Advisors & Office Hours
Faculty Advising
Members of the IAPA Faculty Committee are available to meet with students during designated IAPA office hours to provide information on:
- The IAPA declaration process, reviewing course plans and discussing general concentration issues, including selecting specializations, opportunities for experiential learning, pursuing an honors thesis, and more;
- Which courses count for or meet concentration requirements;
- Credit applications (for study abroad credits, transfer credits).
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Nicole Pangborn
Vice Director of Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Teaching Professor111 Thayer Street, Room 215AAreas of Expertise Race, Identity & Ethnicity, Urbanization -
William J. Allen
Stephen Robert '62 Hall, Room 411Areas of Expertise Children & Families, Entrepreneurship, Health & Welfare, State & Municipal Policy -
Dawn Brancati
Associate Teaching Professor of International and Public AffairsAreas of Expertise Cybersecurity, Democracy & Elections, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Social Movements -
Stephen Kinzer
280 Brook Street, Room 211Research Interests Democracy & Elections, Human Rights, International Institutions, US Foreign Policy -
Keitaro Okura
SRS Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public AffairsAreas of Expertise Education, Immigration, Displacement & Borders, Race, Identity & Ethnicity, Social and Economic Policy -
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David Polatty
Professor of the Practice in International and Public AffairsAreas of Expertise Energy & Environment, Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, International Economics, Politics, and Security, Global Health, Humanitarian Response, Technology & Innovation -
Poulami Roychowdhury
Associate Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs111 Thayer Street, Room 250Areas of Expertise Criminal Justice, Gender, Human Rights, Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy, Social Movements -
Margaret Weir
Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science111 Thayer Street, Room 337Areas of Expertise Inequality & Poverty, Labor, Social Movements, State & Municipal Policy, Urban Policies & Politics
Administrative Advising
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Anita Nester
Undergraduate Concentration Manager111 Thayer Street, Room 220Administrative Advising General questions about the IAPA concentration, ASK declarations, concentration processes and policies, study abroad, independent study, graduation requirementsOffice Hours Tue 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Thur 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. -
Michael Christopher
Academic Program Coordinator111 Thayer Street, Room 217Funding Support Grants and awards, UFUNDs applicationsOffice Hours Tue 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.