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Richard Barberio is an Americanist with a focus on political institutions--especially the Presidency--and public policy. His doctoral work was in the area of political psychology as it pertains to the role of ideology in political participation. Over time, his research and teaching interests have branched out to include an emphasis on the public policy process, resulting in the publication of a textbook, The Politics of Public Policy. His current research on political scandal builds directly on his established work with the 鈥減ublic presidency.鈥� He has also written and taught on the politics of protest and social movements in the U.S. and has a continuing interest in the use of the novel and other forms of fiction as tools for political exploration.

Peter A. LaVenia, Jr. has a PhD in Political Science from the University at Albany, SUNY. His research focuses on the intersection between democratic theory, political parties, and Marxism, in particular the question of oligarchy within political organizations found in the writings of thinkers such as James Bryce, Rosa Luxemburg, Robert Michels, and Max Weber. He teaches courses in Modern Political Thought, Understanding Political Ideas, and Social Movements. 

LaVenia is a longtime organizer and activist. He has served as co-chair of the Green Party of New York for over a decade, helping guide the party鈥檚 political strategy on electoral campaigns and movement issues like climate change and the Green New Deal, antiwar efforts, criminal justice reform, electoral reform, hydrofracking, immigrant rights, labor, living wages, marijuana legalization, and single-payer healthcare. He has appeared as the party鈥檚 spokesperson multiple times on programs such as Capital Tonight and Capitol Pressroom and has been quoted in papers such as the Albany Times Union, NY Daily News, and NY Newsday. A seasoned campaign manager, he directed Matthew J. Funiciello鈥檚 Congressional run in NY-21 and Mark Dunlea鈥檚 bid for NY State Comptroller and has run for office himself. LaVenia has also been an organizer-researcher for consumer activist Ralph Nader. His political writings have appeared in Counterpunch, Jacobin, and the NY Daily News.

Matt Murphy offers courses in core Comparative and IR topics such as problems of regime change, ethnic conflict, war, and international law & organizations. His research focuses on problems of regime change and post-conflict stability, including "transitional justice" or dealing with the legacies of an authoritarian or violent past. Ongoing research projects concern the effects of transitional justice policies, such as criminal prosecution and screening/lustration, on outcomes such as democracy, human rights, regime consolidation, and political identity. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC San Diego, is a lifelong Oakland A鈥檚 fan, and is strangely fascinated with the planet Mars.

Bill Wilkerson, Professor, has a Ph.D. in political science from the University at Albany. He studies American politics with an emphasis on law and courts. His research focuses on the salience of the US Supreme Court and the decisions it hands down with the American public using social media data. He occasionally blogs at Active Learning in Political Science. Wilkerson regularly teaches US Government, Civil Rights and Liberties, American Constitutional Development, Law Courts and Politics and Approaches to Political Science (research methods). Outside of work Wilkerson enjoys mountain and road biking, running, reading mysteries and watching soccer.