Meet Our Faculty

Education

B.A., 1987, Queens College, City University of N.Y.
M.A., 1990, Penn State University
Ph.D., 1997, Penn State University

Interests: Constitutional Law, American Government

Education

B.A., 1982, University of Ghana
M.A., 1993, SUNY at Binghamton
Ph.D., 1996, SUNY at Binghamton

Teaching Interest

Organizes Annual Study Abroad programs to Ghana, Takes students to Annual World Summit of Nobel Laureates

Research Interest

Democracy, and Development in Developing Countries.

Publications & Presentations

Books: Transitions and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa

Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses

Politics 111

Education

B.S., 1995, University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., 1997, University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., 2003, University of Mississippi

American Government, Women and Politics, Campaigns and Elections, Political Communication, the Legislative Process, American Political Parties, and Racial and Ethnic Politics

Education

B.A., 1997, California State University
M.A., 1999, Syracuse University
Ph.D., 2005, Syracuse University

Dr. Eliasson teaches international relations and comparative politics, focusing on Europe and transatlantic relations. His research focuses on international trade and European economic integration, and his work has been published extensively in books and journals.

Teaching Interest

International relations, European Union studies, European government and governance, international law and organizations, and globalization.

Research Interest

Trade and investment policy, Interest groups' influence on trade, Economic integration

Service

Chair of the Senate research committee, Co-Chair Committee for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Member of the committee on Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Head of the Kurt Wimer International Lecture Series 2007-2014.

Publications & Presentations

Civil Society, Rhetoric of Resistance, and Transatlantic Trade. With Patricia Garcia-Duran (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)

America’s Perceptions of Europe. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)

Handbook of Military Administration. with Jeffrey Weber (Boca Raton, New York: Taylor and Francis CRC Press, 2007)

Two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and 30+ conference papers

Education

B.A., 1991, Keio University
M.P.A., 1998, Harvard University
Ph.D., 2005, John Hopkins University

I regularly teach courses in Asian politics, international relations, and political science methodology. I also serve as the graduate coordinator for the MA Political Science program. If you are interested in our MA Political Science program, please contact me.

Teaching Interest

Comparative Politics & Asian Politics; International Relations; Methodology

Research Interest

Japanese Politics (especially, Politico-administrative Relations, Premiership, and Civil Service System); International Relations of East Asia

Student Group Advising

Faculty adviser for Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society)

Education

B.A., 2001, Plattsburgh State University
M.A., 2002, Stony Brook University
Ph.D., 2007, Stony Brook University

I teach courses in American Government, Public Policy, Political Behavior, Research Methods and State and Local Government. My current research has a dual focus on Latinx military service and education policy.

Teaching Interest

American Government, Policy Analysis, Education Policy, Political Behavior, Research Methods, State and Local Government

Research Interest

Education Politics and Policy, Latinx Politics

Publications & Presentations

Proving Patriotismo: Latino Military Recruitment, Service, and Belonging in the U.S. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2021)

Education

B.A., 1982 Saint Francis College
M.B.A., 1998, University of Phoenix
M.S., 2011, East Stroudsburg University
Ph.D., 2018, Marywood University

Dr. Hamill teaches introductory, senior and graduate courses in public administration. Topics include public budgeting/finance, public personnel administration and administrative law.

Teaching Interest

Management and leadership issues in public administration. Organizational Behavior. Politics and budgeting.

Research Interest

Higher education policy impacting minority student with a focus on Hispanic and first-generation students. Impacts of political campaigns on Hispanic and first-generation students' success.

Service

Departmental representative orientation/open house, Departmental representative for major/minors fair, Departmental 5-year review team, GE Certification Project, Marywood/East Stroudsburg University Affiliation Agreement in Public Administration, Marketing Projects to Promote Public Administration at ESU

Student Group Advising

Delta Chi, College Democrats

Publications & Presentations

The 1950s: Popular Culture and Government Response

This study was presented at The Northeastern Political Science Association Conference Nov 2010.

Education

B.S., 1981, Indian Institute of Technology
M.S., 1983, National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering
Ph.D., 1992, State University of New York, Buffalo

With a background in engineering, business and economics, I enjoy teaching analytically oriented economics courses. My research interests are primarily in the area of applied econometric analysis with a policy focus.

