Andrew C. Battista

Associate Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Political Science major and minor programs  , Dr. Battista earned his B. A. from Miami University (Ohio) and his M.A. and Ph.D. (1984) Pennsylvania State University. His teaching areas include American national government and politics, political parties, interest groups, public policy, and American political development (twentieth century). He has published several articles in professional journals on the role of organized labor in American politics, and his book, The Revival of Labor Liberalism, was published in the Fall of 2007 by the University of Illinois Press. His current research focuses on the evolution of American liberalism over the course of the twentieth century. Dr. Battista serves as the Political Science Department's Co-Director of the Legislative Internship Program with the Tennessee General Assembly. Email: battista@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6628.  Office: 301B Rogers-Stout Hall.

John David Briley

Associate Professor of Political Science and  Director of the Masters of Public Administration Program, Dr . Briley earned his B.A., the Master of Public Administration and the Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1994). He also attended the University of Alabama and Middle Tennessee State University as an undergraduate. He teaches a broad range of U.S. politics courses, including Southern Politics, The Presidency, Congress and Public Policy, State and Local Government, Urban Government and Public Administration. In addition, he regularly teaches the Department's two introductory courses, Political Life and Introduction to American Government. He has done research on the politics of the Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and has delivered papers at state and regional professional associations. One of his recent research projects concerns the politics of the “No Child Left Behind Act.” He has a book published by Mercer University Press entitled “Career in Crisis: Paul “Bear” Bryant and the 1971 Season of Change” .  Dr. Briley has also served as a political analyst for the local CBS-affiliated television station. Email: briley@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6697.  Office: 305 Rogers-Stout Hall.

Weixing Chen

Professor of Political Science and Department Chair , Dr. Chen earned his B.A. in 1982 from Shandong University in China, his M.A. in 1986 from the College of International Relations in Beijing, and his Ph.D. in 1992 from Northern Illinois University. His teaching interests include International Relations Theories, World Politics, International Studies, and Chinese Politics. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and contributed chapters to many books on Chinese Politics and China's transition.  He is the author  of The Political Economy of Rural Development in China, 1978-1999 and editor of a number of books.  In 2003, he was honored with the ETSU Distinguished Faculty Award for Research. He served as President of the Association of Chinese Political Studies between 2001 and 2003 and serves on the editorial board of three professional journals. He is currently lecturing professor at Shandong Normal University and North China University of Technology and a Guest Professor at Shandong University in China.  He was  a visiting professor at Tsinghua University and Renmin University in China and a visiting research fellow at the National University of Singapore.  Email: chen@etsu.edu; phone: 439-6632.  Office: 301A Rogers-Stout Hall.

Joseph W. Corso

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Internship Coordinator for the Master of Public Administration Program , Dr. Corso was awarded the B.S. degree from Loyola University. He earned his M.A. from the University Notre Dame and the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1973. His teaching interests and activities were in the area of political theory, including classical, modern and American thought. He taught and developed the courses Idea of the City and the politics of Southern Appalachia. He  published "Two Models of Authority in Education" (1980), "The Importance of Political Theory for Court Administrators" (1980), and "Perspectives in Court Administration: Three Views From the Field" (1980). He served on the Johnson City Board of Education 1989 to 1993 and was elected in 2010 to a four year term on the Washington County Commission .  

Michele L. Crumley

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the International Affairs major , Dr. Crumley earned her B.A. from the University of Tennessee, Master of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Crumley’s teaching and research interests include comparative politics and international relations, with a special interest in political economy, land tenure, minority rights, and ethnic conflict. She has presented conference papers and published on agricultural institutions and the state in the transition economies of Hungary, Slovakia, and Russia. She has conducted field research in Russia, interned at the Sociological Research Center in St. Petersburg, and was awarded APSIA-Russian Foreign Ministry Exchange Scholar. She also led a study abroad course in Russia, accompanied students on a 6-country study tour in Europe, and organized undergraduate conference trips to Geneva, The Hague, and Puebla, Mexico. Email:  crumleyml@etsu.edu;  phone 439-6629.  Office 301D Rogers-Stout Hall.

