"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.

Dr. Dean Curry  

(Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University)

Professor of Politics;

Director of the College Honors Program

Teaching and research specializations:

International politics; U.S foreign policy;

Religion and society.

Email:  DCurry@messiah.edu

Dr. John Harles 

(Ph.D., Oxford University)

Professor of Politics;

Distinguished Professor, 2009-14;

Fellowship Coordinator

Teaching and research specializations:

Immigration and ethnic politics; Comparative politics — Canada and the United Kingdom; Political theory.

Email:  JHarles@messiah.edu

Dr. Robin Lauermann 

(Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo)

Associate Professor of Politics;

Assistant Dean of General Education and Common Learning

Teaching and research specializations:

American politics-institutions, public opinion, parties; Comparative politics--Latin American Politics, Western European Politics, Democratization/ political change.

Email:  RLauerma@messiah.edu

Dr. Paul Rego 

(Ph.D., University of Massachusetts) 

Assistant Professor of Politics;

Chair, Department of Politics

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.

Email:  PRego@messiah.edu