Meet the Faculty

The faculty in History, Humanities, Philosophy and Political Science puts emphasis on students and quality teaching. Additionally, however, the faculty is actively engaged in many areas of scholarship. Individual members of the department are widely published and are actively engaged in the application of technology to learning. The faculty believes that scholarly activity increases their effectiveness in the classroom.

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	Joel Benson Professor English History, Early Modern and Modern Europe Ph.D., Miami University Joined the faculty in 1987		Brian Hesse Assistant Professor International Relations, Political Economy, Economic Development Ph.D., London School of Economics and Politics Joined the faculty in 2002
	Janice Brandon-Falcone Professor Women’s History, Colonial and Modern America, Public History Ph.D., Saint Louis University Joined the faculty in 1992		Matt Johnson Instructor Modern America, Asia M.A., Northwest Missouri State University Joined the faculty in 1999
	Robert Dewhirst Professor Congress, the Media and the Presidency Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln Joined the faculty in 1983		David McLaughlin Associate Professor Public Administration, Criminal Justice Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln Joined the faculty in 1978
	James Eiswert Associate Professor Epistemology, Logic, Phenomenology Ph.D., University of Louvain Joined the faculty in 1992		Curt Richardson Assistant Professor Russia, Central Asia, Middle East and Central Europe Ph.D., Northern Illinois University Joines the faculty in 2008
	Richard Field Associate Professor Early Modern Philosophy, American Philosophy, Value Theory Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Joined the faculty in 1993		Daniel Smith Assistant Professor Public law, Judicial Politics J.D., University of Virginia Joined the faculty in 1999
	Richard Fulton Professor Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory Ph.D., University of Connecticut Joined the faculty in 1973		Thomas Spencer Associate Professor American History, Age of Reform Ph.D., Indiana University Joined the faculty in 1997
	Dawn Gilley Assistant Professor Classical and Hellenistic Greek history, rhetoric and oratory, and the Roman Empire Ph.D., University of Missouri—Columbia Joined the faculty in 2009		Michael Steiner Department Chair Associate Professor American Studies, Social Science Education, Japan Ph.D., Saint Louis University Joined the faculty in 1997
	Michelle Wade Assistant Professor Public Administratio,American polotics, and Gender and Politics Ph.D Southern Illinois University Joined faculty in 2009

Emeritus Faculty

	Jerald D. Brekke Ph.D - Political Science 1964-1999		George English Ph.D. - Government 1977-1995
	Thomas Carneal M.A. - History and Humanities 1968-2002		George Gayler Ph.D. - History 1949-1987
	Roger Corley Ph.D. - History 1966-1997		Harmon Mothershed Ph.D. - History and Humanities 1965-1996
	Richard Frucht Ph.D. History 1980 - 2008		Ronald Ferris Assistant Professor Europe, Renaissance and Reformation M.A.Ed., University of Northern Iowa Joined the faculty in 1966

Northwest Missouri State University

Meet the Faculty

Emeritus Faculty