Mission
The Department of Political Science at UNO stresses its instructional mission, while strongly fulfilling its research and service obligations. Our instructors have received Excellence in Teaching Awards, published books and articles, and regularly share their professional knowledge with the community.
Our award winning faculty is here to provide you with courses leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Master of Science degrees.
Our faculty specialize in a variety of areas including: American government, European politics, Latin American politics, East Asian politics, Middle East politics, Islam and politics, gender and politics, Intelligence and national security, US foreign policy, political theory, Constitutional law, environmental security, authoritarian regimes, conflict resolution and methodology.
Courses are designed to introduce you to the political ideas and events that have shaped our world and to train you to think critically about issues pertinent to our interdependent world. Our program is designed to prepare you for a variety of careers including: academia, law, journalism, government, non-profit organizations, international organizations, research, education and business.
Faculty
Carson Holloway, Ph.D.
Randall E. Adkins, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences and Graduate Education
Professor
402.554.3642
radkins@unomaha.edu
Michelle Black, PhD
Sally Bonsall, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Chalecki, Ph.D.
Austin C. Doctor, Ph.D.
Brett J. Kyle, Ph.D.
Huchen Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
huchenliu@unomaha.edu
Jody Neathery-Castro, Ph.D.
Lana Obradovic, Ph.D.
Director, International Studies
Program Director, BOLD Institute
Associate Professor, Political Science
402.554.3027
lobradovic@unomaha.edu
Gregory Petrow, Ph.D.
Professor
gpetrow@unomaha.edu
Janet Reilly
Political Science
janetreilly@unomaha.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Emeritus Faculty
Meredith Bacon, Ph.D.
Carl Camp, Ph.D.
George Chung, Ph.D.
Paul Landow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
plandow@unomaha.edu
Patrick McNamara, Ph.D.
Instructor, Political Science
pmcnamara@unomaha.edu