Sam McKinstry

Professor Emeritus (retired), Dr McKinstry earn his Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Missouri in 1974.  His research interests and teaching areas include: Public Law (including Judicial Behavior), American Government, introductory topics in Political Science and Comparative Politics in South Asia and Great Britain.

Kenneth J. Mijeski

Professor Emeritus (retired), Dr. Mijeski earned his B.A. from Florida State University and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1971. His teaching interests lie in Latin American politics, Third World politics, U.S. Latin American policy, and global issues of peace, security and development. His research has considered various issues in Latin America and has led to a number of publications in addition to numerous scholarly presentations at regional, national and international professional conference.  Since the mid-1990s, his research has explored Ecuador's indigenous social and political movements.  Professor Mijeski has traveled widely throughout Mexico, Central and South America including twice co-directing summer study programs (Mexico and Peru) and one summer as a Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia. He has served as president of the Tennessee Political Science Association (1990-1991) and is past-president of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies (1999-2000).  

Lon Felker

Professor of Public Administration , Dr. Felker holds doctorate and masters degrees in political science from Michigan State University.  He also received an A.B.in International Studies from the University of South Carolina.  Felker has taught at a number of institutions, including Central State University (Ohio), East Carolina University (North Carolina) and the University of Dayton (summer session, 1975).  he was a Marshall Scholarship holder to Germany in 1970-71, an I.C.P.S.R. summer fellow at the University of Michigan, and a Fulbright Lecturer to Peru (1986).  Dr. Felker has taught at East Tennessee State University since 1988.  His chief research interests are public administration, intergovernmental relations, and comparative and international public administration. Email: felker@mail.etsu.edu; phone: 439-5789.  Office: 316A Rogers-Stout Hall.

Paul Trogen

Associate Professor of Public Finance , Dr. Trogen earned a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida State University.  He first earned a BA in Political Science at the University of St. Thomas and used those skills to secure two state jobs and win an election to local public office. Then, to expand his career opportunities, he earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Minnesota State University at Mankato. His areas of interest include public budgeting, public finance, political economy and organizational behavior. Paul has published articles in Southeastern Political Review, International Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, and Journal of Financial and Economic Practice.  He has published chapters in the Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration 2 ^nd Ed., Handbook of Public Sector Economics, and Handbook of Bureaucracy 2 ^nd Ed.  Email: trogenp@mail.etsu.edu; phone: 439-5374. Office: 230 Rogers-Stout Hall.

Matthew Leep

Instructor of Political Science, Matthew is currently finishing his Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Conneticut.  He has broad research interests in political violence, diplomacy, and constructivist theory.  His research has been published in the journal, Cooperation and Conflict.  His current research focuses on how and why casualties shape debates on war and diplomacy.  Mr. Leep has taught classes on International Relations, American Diplomacy, American Government, International Security, and Political Life.  Email: leepma@mail.etsu.edu

Donald "Jeff" Lokey

Instructor in Political Science, Mr. Lokey earned his B. S. Degree from ETSU and holds a masters degree in Organizational Management from Tusculum College. His teaching experience includes Principles of Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Policy, Strategy and Ethics, and Principles of Marketing. He has been an adjunct faculty member at ETSU since 1997 and teaches Political Life. Email: lokey@mail.etsu.edu;  phone: 439-4217.

Kathi Horne - Executive Aide
email: hornek@etsu.edu; phone: 439-4217     Fax: 439-4348
Office: 301 Rogers-Stout Hall

 Emily Robertson - Secretary 3, MPA Program email: robertsone@mail.etsu.edu;                phone: 439-4609 Fax: 439-4348                   Office: 301 Rogers-Stout Hall