Departmental Governance

Departmental Office


Department Chair (Executive Officer)	Brian Lai
Department Administrator	Liz Cecil
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 Adviser	Martha Kirby

Departmental Executive Committee


Title	Name
Chair	Brian Lai
Member	Kelly Kadera (Su22)
Member	Tracy Osborn (Su22)

Departmental Relations

Departmental Relations Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Ombudsperson	Julianna Pacheco

Faculty Meetings

Faculty Meetings for Political Science
Title	Name
Coordinator	Brian Lai

Undergraduate Studies Committee

Undergraduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Tom Rice
Member	Frederick Boehmke
Member	Ronald McMullen
Member	Martha Kirby

Graduate Studies Committee

Graduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Tracy Osborn
Member	Caroline Tolbert
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	Frederick Boehmke
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	Sara Mitchell
Member	William Reisinger
Member	Marina Zaloznaya

Faculty Assembly Representative

Faculty Assembly Representative for Political Science
Title	Name
Unit Representative	Bryce Dietrich
Alternate Representative	Ronald McMullen

Computing & Technology Committee

Computing & Technology Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Bryce Dietrich

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	Kelly Kadera (Fa21), Tracy Osborn (AY21-22), Sara Mitchell (Sp22)
Member	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Caroline Tolbert
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	Julianna Pacheco
Member	Marina Zalonzaya

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Title	Name
Chair	Rene Rocha
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	William Reisinger