Support the ProgramInternational Studies
at Miami University
Faculty
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Jeanne A.K. Hey
Ph.D. (Political Science)
The Ohio State University - Interim Dean, Miami Middletown
Professor of Political Science
124 MacMillan Hall
(heyja@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-5333
Interests: Foreign policy behavior of less developed and small states, especially in Latin America
Melanie Ziegler
Ph.D. (Political Science)
Miami University- Acting Director; Lecturer of International Studies; Chief Program Advisor
124 MacMillan Hall
(zieglemm@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-9305
Office Hours:
M: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm; 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm
F: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean, especially US-Cuba relations
Sheldon Anderson
Ph.D. (History)
University of Minnesota- Professor of History and International Studies
236 Upham Hall
(anderss@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-1447
Office Hours:
T: 11 am - 12 noon; 1 pm - 3:15 pm
W: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
or by appointment
Interests: European diplomatic history, especially Polish history in the 20th century
Jamie Gillen
Ph.D. (Geography)
University of Colorado-Boulder
- Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geography
111C Upham Hall
(gillenmj@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-0674
Office Hours:
MW: 12:30 pm - 2 pm
M: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
or by appointment
Interests: Cultural and economic transformations in cities, entrepreneurialism, tourism, social theory, Vietnam & Southeast Asia
Benjamin Linkow
Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Assistant Professor of Economics and International Studies
3042 Farmer School of Business
(linkowbd@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-2843
Office Hours:
M: 5 pm - 6 pm
F: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Property rights and the impact of HIV/AIDS at the community level
Xiuwu Liu
Ph.D. (Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society)
University of Minnesota- Assistant Professor, Western Program and International Studies
130 Peabody Hall
(liux@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-5661
Office Hours:
MWF: 2 pm - 3 pm
T: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Interests: Intercultural relations and understanding, especially in China and the US
Mark Peterson
Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Brown University- Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
152 Upham Hall
(petersm2@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-5018
Office Hours:
MW: 10 am - 12 noon
or by appointment
Interests: Cultural and media anthropology and the Middle East and India
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova
Ph.D. (Political Science)
George Washington University- Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies
213 Harrison Hall
(sharafg@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-0168
Office Hours:
TR: 10:30 am - 12 noon
W: 2 pm - 3 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Post-communist transitions to democracy, especially in the former Soviet Union
Charles Stevens
Ph.D. (Anthropology)
University of Arizona- Lecturer of American Studies and International Studies
111A Upham Hall
(stevencj@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-1926
Office Hours:
TR: 10 am - 11 am; 3:30 pm - 5 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Cultural anthropology in the Pacific Islands and local agricultural sustainability
Stanley Toops
Ph.D. (Geography)
University of Washington- Associate Professor of Geography and International Studies
231 Shideler Hall
(toopssw@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-5558
Office Hours:
TWR: 11 am - 12 noon
TW: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Cultural geography, especially in China and Central Asia
LaGretia Copp
Ph.D. candidate (History)
The Ohio State University- Visiting Instructor of International Studies
111D Upham Hall
(coppl@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-1944
Office Hours:
MF: 1 pm - 2 pm
W: 12 noon - 2 pm
or by appointment
Interests: African history and European-colonial relations
Kathryn LaFever
Ph.D. (Educational Leadership)
Miami University- Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies
111D Upham Hall
(lafevek@muohio.edu)
(513) 529-9305
Office Hours:
TR: 9:30 am - 11 am; 5:30 pm - 6 pm
or by appointment
Interests: Interdisciplinary approaches in education