History, Politics, & International Relations

Faculty

April Tate
Department Representative
Phone: 314-968-7060
Email: tatea@webster.edu


John D. Chappell
Department Chair
Professor
Email: chappejo@webster.edu

B.S., Illinois State University, 1984
M.A., Indiana University, 1986
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1994
Areas of Interest: 20th Century U.S. History,
Diplomatic History, U.S. since 1945, World War II,
Vietnam War, Popular Culture


Kristen Anderson
Assistant Professor
Email: kanderson80@webster.edu

B.A., South Dakota State University, 2002
M.A., University of Iowa, 2003
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2009

Tahmineh Entessar
Lecturer
Email: entessar@webster.edu

B.A., Webster University
M.A., Southern Illinois Univiversity
Ph.D., Saint Louis University
Areas of Interest: International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics,
Third World Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory,
Foreign Policy, and Research Methodology


Kyle E. Haynes
Assistant Professor
Email:kylehaynes63@webster.edu

B.A., University of Delaware, 2005
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2012
Areas of interest: International Security, American Foreign Policy,
and International Conflict and Bargaining

Daniel C. Hellinger
Professor
Email: hellindc@webster.edu

B.A., Rutgers University, 1970
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1976
Areas of Interest: Latin American Politics, Media and Politics,
Political Parties, International Political Economy

Jih-Un Kim
Associate Professor
Email: kimjih@webster.edu

B.A., Yonsei University, 1994
M.A., The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies,
Kyung-Hee University, 1996
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2004
Areas of Interest: International Relations,
Comparative Politics (Asia), Foreign Policy,
Environmental Studies

Lindsey Kingston
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Institute for Human Rights
& Humanitarian Studies
Email: lkingston54@webster.edu

Ph.D., Syracuse University
M.A., Syracuse University
M.A., American University
B.S., Boston University
Areas of Interest: Statelessness, Human Rights,
Indigenous Rights, and Social Movements


Allan H. MacNeill
Professor
Email: macneiam@webster.edu
Website

B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1982
M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1987
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1997
Areas of Interest: Political Economy, Marxian Economics,
History of Economic Thought, Political Economy of Consumption


Kelly-Kate S. Pease
Professor
Director, Institute for Human Rights & Humanitarian Studies
Email: peasekk@webster.edu

B.A., Louisiana State University, 1987
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1990
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994
Areas of Interest: International Relations, Political Economy,
International Organizations, American Politics, Foreign Policy

David Pennington
Assistant Professor
Email: dpennington41@webster.edu

B.S., Truman State University, 2002
A.M., Washington University, 2003
Ph.D., Washington University, 2007

Amanda Rosen
Assistant Professor
Email: amandarosen83@webster.edu

B.A., Political and Economic Studies of Europe, Duke University,
2002
M.A., Political Science, Ohio State University, 2005
Ph.D., Political Science, Ohio State University, 2009

Warren Rosenblum
Associate Professor
Email: wrosenbl@webster.edu
Website

B.A., Cornell University, 1988
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1999
Areas of Interest: History of Modern Europe,
Germany, Imperialism, World History

Gwyneth I. Williams
Professor
Email: williagi@webster.edu

B.A., Knox College, 1979
M.A., Princeton University, 1982
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989
Areas of Interest: American Politics, Women and Politics,
Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties, Politics of the Family,
Men's Movements

Adjunct Faculty

Laura Arnold
Email: larnold@webster.edu
B.A., Northwestern University, 1988
M. A., Political Science, George Washington University, 1992
Ph.D., Political Science, Ohio State University, 1997

Molly Dauster
Email: mollydauster24@webster.edu
B.A., Latin, Texas Tech University, 1994
M.A., Ancient History, Texas Tech University, 1996
Ph.D., Ancient History, Texas Tech University, 2001

Brian Elsesser
Email: brianelsesser17@webster.edu
B.A., Boston University 1991
M.A., University of Missouri Columbia 1993
Ph.D., St. Louis University

Terri Fahrney
Email: fahrney@webster.edu
B.A., University of Dallas
M. A., University of Missouri-St. Louis
Ph.D., American & Latin American History

Bindu Gangadharan
Email: bgangadharan31@webster.edu
Phone: 314-515-2807
B.A., 1980, Political Science and History, Madras University, (India)
M.A., 1982, Political Science, Madras University
M. Phil., 1985, Political Science, Madras University
M.A., 1990
ABD, Political Science, Miami University

William Hall
Email: wfhall@webster.edu
B.S., Social Welfare/Sociology, Tennessee State University, Nashville,(1972)
M.S.W., Community Development, Social Policy and Human Services Administration,
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri, (1975)
M.A., Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, (1976)
ABD, Public Policy Analysis (Political Science), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1986

Barbara Hufker
Email: hufker@webster.edu
B.S., Secondary Educational-History, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1977
Graduate Certificate in International Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1989
M.A., History, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1987

Thomas McAuliffe
Email: tmcauliffe68@webster.edu
B.A. Loyola University Chicago, Political Science
M.A. Purdue University, Political Science
Ph.D., Southern Illiniois University, Political Science

Steven Miller
Email: stevenmiller79@webster.edu
B.A., Goshen College, IN, 1999
M.A., History, Vanderbilt University, 2006
Ph.D., History, Vanderbilt University, 2006

Remigius U. Onwumere
Email: ronwumere@sbcglobal.net
B.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis
M.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis
Ph.D., Saint Louis University

Roy Overmann
Email: royovermann@sbcglobal.net
B.S., Business, University of Missouri, Columbia 1969
M.A., Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1996

Michael J. Salevouris
Email: salevomj@webster.edu
B.A. Colorado College, 1966
M.A., University of Minnesota, 1968
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1971 
Areas of Interest: Modern European/British History,
Warfare and Society, History of Disease and Medicine,
Diplomatic History, History Methods

Mikels Skele
Email: mskele@webster.edu
B.A., Purdue University, 1973
M.S., Purdue University, 1976
M.A., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1986
Ph.D., Washington University, 1994

 Mark Smith
Email: mdsmith1961@hotmail.com
B.A. Quincy University, 1984
M.A., University of Kansas
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1993
Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1995

Aleta Vestal
Email: vestal@webster.edu
B.A., History, Political Science, Business Administration,
Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 1984
B.A., Individual Studies, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 1998
B.A., Education, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, 1998
M.A., History, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1989

Edythe Weeks
Email: edytheweeks59@webster.edu
B.A., Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia
J.D., Law, University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D., Political Science, Northen Arizona University