Our Faculty

Dr. Dean Curry (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University). Teaching and research specializations: international politics; U.S foreign policy; religion and society.

Dr. John Harles (Ph.D., Oxford University). Teaching and research specializations: immigration and ethnic politics; comparative politics—Canada and the United Kingdom; political theory.

Dr. Robin Lauermann, (Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo). Teaching and research specializations: American politics-institutions, public opinion, parties; Comparative politics--Latin American Politics, Western European Politics, Democratization/ political change.

Dr. Paul Rego (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts).  Teaching and research specializations: American Politics - the American Presidency, American Political Thought, American Constitutional Law (Governmental Powers and Civil Liberties/Civil Rights); Comparative Politics - Post-Communist Russia.

"The quality of teaching and mentoring in Messiah's politics department was as good or better than anything I experienced at Oxford or Harvard. But a Messiah College education doesn't stop with a textbook—students are encouraged to think about how the Christian faith should shape our understanding of the subjects we studied. As a result, the education I received at Messiah has become more and more valuable to me as time passes."
—Kevin Hicks '93
General Counsel, Vice President SafeNet, Inc.