Department of Politics and Government

Full Time Faculty

		Jilda Aliotta Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Politics and Government Office: Hillyer 123B Phone: 860.768.4218 aliotta@hartford.edu
Professor Aliotta teaches classes in law, American politics, and women in Politics. She received her Ph.D from the University of Minnesota and has also taught at Miami (Ohio) University. Her current research investigates the impact of women on the judiciary in the United States.
		Christopher Anderson Assistant Professor Office: Hillyer 204 Phone: 860.768.4583 chranders@hartford.edu
Professor Anderson teaches courses in political theory and American politics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2003. His research examines the role of civic education in early American political life. He is on leave during the 2008-09 school year.
		Srikrishna Ayyangar Office: Hillyer 126A Phone: 860.768.4606 ayyangar@hartford.edu
Professor Ayyangar teaches courses in Comparative Politics. He received his Ph.D from Syracuse University and has previously taught at Sewanee and at New York University. His research focusses on party voter linkages and social policy.
		Nadia Brown Office: Hillyer 422 Phone: 860.768.5164 nadbrown@hartford.edu
Nadia Brown is Jackie McLean Dissertation Completion Fellow in Politics and Government. She teaches classes in American government as well as Gender and Politics. She will receive her PhD from Rutgers University in May 2010. Her project analyzes how the intersectional identities and subgroup membership of female Black legislators in the Maryland state legislature shapes their legislative decisions in comparison to White men, White women, and Black men. Specifically the dissertation focuses on the role that identity plays in legislative decision making and representation.
		Michael Clancy Associate Professor Office: Hillyer 123C Phone: 860.768.4284 clancy@hartford.edu
Professor Clancy teaches international and comparative politics. He received his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin and previously taught at Williams, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges. His research focuses on tourism and development.
		Bilal Sekou, Ph.D (Darryl McMiller) Assistant Professor, Hillyer College Office: 113c Hillyer Phone: 860.768.4231 mcmiller@hartford.edu
Professor Sekou teaches American Politics. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1995 and has also taught at the University of Connecticut. His research examines elections, voting behavior, and race and politics.
		Katharine Owens Assistant Professor Office: Hillyer 123D Phone: 860.768.5492 kowens@hartford.edu
Professor Owens received her Ph.D. from the University of Twente (Netherlands) in 2008. She teaches Public Policy, environmental politics, and American Politics.
		Harald Sandstrom Associate Professor Office: Hillyer 104A Phone: 860.768.4526 sandstrom@hartford.edu
Professor Sandstrom teaches comparative and international politics. He received an MSc from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently writing a book on The Third World in the Third Millennium.
		Leslie Smith Instructor Office: Hillyer 123A Phone: 860.768.4861 lsmith@hartford.edu
Professor Smith did her graduate work at the University of Connecticut. She teaches courses primarily in American politics and also coordinates the internship program.

Department of Politics and Government
University of Hartford
College of Arts and Sciences
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
860.768.4234

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