Faculty & Staff
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Full-time Faculty
Kevin den Dulk
Associate Provost, Global Campus
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-6234
- Email: krd33@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261E | Map
Doug Koopman
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-6706
- Email: dkoopman@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261G | Map
Tracy Kuperus
Professor, GDS Program Director
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-8848
- Email: tlk5@calvin.edu
- Department: Global Development Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 273C | Map
Karie Riddle
Assistant Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-6218
- Email: kr37@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science, Global Development Studies, Gender Studies
- Office: DC 273B
Micah Watson
Associate Professor,
PPE Program Director,
Executive Director -- Paul Henry Institute
Honors Liaison,
Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-6230
- Email: mw45@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261-K | Map
Joel Westra
Department Chair, Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advisor
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-6727
- Email: jhw3@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science, Global Development Studies
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261H | Map
Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
Abigail Vegter
Instructor
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- Email: ajs76@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
Staff
Neil Carlson
Director: Center for Social Research
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- Phone: (616) 526-6420
- Email: nec4@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
Ellen Hekman
Program Coordinator for Pre-Law, Washington D.C. Semester, and the Paul Henry Institute
Full profile
- Phone: 616-526-6565
- Email: elh4@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261 | Map
Margie Styf
Administrative Assistant;
Model UN Coordinator
Full profile
- Phone: 616-526-6555
- Email: mas72@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science, Global Development Studies
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261 | Map
Emeriti
Richard Mouw
Senior Fellow, Henry Institute
Full profile
- Email: rjmouw@fuller.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center Vos | Map
Corwin Smidt
Senior Fellow, Henry Institute
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-6233
- Email: smid@calvin.edu
- Department: Political Science
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 261 | Map
Neil Carlson
Director: Center for Social Research
Full profile
- (616) 526-6420
- nec4@calvin.edu
- Political Science
- Raybrook Office Building 103A (Map)
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