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Our faculty hold degrees from the leading centers of graduate education in the United States, and give the Department the ability to teach courses and supervise graduate research in political behavior, public opinion, racial, ethnic and gender politics, modern political theory, international conflict and war, political development, democratization, public policy, judicial behavior, and more.

Weining Ai, Assistant Professor of Political Science

Weining Ai is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Arizona State University. His research interests include foreign policy analysis, international security, economic statecraft, network analysis, and China. His work uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the processes and outcomes of economic sanctions, military coercion, international conflict and cooperation, Chinese foreign policy, and U.S.-China relations.

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Office: Faner 3424
weining.ai@siu.edu 
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Stephen Bloom, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Political Science

Professor Bloom (Ph.D., UCLA, 2004) joined the SIU faculty in Fall 2006.



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Stephen Bloom

Office: Faner 3164
Phone: (618) 453-3183
bloom@siu.edu
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Benjamin Bricker, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Student and Curricular Affairs

Political Science

Benjamin Bricker (Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2013; J.D., University of Illinois, 2008) is Associate Professor of Political Science and Interim Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois University. He holds a cross appointment in the SIU School of Law.



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Benjamin Bricker

Office: Faner 3430
Phone: (618) 453-3169
brickeb@siu.edu
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J. Tobin Grant, Professor

Political Science

Professor Grant (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001) joined the department in fall 2001.



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J. Tobin Grant

Office: Faner 3124
Phone: (618) 453-3167
grant@siu.edu
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Brittany Leach, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary (Political Science and Sociology)

Political Science and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Brittany R. Leach is an Assistant Professor in the School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology. She received a PhD in Political Theory with a secondary concentration in Comparative Politics from the University of Virginia (UVA) and an MA in Political Science & International Affairs from the University of Georgia. Previously, she was a Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship at the Citizens & Scholars Foundation and served a two-year term as an Assistant Editor at the journal Political Theory. She has published articles on abortion politics in the American Political Science Review, Contemporary Political Theory, and Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Additionally, she is active in public scholarship and community engagement.



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Brittany Leach

Office: Faner 3436
Phone: (618) 453-7633
brittany.leach@siu.edu
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Kenneth Mulligan, Associate Professor

Political Science

Professor Mulligan (Ph.D. Ohio State University, 2004) joined the SIU faculty in Fall 2006.



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Kenneth Mulligan

Office: Faner 3541
Phone: (618) 453-3182
kmulliga@siu.edu
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Stephen Shulman, Associate Professor

Political Science

Professor Shulman (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1996) teaches courses in international relations, international security, international political economy, American foreign policy, and ethnic politics.



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Stephen Shulman

Office: Faner 3163
Phone: (618) 453-3194
shulman@siu.edu
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