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 Ihsan Alkhatib

Ihsan Alkhatib
Assistant Professor of Political Science
PhD, Wayne State University
Research Interest: Public Law

Telephone: 270.8093459
ialkhatib@murraystate.edu




Dr. Martin Battle
Martin Battle
Assistant Professor of Political Science
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
MA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research Interest: Comparative Politics, Scottish Politics, and Research Methods

Telephone: 270.809.3151
martin.battle@murraystate.edu



Ann Beck Ann Beck
Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, Washington State University

Research Interest: Public Administration and Human Resource Management

Telephone: 270.809.6173
abeck@murraystate.edu

Curriculum Vitae
 
  
  Scott Byrd
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Irvine
MA, University of California, Irvine
MS, Environmental Sciences, Oklahoma State University

Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Social Movements, Globalization, and Organizations 

Telephone:  270.809.2692
sbyrd8@murraystate.edu
Curriculum Vitae





Bill Cassie, Chair
Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Kentucky
MA, Appalachian State
BS, Appalachian State

Research Interests: Campaigns and Elections, Public Policy, State Politics

Telephone: 270.809.2699
wcassie@murraystate.edu



James Clinger
Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
MA, University of Kansas
BA, University of Kansas

Research Interest: Public Adminisitration, Public Policy, Budgeting

Telephone: 270.809.2706
jclinger@murraystate.edu



Lillian Daughaday
Sociology Program Chair and Associate Professor
PhD, University of Cinncinnati
MA, Western Kentucky University
BA, Western Kentucky University

Research Interests: Population Issues

Telephone: 270.809.4631
ldaughaday@murraystate.edu




Thomas Glover
Associate Professor of Law
JD, University of Kentucky
MPA, Murray State University
MS, Pepperdine University
BA, University of Mississippi

Research Interest: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Litigation

Telephone: 270.809.2958
tglover@murraystate.edu




 

Choong-Nam Kang
Assistant Professor of Political Science
PhD, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
MA, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
BA, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

Research Interest: Causes of War and Peace, East Asian Politics and Interstate Relations, and Research Methods

Telephone: 270.809.4213
ckang1@murraystate.edu
 

Pat McCutchen
Sociology Lecturer
MS, University of Louisville
BS, Murray State University

Research Interest: Criminal Sociology

Telephone: 270.809.4626
pmccutchen@murraystate.edu



  Tim McClure
Sociology Lecturer
MS Eastern Kentucky University
BS Xavier University

Research Interests: Deviance and Social Control, Corrections, Criminological Theory, Violence, Social Stratification, Quantitative Research Methods, School Safety

Telephone:  270.809.4632 
tmcclure3@murraystate.edu 
Curriculum Vitae

 
  
 

Winfield Rose
Professor of Political Science
PhD, Duke University
MA, Duke University
BA, Carson-Newman College

Research Interest: American Politics and Political Theory

Telephone: 270.809.2662
wrose@murraystate.edu

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Drew Seib
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
PhD, Southern Illinois University
MA, Southern Illinois University
BA, Westminster College

Research Interests:American Politics, Political Behavior, Campaigns and Elections, Voting Behavior, and  Political Psychology

Telephone: 270.809.2695
jseib@murraystate.edu
Website:http://www.drewseib.com



Mark Wattier
Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Tennessee
MA, University of Tennessee
BA, Baylor University

Research Interest: Methodology, Political Behavior, and Campaigns and Elections

Telephone: 270.809.6173
mark.wattier@murraystate.edu

 
  
 
  
 

Michelle Maness
Public Relations/Department Administrative Assistant

Telephone:  270.809.2661

 

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