Political Science Faculty

 

T. TIMOTHY CASEY, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
email: tcasey@mesastate.edu

B.A. (1989),Northern Arizona University; M.A. (1992), University of San Francisco; Ph.D. (1996) Arizona State University. Dr. Casey teaches courses on political theory, world politics, US foreign policy, environmental politics, European government, comparative politics; religion and politics, and American politics. His research interests include environmental political theory, Canadian studies, indigeneous cultures, political geography, and religious politics. He is also the advisor to the International Relations Club. Dr. Casey is also actively involved in applied research through his position as Field Coordinator at the Natural Resources and Land Policy Institute at Mesa State College.

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MICHAEL C. GIZZI, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science
email: mgizzi@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Political Science), Saint Michael's College, 1990; M.A. Political Science), The University at Albany, SUNY, 1992; Ph.D. (Political Science, emphasis in Public Law and American politics), The University at Albany, SUNY, 1996. Dr. Gizzi's research interests include the pedagogical uses of computers and technology in the classroom; the impact of technology on American politics, and first amendment speech and press rights in cyberspace. His book, The Web of Democracy, an American Government text for Wadsworth publishers is in its second edition. He teaches the following courses: American Government, Constitutional Law, American Constitutional Development, Civil Liberties, and American Courts.

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JOHN D. REDIFER, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
email: jredifer@mesastate.edu

B.A. (Philosophy), University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1977; M.A. (Political Science), Colorado State University, 1991; Ph. D. (Political Science), Colorado State University, 1994. Dr. Redifer's research interests include public policy, environmental policy, intergovernmental relations, and state and local government. Dr. Redifer coordinates the Political Science Internship Program, placing students in a variety of government positions around the county, state, and nation. Currently, Dr. Redifer is the Department Head for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department and the Director of the Natural Resources and Land Policy Institute which focuses on providing research assistance and mediation for local governments and federal agencies in the management of public lands and natural resources.

 

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