About the Department

Dr. Bruce Altschuler
123 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3451
bruce.altschuler@oswego.edu

Dr. Altschuler received his PhD from the City University of New York. His books include Running in Place: A Campaign Journal; Understanding Law in a Changing Society; LBJ and the Polls; Keeping a Finger on the Public Pulse: Private Polling and Presidential Elections; and Acting Presidents: 100 Years of Plays about the Presidency. He has won both the SUNY Research Foundation and SUNY Chancellor's awards for outstanding scholarship. Professor Altschuler serves as Internship Coordinator for the department and teaches courses in American politics. He has been a commentator on public radio and television in the United States and Canada, and his radio commentary is featured regularly on WRVO-FM.

Dr. Lorrie Clemo
708 Culkin Hall
(315) 312-2212
lorrie.clemo@oswego.edu

Dr. Clemo received her PhD from the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is currently on leave from the Political Science Department and serving as Provost for SUNY Oswego.

Dr. Lisa Glidden
439 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3277
lisa.glidden@oswego.edu

Dr. Glidden received her PhD from the University of Washington at Seattle. She teaches courses in comparative politics, with a focus on the global South. Her research interests include social movements, indigenous politics in Latin America, and environmental politics. Professor Glidden is actively involved in SUNY Oswego's Global and International Studies program and currently serves as Study Abroad Liaison for the Political Science Department. Her book, Mobilizing Ethnic Identities in the Andes: A Study of Ecuador and Peru, was published in 2011.

Dr. Jennie Han
438 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3453
jennie.han@oswego.edu

Dr. Han received her PhD from the University of Chicago and her JD from Yale Law School. She teaches courses in political theory and law. Her research interests include conceptions of moral responsibility and individual agency, the philosophical and political thought of Hannah Arendt, state sovereignty and indigenous rights, and legal responses to genocide and crimes against humanity. Before coming to Oswego, Dr. Han was a postdoctoral fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College.

Dr. Miriam Jiménez
436 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3279
miriam.jimenez@oswego.edu

Dr. Jiménez received her PhD from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, and her Master's degrees from Columbia University. Her research focuses on political incorporation and ethnic ascent in the context of American electoral frameworks and institutions such as the U.S. Congress. She is an eager proponent of cross-field and interdisciplinary perspectives and her research interests include transnationalism and immigration. She teaches American politics and public policy courses for the department. Before coming to Oswego, Dr. Jiménez served as lecturer and writing fellow at the City University of New York and at Fordham University.

Dr. Walter C. Opello, Jr.
437 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3486
walter.opello@oswego.edu

Dr. Opello received his PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He teaches classes in comparative politics, with a focus on Europe and Africa, and serves as Program Director for Global and International Studies at SUNY Oswego. His research interests include political violence and the development of the state system. Among his publications are The Nation-State and Global Order (co-authored with Stephen J. Rosow), now in its second edition; Portugal: From Monarchy to Pluralist Democracy; and Portugal's Political Development. Professor Opello's latest book, European Politics: The Making of Democratic States, is co-authored with Katherine A. R. Opello.

Dr. Stephen J. Rosow
435B Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3448
stephen.rosow@oswego.edu

Dr. Rosow received his PhD from the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of The Nation-State and Global Order (co-authored with Walter C. Opello, Jr.), now in its second edition, and various articles on political theory and international political economy. Professor Rosow teaches classes in political theory and has particular interests in critical theory, the history of political thought, and the political theory of globalization. He also serves as Political Science Department Chair and sometimes teaches courses for the Honors program.

Dr. Michael Ruddy
212 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3414
www.oswego.edu/~ruddy
michael.ruddy@oswego.edu

Dr. Ruddy received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has taught a variety of Political Science and History courses, at both the high school and college level, and currently teaches American politics classes for the department. Professor Ruddy has been involved in numerous state and local political campaigns, and has also worked in the executive office of the mayor of Washington, D.C., the national office of Job Corps, and as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Labor.

Mr. Eric Snyder
212 Mahar Hall
(315) 312-3414
eric.snyder@oswego.edu

Mr. Snyder received his MPA from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. He has taught both political science and public administration courses at SUNY Oswego, and currently teaches POL 203 (Critical Thinking in Politics) and POL 205 (American Government and Politics) for the department. Professor Snyder also teaches political science courses at Onondaga Community College.

Dr. Craig Warkentin
435A Mahar Hall
(315) 312-4080
www.oswego.edu/~warkenti
craig.warkentin@oswego.edu

Dr. Warkentin received his PhD from the University of Kentucky. He teaches courses in international politics, global issues, and women's studies. He also serves as Chair of the Political Science department and Coordinator of the Peace and Conflict Studies minor. Professor Warkentin's research interests are in the areas of international organization and global gender issues, and his publications include articles and book chapters on NGOs, global civil society, women's movements, gender and development, the United Nations, and multilateral diplomacy. His book, Reshaping World Politics: NGOs, the Internet, and Global Civil Society, was awarded the 2002 Chadwick F. Alger Prize by the International Studies Association.