Dr. James Chamberlain is an Associate Professor of Political Science, specializing in political theory. Chamberlain earned his PhD in Political Science at the University of Washington in December 2013, an MA in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Essex (UK), and a BA in French and Philosophy from the University of Bristol (UK). Since moving to Mississippi State…

Dr. Julius A. Nukpezah is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration. He was selected as the Sanderson Dean’s Eminent Scholar in the Social and Behavioral Sciences for the College of Arts and Sciences at Mississippi State University in 2020, and he was named “the Outstanding Graduate Professor” in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration in 2018…

Michael Ross Potter is an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Public Integrity. Mike is a Co-PI on $2.6 million Department of the Army grant dealing with open-source intelligence collection. His research interests focus on terrorist finance, ethics, and regulatory policy. Before joining MSU, he served as graduate director for the Master's of…

Dr. Brian Shoup is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration where he teaches comparative politics and public policy. His primary research interests are identity politics and conflict and state and nation-building. He is the author of Conflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic States: Institutional Incentives, Myths, and Counterbalancing and his research has appeared in…

Dr. Benjamin Tkach is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, where he teaches international relations.  He has collaborated with the National Defense University, Joint Special Operations University, and U.S. Department of Energy. His primary research agenda investigates government decentralization, security privatization, and non-state…