Departmental Governance

Departmental Office


Department Chair (Executive Officer)	Brian Lai
Department Administrator	Charles Wieland
Graduate Program Coordinator	Tara Atkinson
Undergraduate Program Coordinator	Wendy Sandersfeld

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Director of Graduate Studies	Tracy Osborn
Placement Director	Sara Mitchell
MSPA Dept Rep and Committee Member	Caroline Tolbert

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Programs Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Tom Rice
Director of Departmental Honors Program	John Nelson
Adviser Beta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary Society	John Nelson
Senior Undergraduate Advisor	Martha Kirby
Undergraduate Advisor	Andy Tinkham

Departmental Executive Committee


Title	Name
Chair	Brian Lai
Member	William Reisinger

Departmental Relations

Departmental Relations Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Ombudsperson	Julie Pacheco

Faculty Meetings

Faculty Meetings for Political Science
Title	Name
Coordinator	Doug Dion

Undergraduate Studies Committee

Undergraduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Tom Rice
Member	Frederick Boehmke
Member	Ron McMullen
Member	Caroline Tolbert
Member	Martha Kirby
Member	Andy Tinkham

Graduate Studies Committee

Graduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Tracy Osborn
Member	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Rene Rocha
Member	Fred Solt

Committee for Visiting Speakers & Other Special Events

Committee for Visiting Speakers & Other Special Eventsfor Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	William Reisinger
Member	Kelly Kadera
Member	Marina Zaloznaya

Faculty Assembly Representative

Faculty Assembly Representative for Political Science
Title	Name
Unit Representative	Ron McMullen
Alternate Representative	Nicholas Martini

Computing & Technology Committee

Computing & Technology Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Fred Boehmke
Member	Doug Dion

Public Outreach & Engagement Committee

Public Outreach & Engagement Committee
Title	Name
Chairs	Caroline Tolbert
Member	Fred Solt
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	John Nelson

Iowa Women Studying Politics Committee

Iowa Women Studying Politics Committee
Title	Name
Co-Chairs	Sara Mitchell (F22), Julie Pacheco (AY 22-23), Caroline Tolbert (SP23)
Member	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Kelly Kadera
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	Tracy Osborn
Member	Marina Zalonzaya

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Title	Name
Chair	Rene Rocha
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	Kelly Kadera