Political Science Faculty Office Hours (Spring 2024)

Note: If a zoom meeting is not implied, office hours will be held in the faculty member's office shown below.

Amrita Basu

  • Office Hours: On Leave
  • Office Phone: 542-2942
  • Office Location: 301 Cooper House
  • Email: abasu@amherst.edu

Kristin Bumiller

Nataliia Bychkova

  • Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-1:30 PM and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: A20 Frost Library
  • Email: nbychkova@amherst.edu

Javier Corrales

  • Office Hours: By appointment scheduled via email (Zoom meeting).
  • Office Phone: 542-2164
  • Office Location: 105 Clark House
  • Email: jcorrales@amherst.edu

Thomas Dumm

  • Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-5:00 PM and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: 542-2349
  • Office Location: 104 Clark House
  • Email: tldumm@amherst.edu

Lorne Falk

  • Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 AM-11:00 AM and by appointment scheduled via email. By Zoom unless otherwise arranged.
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: 307 Frost Library
  • Email: lfalk@amherst.edu

Alex Jingwei He

  • Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 PM; Carrel A21@ Frost Library.
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: A21 Frost Library
  • Email: jhe@amherst.edu

Jared Loggins

  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:00 AM-12:15 PM and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: 542-5518
  • Office Location: 309 Cooper House
  • Email: jloggins@amherst.edu

Pavel Machala

  • Office Hours: Thursdays 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM and Fridays 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (please sign up at this link) and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: 542-2095
  • Office Location: 201 Clark House
  • Email: pmachala@amherst.edu

Eleonora Mattiacci

  • Office Hours: By appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: 542-5833
  • Office Location: 304 Morgan Hall
  • Email: emattiacci@amherst.edu

Jonathan Obert

  • Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 PM (scheduled through Calendly) and available at other times upon request scheduled via email. 
  • Office Phone: 542-5834
  • Office Location: 201 Keefe Health Services
  • Email: jobert@amherst.edu

Jaeyoon Park

  • Office Hours: Thursdays 3:30-5:00 PM.
  • Office Phone: 542-5970
  • Office Location: 206 Keefe Health Services
  • Email: jpark@amherst.edu

Ruxandra Paul

  • Office Hours: On Leave
  • Office Phone: 542-5909
  • Office Location: 202 Clark House
  • Email: rpaul@amherst.edu

Manuela Picq

  • Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 3:00-5:00 PM and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: 108 Lyceum
  • Email: mpicq@amherst.edu

Constantine Pleshakov

  • Office Hours: By appointment scheduled via email (Frost Library or Zoom meeting).
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: 318 Frost Library
  • Email: cvpleshakov@amherst.edu

Kerry Ratigan

  • Office Hours: On Leave
  • Office Phone: 542-5610
  • Office Location: 203 Clark House
  • Email: kratigan@amherst.edu

Austin Sarat

  • Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 PM and Thursday 3:00-4:00 PM and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: 542-2308
  • Office Location: 101 Clark House
  • Email: adsarat@amherst.edu

Scott Smitson

  • Office Hours: Fridays 12:30-1:30 PM (Converse Hall 307) and by appointment scheduled via email.
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: 307 Converse Hall
  • Email: ssmitson@amherst.edu

Gilles Verniers

  • Office Hours: Mondays 3:30-4:30 PM, Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 AM or by appointment scheduled via email
  • Office Phone: None
  • Office Location: 301 Cooper House
  • Email: gverniers@amherst.edu