Relations, Women and Politics
cnwankwo@udel.edu
Faith Okpotor
US Foreign Policy (Africa), International Politics, International Security
fokpotor@udel.edu
Dustin Parrett
International Relations, International Political Economy
dparrett@udel.edu
Brett Remkus
Postmodern Theory, Constitutional Law, Feminist Theory, Social Constructivism
bremkus@udel.edu
Tony Rivera
Iran, Honor, Complexity Theory, Phenomenology, Agent Based Modeling, Network Analysis
warivera@udel.edu
Sahar Salehi
Elections and Campaigns, Public Policy and Democratization, Women and Politics, American Foreign Policy and International Relations Theory
ssalehi@udel.edu
Victoria Sanchez
International Security, Nuclear Proliferation, Conflict Management, Disaster Management
vjs@udel.edu
Michael Smith
International Relations, Comparative Politics and Politics of the Eastern Mediterranean
mismith@udel.edu
Christian Soler
International Ethics, World Systems, The Third World, International Migration
csoler@udel.edu
SooJin Song
Asia, International Governance, Political Economy and Economic Development
sjsong@udel.edu
Enes Tuzgen
IR Theory, Middle East Politics, Political Theory, Turkish Foreign Policy
enes@udel.edu
Murat Ulgul
Russian and Turkish Politics, Middle East, American Foreign Policy, Political History, Terrorism
mulgul@udel.edu
Kristin Vandenbelt
Comparative Economic Integration, Latin American Politics, European Union
kkv@udel.edu
Marvin Whitaker
Human Rights & Global Governance, Middle East, International Relations Theory, Islam, Philosophy of Science
mwhitake@udel.edu
Sumeyra Yildirim
Identity, Religion, Culture, Immigration
sumeyray@udel.edu
MA Students
Brenna James
American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Security Studies
brennaj@udel.edu
Diana Karakos
Middle East/Central Asia Foreign Policy
karakos@udel.edu
Mustafa Tetik
Globalization, Islam, Nationalism and Identity, Turkish Foreign Policy
tetik@udel.edu
