Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Political Science offer a wide range of courses, conduct research at the local, state, national, and international level, and provide leadership for many college-wide programs and activities. They are also active in public life, providing media commentaries on politics and public policy, engaging in the political process, and working with others for policy improvement.

• Joshua Anderson
  Instructor in Political Science
  andersjr@stolaf.edu   x8012
• Jo Michelle Beld
  Professor of Political Science
  beld@stolaf.edu   x3910
• Douglas Casson
  Associate Professor of Political Science
  casson@stolaf.edu   x3484
• J. Patrick Dale
  Associate Professor of Political Science
  dale@stolaf.edu   x3723
• Henriet Hendriks
  Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
  hendriks@stolaf.edu   x3530
• Dan Hofrenning
  Professor of Political Science, Assoc. Dean of Social Sciences
  dhofrenn@stolaf.edu   x3128
• Jared D. Larson
  Instructor, 2nd Semester 2012-13
  larsonjd@stolaf.edu
• Anthony Lott
  Associate Professor of Political Science
  lotta@stolaf.edu   x3343
• David Minge
  Instructor, 2nd Semester 2012-13
  minge@stolaf.edu   x3484
• Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak
  Associate Professor Political Science and Asian Studies
  ktp@stolaf.edu   x3655
• Shawn Paulson
  Academic Administrative Assistant
  paulsons@stolaf.edu   x3127
• Kristina E. Thalhammer
  Professor of Political Science
  thalhamm@stolaf.edu   x3528

Emeriti Faculty:

Jack Schwandt, 1963-1996
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, 1996-
B.A., Concordia (Moorhead); M.A., Ph.D., Minnesota

Charles Umbanhowar, Sr., 1978-2004
Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science, 2004-
B.A., Cornell; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago