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The listings immediately below feature faculty members with expertise in particularly timely topics. Further down the page you can access the complete list of faculty members and their areas of expertise.
Politics and Elections. Three Davidson political science professors are offering insights about current political races to their classes and the media. Susan Roberts [704-894-2458 (o) 704-892-9874 (h)] has been a frequent commentator on radio and television stations about both national and local races. Pat Sellers [704-894-2978 (o) 704-655-7485 (h)] offers special expertise in the interdependent relationship between politicians and the media, and is working on a book about how members of Congress attempt to manipulate their media coverage. Mary Thornberry [704-894-2282 (o) 704-892-5055 (h)] is watching developments from her point of view as an expert in Constitutional law, civil liberties, public policy, and Southern politics.
Terrorism, Failed States, and Nation Building. Ken Menkhaus,
Associate Professor of Political Science. (o) 704-894-2291 (h) 704-892-9570. Menkhaus is a frequent consultant to the U.S. government, U.N. and NGO's on failed states, peacekeeping, and post-war reconstruction in countries like Afghanistan and Somalia. He served as special political advisor in the UN operation in Somalia in 1993-94, and was a visiting civilian professor at the Peacekeeping Institute of the US Army War College.
US Foreign Relations. Lou Ortmayer, Professor of Political Science.
(o) 704-894-2459 (h) 704-892-1172. Ortmayer is a specialist in U.S.-European Union relations, with an emphasis on economic and political relations with Germany and Russia. He is a leader in the "case" method of teaching political science, he has written cases on preventive diplomacy in the post-Cold War world, NAFTA, Somalia, the Bush administration and global warming, and U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Royal Shakespeare Company Residency at Davidson College. The Royal Shakespeare Company is in residency at Davidson during the spring semesters 2005-2008. In 2005 and 2007 the troupe is staging full productions in the college's Duke Family Performance Hall. In 2006, an RSC educational troupe will be working with Davidson students January 23-February 4 to produce a show entitled "For Every Passion Something: Scenes, Songs, and Sonnets of Shakespeare." For more information on the 2006 residency, visit this Davidson site. Contacts for information about the residency include:
Medical Ethics. Lance Stell, Dana Professor of Philosophy. (o) 704-894-2908. Stell holds a faculty appointment in the department of internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center, and publishes in medical ethics, ethics, and in philosophy of law. He serves as a consultant to hospitals and professional medical associations.
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