The Political Science faculty is committed to both research and teaching. In terms of research, faculty members give papers at scholarly conferences all over the world and write books and publish articles in the best journals in the profession. At the same time, faculty members are dedicated teachers. The full time faculty and adjunct professors teach all the courses offered in the department.
Brian Grodsky, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Office: PUP 311 Phone: 410-455-8047 Email: bgrodsky@umbc.edu
Personal website: Brian Grodsky
Ian Anson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Politics
Office: PUP 305 Phone: 410-455-2142 Email: iganson@umbc.edu
Personal website: Ian Anson
Laura Antkowiak, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program 
Office: PUP 319Phone: 410-455-6560 Email: lantkowiak@umbc.edu
William Blake, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
Office: PUP 312 Phone: 410-455-8132 Email: wblake@umbc.edu
Personal website: William Blake
Sunil Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Program Director at Shady Grove
Email: sunildasgupta@umbc.edu
Jeffrey Davis, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Office: PUP 316 Phone: 410-455-2181 Email: davisj@umbc.edu
Personal website: Jeffrey Davis
Felipe Filomeno, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Global Studies
Office: Fine Arts Rm. 551 Phone: 410-455-2182 Email: filomeno@umbc.edu
Carolyn Forestiere, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: PUP 306 Phone: 410-455-8160 Email: forestie@umbc.edu
Devin T. Hagerty, Ph.D.
Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
Office: PUP 317 Phone: 410-455-2185 Email: dhagerty@umbc.edu
Cynthia Hody, Ph.D
Associate Professor 
Office: PUP 313 Phone: 410-455-2193 Email: hody@umbc.edu
Mileah Kromer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Institute of Politics
Office: PUP 318 Phone: Email: mailto:mkromer@umbc.edu
Thomas F. Schaller, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: PUP 314 Phone: 410-455-2845 Email: schaller@umbc.edu
Brigid Starkey, Ph.D.
Principal Lecturer and Faculty Associate, Global Studies
Office: PUP 320 Phone: 410-455-8475 Email: bstarkey@umbc.edu
Jé St Sume, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: PUP 308 Phone: 410-455-1233 Email: jstsume1@umbc.edu
Eric Stokan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: PUP 309 Phone: 410-455-1595 Email: estokan@umbc.edu
Additional website: Eric Stokan
Lisa Vetter, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Office: PUP 307 Phone: 410-455-8477 Email: lvetter@umbc.edu
Guan Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: PUP 321 Phone: 410-455-2187 Email: gwang921@umbc.edu
Adjunct Faculty, 2023/2024
Jay Borst Email: borstbm@umbc.edu
Ben Garmoe (also Head Coach, Mock Trial) Email: ben.garmoe@gmail.com
Martin Kobren Email: mkobren@umbc.edu
Laszlo Korossy Email: korossy1@umbc.edu
Elli Lieberman Email: ellil1@umbc.edu
Meghan Lynch Email: mlyn1@umbc.edu
Peggy McWeeney Email: pegs.mcweeney@gmail.com
Kerwin Miller Email: kxmiller@umbc.edu
Kevin Nelson Email: kenelson@umbc.edu
Betsy Tolentino Email: betsytolentino@gmail.com
Emeritus Faculty
George R. LaNoue, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Office: PUP 413 Phone: 410-455-2180 Email: glanoue@umbc.edu
Cheryl M. Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
cmiller@umbc.edu
Nicholas R. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
nmiller@umbc.edu
Additional website: Nicholas R. Miller
Arthur T. Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor and UMBC Provost Emeritus
Email: ajohnson@umbc.edu
Roy Meyers, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: meyers@umbc.edu
Personal website: Roy Meyers
Harold Levy, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: hlevy@umbc.edu
Tyson King-Meadows, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: tkingmea@umbc.edu