Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Erik Bleich
Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science and Department Chair
Comparative Politics: race, ethnicity and religion; Europe and North America.
- Email:
- ebleich@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3254
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 301
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays 11:00-12:30 and Thursdays 3:30-5:00 and by appointment.
Matthew Dickinson
Professor of Political Science
American Politics
- Email:
- dickinso@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3253
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 314
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: M, W 11:15-noon and T 2:00-3:30, or by appointment, in Munroe, Rm. 315.
Murray Dry
Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science
Political Theory
- Email:
- dry@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5305
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 310
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Monday through Thursday from 4:30 to 6 PM and Friday from 3:00 to 4:30 PM, or by appointment
Kemi Fuentes-George
Professor of Political Science
International Relations
- Email:
- kgeorge@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5574
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones B03A
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays 2:00pm - 3:30pm and Thursdays 10:00am - 11:30am
Caileigh Glenn
Assistant Professor of Political Science
International Relations
- Email:
- caileighglenn@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-7211
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 205
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesdays 2:00pm-3:45pm, Fridays 10:45am-12:00pm, and by appointment.
Sebnem Gumuscu
Associate Professor of Political Science
Comparative Politics: democratic backsliding and resistance; political parties and their capture.
- Email:
- sgumuscu@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5393
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House 107
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: M 2:30-4:00; W 3:00-4:30
Margaret Hanson
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Comparative Politics: post-Soviet; authoritarian; law.
- Email:
- mh1@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-6156
- Office:
- Munroe 303
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11-12 and Tuesdays from 1:40-3. Or by appt.
Bert Johnson
Professor of Political Science
American Politics
- Email:
- bnjohnso@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5399
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 304
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesdays 11:15am-12:15pm, Wednesdays 2pm-4pm, Thursdays 11:15am-12:15pm & by appointment; (Signup sheet at go/bert)
Christopher Klyza
Stafford Prof of Public Policy, Political Science & Environmental Studies
American Politics
- Email:
- klyza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5309
- Office:
- Franklin Env Ctr-Hillcrest 206
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2027: On associate status for the fall; no regular office hours. Email with questions.
Sophie Pangle
Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Email:
- spangle@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 309
- Office Hours:
- FALL 2026: Tuesdays 3:30-5pm and Fridays 2:10-3:40pm
Sarah Stroup
Frederick C. Dirks Professor of Political Science
International Relations: NGOs; humanitarian relief; peace mediation.
- Email:
- sstroup@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3276
- Office:
- Munroe 313
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays 2-4 pm in LIB 225A and by appt at go/stroupOH
Jessica Teets
Professor of Political Science
Comparative Politics: comparative authoritarianism; Chinese governance; civil society.
- Email:
- jteets@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5528
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 305
- Office Hours:
- By appointment
Ajay Verghese
Associate Professor of Political Science
Comparative Politics: India; religion; qualitative methods.
- Email:
- averghese@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3096
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 302
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2026: Mondays 2:00-4:00PM and Wednesdays 2:00-3:00PM, and by appointment
Mark Williams
Russell J. Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics
International Relations
- Email:
- mwilliam@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5195
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House 112
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Monday 2:00-4:00, Wednesday 4:00-5:00, and by appointment
Gary Winslett
Johnson Fellow in Modern Political Thought; Asso. Prof., Political Science
International Relations: trade; international political economy; technology.
- Email:
- gwinslett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5651
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 316
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: M 2:00-3:15, W 2:00-3:00, F 12:15-1:00
Amy Yuen
Professor of Political Science
International Relations
- Email:
- ayuen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5621
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 312
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays 1-2:30 pm and Tuesdays 8:30-10:00 am, and by appointment
Affiliated Faculty
Keegan Callanan
Associate Professor of Political Science
- Email:
- kcallanan@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5374
- Office Hours:
- By appointment
Jeremy Horowitz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Email:
- horowitz@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 312
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesdays 2:15-3:45 (in person, Monroe 312) Wednesday 11:00-12:30 (Zoom)
Jeffrey Lunstead
Diplomat in Residence
- Email:
- jlunstea@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5960
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House 117
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesday 10-12, Thursday 4-6, and by appointment or chance
Allison Stanger
Middlebury Distinguished Endowed Professor
- Email:
- stanger@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5023
- Office:
- DFL 360
- Office Hours:
- By appointment
Emeriti
Michael Kraus
Frederick C. Dirks Professor Emeritus of Political Science
- Email:
- kraus@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5306
- Office:
- FIC 214
- Office Hours:
- RETIRED
David Rosenberg
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
- Email:
- rosenber@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 357
- Office Hours:
- RETIRED
In Memoriam
Jeffrey Cason
Executive Vice President and Provost; Knox Professor of International Studies
Russell Leng
James Jermain Prof. Emeritus of Political Econ. & Intl. Law
- Email:
- leng@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 355