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Dr. Melissa Bass   Dr. Melissa Bass, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi.
Assistant Professor  
Ph.D. in Politics, Brandeis University
M.A. in Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
B.A., Indiana University-Bloomington
 
mlbass@olemiss.edu, Web site, curriculum vitae  
Office: Odom 108, Phone: 662.915.1440  
   
Fall 2008 teaching: PPL 101, Foundations of Public Policy Leadership, and PPL 210, Quantitative Analysis and Public Policy [Public Policy Research Methods]  
   
     
     
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Professor Warigia Bowman   Professor Warigia Bowman, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi.
Assistant Professor  
Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy, J.F.K. School of Government, Harvard University
M.P.A., Lyndon B. Johnson School, University of Texas at Austin
J.D., School of Law, University of Texas at Austin
B.A. in History, Columbia College, Columbia University
 
warigia_bowman@ksg.harvard.edu, Web site, curriculum vitae  
Office: TBA  
   
   
   
     
     
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Dr. Joel F. Clark   Dr. Joel F. Clark, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership.
Adjunct Assistant Professor  
Washington Internship Experience Coordinator  
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara  
jfclark@olemiss.edu, bio  
Office: 703.307.9770  
   
     
     
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Dr. Robert J. Haws, Chair   Dr. Robert J. Haws, Chair of the Department of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi.
Associate Professor  
Academic Director, Trent Lott Leadership Institute  
Ph.D. in History, University of Nebraska at Omaha  
hshaws@olemiss.edu, Web site  
Office: Odom 104, Phone: 662.915.7545  
Office hours: by appointment  
   
     
     
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Dr. David Rutherford   Dr. David Rutherford, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi
Assistant Professor  
Executive Director Mississippi Geographic Alliance  
Ph.D. in Geography, Texas State University San Marcos
M.A. in Geography, California State University Fullerton
B.A. in Geography, University of California Santa Barbara
 
druther@olemiss.edu, Web site  
Office: Odom 111, Phone: 662.915.1337  
Office hours: T's & Th's 11:00 - Noon & 2:00 – 3:00, or by appointment  

 
     
     
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Dr. Christian Sellar

  Dr. Christian Sellar, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi
Assistant Professor  

Ph.D. in Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. in Geo-History and Geo-Economy of border regions, Università degli Studidi Trieste, Italy
B.A. and M.A. in Communication Studies, Curriculum in Business and InstitutionalCommunication, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy

 
csellar@olemiss.edu, Web site, curriculum vitae  
Office: Lott 106, Phone: 662.915.6613  

 

 
   
     
     
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Dr. Eric Thomas Weber   Dr. Eric Thomas Weber, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi
Assistant Professor  
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
M.A. in Philosophy, Ohio University
B.S. in Philosophy and Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
 
etweber@olemiss.edu, Web site, curriculum vitae  
Office: Odom 110, Phone: 662.915.1336  
Office hours: M's & W's 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., or by appointment  
   
Fall 2008 teaching: Honors 101 - Self and Society, PPL 212 - Critical Thinking, Communication, and Public Policy, and PPL 300 - Ethics and Public Policy.  
   
     
     
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