Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Dr. Nancy Haanstad, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair
Ph.D.  University of Utah, 1984


Nancy Haanstad teaches the POLS International Politics courses and serves as coordinator for the new International Politics Minor.  In addition, she is the campus advisor for  the non-partisan human rights organization Amnesty International (1977 Nobel Peace Prize recipient) and the Model United Nations as well as a Board Member of the Tanner Center for the Non-Violent Advocacy for Human Rights at the University of Utah.
Office:  SS288
Phone:  (801) 626-6698

                                      
E-Mail:  nhaanstad@weber.edu
Website:  http://faculty.weber.edu/nhaanstad


 
Dr. Robert Fudge, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D. Syracuse University, 2001

Robert Fudge's teaching and research interests are in the areas of ethics and aesthetics, with a special interest in conceptions of dignity and Adam Smith's moral philosophy.  His publications have appeared in several journals and edited collections.  He also serves as the philosophy program advisor.

Office:  SS262
Phone:  (801) 626-7046

E-Mail:  robertfudge@weber.edu
Website:  http://faculty.weber.edu/rfudge


 
Dr. Richard Greene, Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D. The University of California, Santa Barbara, 1998

Richard Greene has published in numerous journals in the areas of epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics and has co-edited the volumes The Sopranos and Philosophy, The Undead and Philosophy, Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy, and the forthcoming His Dark Materials and Philosophy.

Office:  SS264
Phone:  (801) 626-7177


E-Mail:  rgreene@weber.edu
Website: http://faculty.weber.edu/rgreene


 
Dr. Gary Johnson, Associate Professor of Political Science
Ph.D.  University of Kansas, 2001

Dr Johnson has published in Public Administration Review, Journal of Urban Affairs, and the Municipal Finance Review.  His co-authored book The Adapted City was published in 2003 by M.E. Sharpe.  His research focuses on state and local government, public policy, and public administration.

Office:  SS288
Phone:  (801) 626-6697


E-Mail:  garyjohnson@weber.edu
Website: http://faculty.weber.edu/garyjohnson


 
Dr. Thomas Kuehls, Professor of Political Science
Ph.D.  Johns Hopkins University, 1992

Thom Kuehls' area of specialization in political science is political theory.  He is the author of Beyond Sovereign Territory: The Space of Ecopolitics, as well as several essays in edited collections.  He is constantly working on his American Government, American Ideals (unpublished), which he uses in his American National Government courses, and he serves as the academic advisor for political science majors and minors.

Office:  SS296
Phone:  (801) 626-6696


E-Mail:  tkuehls@weber.edu
Website:  http://www.weber.edu/tkuehls/


Dr. Leah Murray, Associate Professor of Political Science
Ph.D.  University at Albany-SUNY, 2004

Leah Murray's primary research interests are in American politics: the presidency, Congress, elections and youth and politics. She teaches courses on all aspects of American politics, especially the national institutions, and serves as the department's internship supervisor.

Office:  SS290
Phone:  (801) 626-6668


E-Mail:  lmurray@weber.edu
Website: http://www.weber.edu/lmurray


  Dr. Richard Price, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Ph.D. Syracuse University, 2012
J.D. Roger Williams University School of Law, 2006

Richard Price’s research interests are broadly centered on the study of law and courts in American politics. His emphasis is on state courts and state constitutional law, focusing on the political and legal factors involved in the development and exercising of state court power. He teaches a number of law and courts courses including Constitutional Law I & II, Elements of Law, and the U.S. Supreme Court in American Politics. He is also the Department’s Pre-Law advisor. 

Office: SS292
Phone: (801) 626-7554 

E-Mail:  richardprice@weber.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/richardspricewsu/

Dr. T. Ramakrishna Reddy, Professor of Political Science
Ph.D.  University of Kentucky, 1966

 

 

 


Office:  SS286
Phone:  (801) 626-6674


E-Mail:  trreddy@weber.edu
Website: 



Dr. Mary Beth Willard, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D.  Yale University, 2009

Mary Beth Willard works in the areas of metaphysics, aesthetics, and early modern philosophy. Her teaching also extends to philosophy of western and eastern religion.


Office:  SS
Phone:  (801) 626-6993


E-Mail:  marybethwillard@weber.edu
Website:


Staff  
Debbie Strait, Department Secretary


Office:  SS282
Phone:  (801) 626-6694
E-Mail:  debrastrait@weber.edu





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