Faculty and Staff
Department Head
Lucas Morel
John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics and Head of the Politics Department
Huntley 121A
540-458-8161
morell@wlu.edu
Faculty
Brian Alexander
Associate Professor of Politics
Huntley 320
540-458-8054
alexanderb@wlu.edu
Seth Cantey
Associate Professor of Politics
Huntley 302
540-458-8019
canteys@wlu.edu
Stuart Gray
Associate Professor of Politics
Huntley 315
540-458-5879
grays@wlu.edu
Rebecca C. Harris
Professor of Politics
Holekamp 204
540-458-8199
harrisr@wlu.edu
Robin LeBlanc
Professor of Politics
On-leave winter 2023
Holekamp 107
540-458-8612
leblancr@wlu.edu
Zoila Ponce de León
Assistant Professor of Politics
Huntley 210
540-458-8575
zponcedeleon@wlu.edu
Mark Rush
Director of International Education and Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professor of Politics and Law
Ruscio Center for Global Learning 141
540-458-8904
rushm@wlu.edu
Clyde Wang
Assistant Professor of Politics
Huntley 213
540-458-8313
cwang2@wlu.edu
Visiting Faculty
Lynn Uzzell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics
Holekamp 304
540-458-4740
luzzell@wlu.edu
Emeritus
William F. Connelly Jr.
Emeritus Professor of Politics
connellyw@wlu.edu
Craig McCaughrin
Emeritus Professor of Politics
540-458-8624
mccaughrinc@wlu.edu
Robert Strong
William Lyne Wilson Professor in Political Economy
Huntley 125A
540-458-8905
strongr@wlu.edu
Staff
Joy Swartz
Administrative Assistant II in Accounting and Politics
Holekamp 105D
540-458-5808
jwswartz@wlu.edu