Faculty and Staff

		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.
		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.
		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.
		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.
		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