Reach out to us for more information about the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.
Executive Staff

Jennifer S. Holmes
Dean
Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
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GR 3.104D
972-883-6852

Dohyeong Kim
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy, Geospatial Information Sciences
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GR 3.209
972-883-3512

Denise Boots
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy
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3.104F
972-883-6468

Carol Cirulli Lanham
Assistant Dean, Outreach and Engagement
Senior Lecturer of Sociology
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GR 3.120
972-883-2867
Administrative Staff

Nicole Smith
School Fiscal Officer
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GR 3.104B
972-883-4935

Betsy Albritton
Assistant to the Dean
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GR 3.104C
972-883-6198
Development

Erin Dougherty
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
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GR 3.104H
972-883-3938
Communications

Brittany Hoover Magelssen
Media Manager
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AD 3.220F
972-883-4357
Marketing
Shabnam S. Amini
Marketing Manager & Social Media Specialist
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GR 3.108A
972-883-4885
Career Center
Amy Kendall
Associate Director Career Services
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SSB 3.330
972-883-2277
Program Heads

Richard Scotch
Program Head of Criminology & Criminal Justice
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GR 3.510
972-883-2922

Daniel G. Arce
Program Head of Economics
Ashbel Smith Professor
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GR 2.534
972-883-6857

Fang Qiu
Program Head of Geospatial Information Sciences
Professor
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GR 3.212
972-883-4134

Thomas Brunell
Program Head of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy
Professor of Political Science
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GR 2.246 | 972-883-4963

Meghna Sabharwal
Program Head of Public and Nonprofit Management
Associate Professor
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GR 2.238
972-883-6473

Richard K. Scotch
Program Head of Sociology
Professor
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GR 3.510
972-883-2922
Associate Program Heads/Director of Graduate Studies

John Worrall
PhD Advisor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
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GR 2.126
972-883-4893

Seth Giertz
PhD Advisor of Economics
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GR 2.224
972-883-6234

Yongwan Chun
PhD Advisor of Geospatial Information Sciences
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GR GR 3.208
972-883-4719

Karl Ho
Director of Graduate Studies of Political Science
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GR 3.203
972-883-2017

Clint Peinhardt
Associate Program Head and Director of Graduate Studies of Public Policy and Political Economy
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GR 2.804
972-883-4955

James Harrington
PhD Advisor of Public and Nonprofit Management
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GR 2.212
972-883-3513

Teodoro Benavides
Associate Professor of Practice
Public & Nonprofit Management
MPA Director
Internship Coordinator
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GR 2.608
972-883-4745
Graduate Program Administrator

Judy Du
Graduate Program Administrator of Economics, Geospatial Information Sciences
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GR 2.402
972-883-4964

Rita Medford
Graduate Program Administrator of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public and Nonprofit Management
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GR 2.402
972-883-4932

Marjorie McDonald
Graduate Program Administrator of Political Science, Public Policy and Political Economy, Sociology
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GR 2.402
972-883-6406
Academic Computing
Russell Hoffman
Manager of Academic Computing
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GR 3.306
972-883-6149
972-883-4945
General Contact Information
Mailing Address
800 West Campbell Road, GR 31
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Phone: 972-883-2935
Fax: 972-883-6297
Our main office is located in Cecil H. Green Hall 3.104.
For media inquiries, contact:
Brittany Hoover Magelssen
Communications Manager
[email protected]
AD 3.220F
972-883-4357
For admissions questions related to undergraduate programs: [email protected]
For admissions questions related to graduate programs: [email protected]
For questions related to alumni relations and giving, contact: [email protected]
Academic Advising