Faculty and Staff
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Dr. Mel Hailey
Department Chair Pre-Law Advisor
hailey@pols.acu.edu
Religion and Politics, Theory, Public Law, Presidency, American
Abilene Christian University, 1970, B.A. Texas Tech University, 1973, M.A. Texas Tech University, 1988, Ph.D. |
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Dr. David Dillman Professor Director, Jack Pope Fellows Program Phi Eta Sigma Chapter Advisor
dillman@pols.acu.edu
Public Administration, American, Congress, Ethics
Abilene Christian University, 1970, B.S. University of Houston, 1974, M.A. University of Massachusetts, 1982, Ph.D. |
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Dr. Neal Coates Associate Professor
coates@pols.acu.edu
International Relations, Comparative Politics, State and Local Government
Abilene Christian University, 1987, B.A University of Kansas School of Law, 1990, J.D. University of Connecticut, 1998, M.A. University of Connecticut , 2004, Ph.D. |
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Dr. Caron Gentry Associate Professor
caron.gentry@pols.acu.edu
International Relations, Security Studies, Terrorism Studies, Feminist Theory, Political Theology
Mount Holyoke, 1999, B.A. University of St. Andrews, 2003, Ph.D. |
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Dr. Gary Thompson Professor Emeritus
gary.thompson@pols.acu.edu
International Relations, State and Local Government
Abilene Christian University, 1960, B.S. University of Arkansas, 1973, M.A. University of North Texas, 1983, Ph.D. |
In addition to their teaching responsibilities, Department members are also committed to Christian scholarship. They have authored various edited volumes and published several books, including:
- Mentoring for Mission
- Ministers at the Millennium
- Civil Service Reform: An Annotated Bibliography
They have authored a variety of chapters in edited volumes and have published articles in various journals and periodicals, including:
- Public Administration
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Texas Politics Today
- Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management
- Public Organization Review
- Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration
- Essentials of Texas Politics
- Reform, Ethics, and Leadership in Public Service
- Handbook of Bureaucracy
- Pulpits and Politics: Clergy in American Politics at the Advent of the Millennium
- Proceedings: A Conference on Administrative Leadership
- Public Policy and Administration
- International Journal of Public Administration
Department Members have been invited to present research papers at various scholarly conferences, including:
- American Political Science Association
- International Studies Association
- International Political Science Association
- Ethics and Integrity of Governance Conference
- Christian Scholars Conference
- Southwestern Political Science Association
- Women’s Studies Network
- Lilly Fellows Program National Research Conference
- American Society for Public Administration
- Pepperdine Lectureship
- Christians in Political Science