David N. Atkinson (J.D.,
Ph.D., Iowa)
Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor and
Professor of Political Science and Law, holding a
joint appointment in the
Department of
Political Science and the School of Law
Arts and Sciences College Prelaw Director
Specialization: Public law
303I Manheim Hall
(816)235-2793
atkinsond@umkc.edu
Reginald L. Bassa, Jr. (Ph.D.,
Cambridge, ABD)
Lecturer in the Department of Political Science
303G Manheim Hall
(816)235-5844 (Manheim Hall) (816)235-2738 (Scofield Hall)
bassar@umkc.edu
Robert K. Evanson (Ph.D.,
Wisconsin)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Specialization:
International Relations and
Politics and Foreign Policy in Eastern and Central Europe
303H Manheim Hall
(816)235-5217
evansonr@umkc.edu
Robert E.
Gamer (Ph.D., Brown)
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Specialization: Comparative politics, politics in
developing nations, and Chinese politics
303C Manheim Hall
(816)235-2790
gamerr@umkc.edu
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Specialization: Political Psychology, Public Opinion, Political Behavior, Campaigns and Elections
303G Manheim Hall
(816)235-5844
millerel@umkc.edu
Harris Mirkin (Ph.D., Princeton)
Associate Professor of Political Science
Specialization: Political Philosophy, American Political Thought, and
the Politics of Sex and Genders
304D Manheim Hall
(816)235-2792
mirkinh@umkc.edu
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Specializations: State & Local Politics, Urban Politics, Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
303F Manheim Hall
(816)235-1398
ricksb@umkc.edu
Max J. Skidmore (Ph.D.,
Minnesota)
Professor of Political Science
Specialization: Ideologies, American political thought, the
presidency, and social security policies
303E Manheim Hall
(816)235-2535
skidmorem@umkc.edu
G. Ross Stephens (Ph.D.,
Wisconsin)
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Specialization: Metropolitan government, state government, and
intergovernmental relations
303F Manheim Hall
(816)235-2788
stephensg@umkc.edu