University of Michigan-Flint

Professor Price joined the faculty in 1980. His major research and teaching interests involve the intersection of Public Law and Public Administration. His articles have been published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals including articleson on corruption in the American Political Science Review, on deindustrialization in Flint in Social Problems, and on sentencing issues in the Journal of Criminal Justice. From 1996-2002 he was co-host and co-creator of 'Roadkill Politics' a discussion and commentary program on WFUM television. His recent research is on the parallels between the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s and the financial collapse of 2008. He has served as MPA Director since 2002, and has been the Pre-Law Advisor and Director of the Law and Society Minor since 1994.

Professor Kahn joined the UM-Flint faculty in 1984 and focuses her teaching on comparative politics, European politics, and the themes of social welfare and women's employment. Her more recent work concerns women and low-wage work and women and public benefits in the U.S. and U.K. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Poverty, Women, Politics and Public Policy, and Gender, Work and Organization.  She is currently working on low-income women's and children's oral health and access to dental services, with a particular focus upon neighborhoods in the City of Flint. She has worked closely with the UM-Flint Women's Educational Center, the Women and Girls Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, and the UM-F Common Read project. She has also edited a series of 13 books on global organizations for middle and high school students, writing the volume on the European Union.

Professor Laverty joined the faculty in 2004, and teaches courses on public policy, public administration, urban affairs, state, regional, and local government as well as American national institutions. His major research interests involve intergovernmental relations and issues related to private property rights, water resource policy, rapidly growing urban areas, and endangered species. Laverty also teaches courses in the Master in Public Administration program.

Professor Kosnoski joined the UM-Flint faculty in 2005 and teaches courses in political theory. His research specializes in contemporary political theory (especially the work of John Dewey) and public space. His book, John Dewey and the Habits of Ethical Life: The Art of Political Organizing in a Liquid World (2010) is published by Lexington. He has written articles for journals Political Theory, Space and Culture, Situations, Polity and Rethinking Marxism. He received his Ph.D. at the New School for Social Research.

Professor Dyson joined the department in 2008, and teaches courses in public policy, public administration and American government. Her doctoral research at Wayne State University empirically examined political processes in education policymaking and focuses on external and internal factors that influence student performance outcomes in K-12 education. Her other research interests include urban issues, political parties and elections, and social welfare policies. Dyson teaches courses in the MPA program.

Prof. Abubakar joined the department in 2009 with a joint appointment in Africana Studies. He received his doctorate in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He previously taught at the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria, and at Ohio University. He teaches courses on African politics and in the field of comparative politics generally. Prof. Abubakar's current research explores the impact of identity politics on Issues of citizenship and democracy in the global south, aprticular post-colonial Africa.

Professor Munroe teaches courses on comparative politics and international relations, and joined the UM-Flint faculty in 1999. His doctoral research on Venezuelan state formation was funded by a Fulbright award and the Organization of American States. His current interests include US foreign policy, development and economic policy, and contentious politics in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Suzanne Shivnen has been employed at UM-Flint as the Political Science secretary since 2005. She holds a BBA from Western Michigan University. She was previously employed as a human relations specialist by MCI corporation.