Security Studies

Faculty

These faculty have interests in military history, international relations, and national security, and regularly teach in those fields, cover our security studies courses, or advise students in the Security Studies program

Farid Al-Sali, History

E-mail: falsalim@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Arkansas, 2006
Research and teaching interests: social and economic history of the Middle East; Islam; ideology.

Sam Bell Political Science

E-mail: sbell3@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Binghamton, 2009
Research and teaching interests: world politics, transparency.

David Graff, History

E-mail: dgraff@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Princeton, 1995
Research and teaching interests: East Asian military history, particularly ancient and medieval China; Chinese military thought.

Dale Herspring, Political Science

E-mail: falka@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Southern California, 1972
Research and teaching interests: Russian politics, comparative civil-military relations.

Derek Hoff, History

E-mail: dhoff@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Virginia, 2006
Research and teaching interests: American political development, economic history; demography.

Emizet Kisangani, Political Science

E-mail: emizetk@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Iowa, 1994
Research and teaching interests: comparative politics, civil wars, African politics.

Michael Krysko, History

E-mail: mkrysko@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Virginia, 2006
Research and teaching interests: US foreign relations, particularly with East Asia; history of technology; radio.

Laszlo Kulcsar, Sociology

E-mail: kulcsar@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Cornell, 2005
Research and teaching interests: Migration, urbanization, post-socialism.

Andrew Long, Political Science

E-mail: aglong@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Florida State, 2004
Research and teaching interests: international conflict, international political economy, alliances and trade.

Heather McCrea, History

E-mail: hmccrea@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Stony Brook, 2002
Research and teaching interests: Latin America, public health and disease, environmental history.

Donald Mrozek, History

E-mail: mrozek@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Rutgers University, 1972
Research and teaching interests: Unconventional and non-conventional warfare in American history; air power; American culture.

Kristin Mulready-Stone, History

E-mail: mulready@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Yale, 2009
Research and teaching interests: China since 1600; reform in contemporary China; imperialism.

Amanda Murdie, Political Science

E-mail: amurdie@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Emory, 2009
Research and teaching interests: non-governmental organizations, human rights.

Mark Parillo, History

E-mail: parillo@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Ohio State, 1987
Research and teaching interests: US military history, naval history; logistics.

Jeff Pickering, Political Science

E-mail: jjp@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Indiana, 1995
Research and teaching interests: international relations, foreign military interventions.

Charles Sanders, History

E-mail: chassan@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Kansas State, 2001
Research and teaching interests: US Civil War, antebellum United States.

Nadia Shapkina, Sociology

E-mail: shapkina@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Georgia State, 2008
Research and teaching interests: gender, human trafficking, post-socialism.

Craig Stapley, Political Science

E-mail: cjstap@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Oklahoma, 2004
Research and teaching interests: terrorism, international organizations, small arms trafficking.

David R. Stone, History

E-mail: stone@ksu.edu
Ph.D, Yale, 1997
Research and teaching interests: Russian / Soviet military and diplomatic history; the Cold War; security issues in South Asia.