Teaching Interest

Economics explains how businesses and individuals make meaningful choices based on incentives. I enjoy teaching courses such as Personal Finance, Labor Economics, Modern Economic Issues, and Senior Seminar to show how cost-benefit analysis can be used to explain human behavior.

Research Interest

My research interests are primarily in the areas of Labor Economics such as education, employment, earnings, and income inequality. My research focuses on applied econometric analysis that lead to improved policy outcomes.

Service

My passion is to do my part to improve the lives of people around me. I constantly seek opportunities to help my students, department, university and the community

Student Group Advising

Advisor, Economics Club, Advisor, Desi Student Organization

Publications & Presentations

The following research were jointly completed with Profs. Behr and Christofides as part of Business and Economic Research Group

“Monroe County Economic Scorecard 2018”, a research grant funded by a consortium of local businesses and economic agencies, 2018.

Proposal submitted to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, “The Role of Foreign-Born Residents in Pennsylvania’s Economy,” August 2017.

“Monroe County Economic Scorecard 2017”, a research grant funded by a consortium of local businesses and economic agencies, 2017.

“The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2016.

“Monroe County Economic Scorecard 2016”, a research grant funded by a consortium of local businesses and economic agencies, 2016.

“Economic outlook for rural Pennsylvania over the next 10 years,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2015.

“Monroe County Economic Scorecard 2015”, a research grant funded by a consortium of local businesses and economic agencies, 2015.

“Analysis of Unearned Income in Pennsylvania”, a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2014.

“Monroe County Economic Scorecard 2014”, a research grant funded by a consortium of local businesses and economic agencies, 2014.

“Economic Impact of the Lehigh Valley Bi-County Health Department,” a research grant funded by the Lehigh Valley Health Department, 2011.

“Public Education & State Economic Development” a research grant funded by the National Education Association, 2009-10.

“Rural Exports: A Baseline Study,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2009.

“Economic Development and Crime,” a research grant funded by the United States Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, 2006-2007.

“Opportunities for and Impact of Industry Clusters in Rural Pennsylvania,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2006-2007.

“The Spatial Allocation of Major DCED Programs,” a research grant funded by the Brookings Institute, 2006.

“Economic Development Delivery Systems in Rural Pennsylvania,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2005-2006.

“Examining the Rural-Urban Income Gap,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2006.

“The Effect of State Public K-12 Education Expenditures on Income Distribution,” a research grant funded by the National Education Association, 2004.

“The Geographic Distribution of Economic Development Programs Offered By the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development,” a research grant funded by the Brookings Institution, 2003.

“Monroe County Workforce and Commuter Survey,” a research grant funded by the Pocono Mountains Industries, 2001-2002.

“The Income Gap between Rural and Urban Counties in Pennsylvania,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2001-2002.

“Retrospective of Economic Development Programs,” a research grant funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 2000-2001.

“The Economic Impact of East Stroudsburg University.” This study was originally conducted during 1995-1996, and later updated during 2000-2001. Both these studies were funded by a university grant.

“The Wage and Benefit Survey” for the Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce during 2000.

Education

B.A., 1973, Gettysburg College
M.B.A., 1978, Lehigh University

I have been at East Stroudsburg University since 1989, teaching courses in Economic Theory, Finance, and Statistical Analysis.

Teaching Interest

I have taught courses in Macro and Micro Economic Theory; Public Finance; Monetary Theory; Money and Capital Markets; Forecasting Methods, and Econometrics.

Research Interest

I am the Director of BERG, the Business and Economic Research Group at ESU, and along with Professors Pattabiriaman Neelakantan and Constatinos Christofides have worked on numerous funded research grants from the Brookings Institution; Center for Rural Pennsylvania; National Education Association; Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; the United States Department of Justice, and state and local economic development agencies.

Service

Each September, beginning in 2014, BERG has presented an Economic Scorecard at the University's Economic Symposium. Monroe County is compared to the state and ranked with seven counties in our region in a number of economic statistics divided into six categories.

Student Group Advising

In the past I have been an advisor to the Economics Club and to E-News, the semi-annual student economic newsletter.

Publications & Presentations

BERG has published its findings with the groups mentioned.