Political Science & Public Administration Faculty

Michael Binder, Associate Professor

Phone: (904) 620-1205

University of California, San Diego

Ph.D. Political Science

2010

American Politics, State Politics, Elections, Voting Behavior, Initiatives and Referenda, MPA core faculty. Dr. Michael Binder and Dr. Matthew Childers, published "The Differential Effects of Initiatives and Referenda on Voter Turnout in the United States, 1890–2008” is The Chapman Law Review (Volume 19).

Mary Borg, Professor

Mary O. Borg Phone: (904) 620-1925

E-mail: mborg@unf.edu

Curriculum Vitae

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ph.D.

1985

Public Finance, Economic Demography, Economic Development, MPA core faculty

G. George Candler, Professor and MPA Director

Dr. G. George Candler Phone: (904) 620-1388

E-mail: g.candler@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Indiana University

Ph.D
1998
Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Comparative Administration and Politics, MPA core faculty

Natasha Christie, Chair and Associate Professor

Phone: (904) 620-3908
E-mail: n.christie@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

University of Florida
Ph. D Pol Sci and Gov
2008

Public Policy, Research Methods, Public Administration, MPA core faculty

Matthew T. Corrigan, Professor

Matthew T. Corrigan Phone: (904) 620-1926

E-mail: mcorriga@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

University of Florida
Ph.D. Pol. Sci
1995
Florida Politics, Southern Politics, American Presidency

Georgette E. Dumont, Associate Professor

Dr. Dumont (2) Phone: (904) 620-5855
E-mail: g.dumont@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. Political Science

2010
Public and Nonprofit Management, Accountability, and Social Media, MPA core faculty

Josh Gellers, Associate Professor

Phone: (904) 620-2849
Email: josh.gellers@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae
University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. Political Science
2014
International Relations, Comparative Politics, Environmental Law and Politics, Human rights, Constitutions, Development, International Norms, Sustainability, South Asia.

Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, Director Pre-Law

Phone: (904) 620-1070

E-mail: a.lerner@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

University of Tennessee College of Law
J.D 2006

U.S. Courts & Legal System, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Art & Antiquities Law, Intellectual Property, Election Law, Gender in the Law, Science & Technology Policy, Legal Reasoning and Writing, Experiential/Clinical Legal Education, LSAT Preparation.

Sucheta Pyakuryal, Assistant Professor

Pyakuryal Phone: (904) 620-2978

E-mail: s.pyakuryal@unf.edu

Curriculum Vitae

The University of Akron
Ph.D Public Administration
2010

Comparative Public Administration, Democracy and Good Governance, Theories of Public Administration, Organization Theory, Organizational Behavior, Politics and Institutions of South Asia, International Politics, MPA core faculty

David Schwam-Baird, Associate Professor

David M. Schwam-Baird Phone: (904) 620-1929

E-mail: dschwam@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Tulane University
Ph.D Pol. Sci
1993
Civil-Military Relations; Latin American International Relations; Middle Eastern International Relations; Asymmetrical Conflict

Nicholas Seabrook, Associate Professor

Dr. Nicholas Seabrook Phone: (904) 620-5856

E-mail: n.seabrook@unf.edu
Curriculum Vitae

University at Buffalo
Ph.D Pol. Sci
2010

Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; American Government and Politics; Judicial Behavior;
Direct Democracy; Fair Housing Policy; Political Geography; Elections; Redistricting; Voting and Public Opinion;
Money in Politics; Spatial Statistics; Applied Research Methods.