Political Science

 

Holloway Hall

Faculty and Staff Bios

Michael O'Loughlin (Professor) received a B.A. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh (1973) and his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University (1984). His teaching fields are courses in American politics and government, public policy analysis, and political theory. Dr. O'Loughlin's office is in Fulton Hall 280B, phone number is 410-548-2149.  E-Mail: mgoloughlin@salisbury.edu 
Bobbi Adams (Associate Professor) received a B.A. degree in the College of Social Studies from Wesleyan University (1991), an M.A. degree in Political Theory from McGill University in Montreal, Canada (1993), and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania (2000). Her teaching fields are introduction to politics, public law, constitutional theory, and environmental politics. Her dissertation " A Social Contract Theory of Pluralism" develops a constitutional theory of pluralism. Dr. Adams' office is in Fulton Hall 263, phone number is 410-677-5426.  E-Mail: raadams@salisbury.edu 
Greg Cashman (Professor) received a B.S.ED. in History (1968) and an M.A. in International Relations (1973) from Ohio University, and his Ph.D. in International Studies (1977) from the University of Denver. His teaching fields are introduction to politics, American foreign policy, international relations, international law, causes of war, European politics, and Russian politics. His college text, What Causes War? was published in 1993. He received the SU Outstanding Faculty Award in 1994. Dr. Cashman's office is in Fulton Hall 258, phone number is 410-543-6247. 
E-Mail: gecashman@salisbury.edu 
Taehyun Nam Assistant Professor Taehyun Nam  (Assistant Professor) Joined the Political Science Department in 2006 after teaching at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Kansas (2005), an M.A. from American University, Washington D.C. (1998) and a B.A. from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, (1996). His teaching fields are international relations and the comparative politics with emphasis on East Asia. His major research interests include protest and political development.   Dr. Nam’s office is in Fulton Hall 280F, phone number is 410-677-5360. For data and other information, please visit his website: www.poliscience.org. E-mail: txnam@salisbury.edu
Adam Hoffman Adam Hoffman (Assistant Professor) joined the Political Science Department in 2008 after teaching at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. He received a B.A. degree in political science and history from SUNY Buffalo (1988), a M.A. degree in political science from the University of New Mexico (1993), a J.D. from Albany Law School (1992) and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Maryland, College Park (2005). His teaching interests include American politics, campaigns and elections, race and politics, public opinion, research methodology and state and local government. His dissertation, “The Impact of Campaign Contributions on State Legislators,” looks at the role that money plays in affecting legislative outputs at the state level. He is co-author, with James G. Gimpel and Karen M. Kaufmann of the article, “A Promise Fulfilled? Open Primaries and Representation,” which was published in the Journal of Politics (May 2003). At the University of Maryland, he coordinated the Capitol Hill Internship Program. He has worked in the Maryland and New York state legislatures and in Washington, D.C as a policy analyst for both a private sector policy institute and a large nonprofit organization. Dr. Hoffman’s office is in Fulton Hall 274, phone number is 410-677-0103.
E-Mail: ahhoffman@salisbury.edu 
Len Robinson (Associate Professor and Chair) received a B.A. degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland at College Park (1986), an M.A. in international studies from the University of South Carolina (1991), and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Utah (1999).  His teaching fields are introduction to politics, international relations, comparative politics of developing states, political violence, international political economy, international organizations, and Middle Eastern politics.  He is author of the article, "Rentierism and Foreign Policy in Syria," which appeared in the Arab Studies Journal (Spring 1996), and coauthor, with Hanna Freij, of the article, "Liberalization, the Islamists, and the Stability of the Arab State: Jordan as a Case Study," which was published in the journal The Muslim World (January-April 1996).  Dr. Robinson's office is in Fulton Hall 252,  phone number is 410-677-0295. E-mail: lcrobinson@salisbury.edu