Dr. Loren Fauchier, Political Science / International Studies Department Chair

Dr. Fauchier received his B.A. from California State University, Sacramento; his M.A. from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He also has received a Certificate of Completion from Johns Hopkins University--Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies. Dr. Fauchier teaches Comparative Politics, World Politics, Chinese Politics, Politics of Developing Countries, Contemporary American Foreign Policy, CORE 220: Global Issues, Model United Nations, and International Human Rights.

His research interests include: Chinese politics, US-China relations; human rights; globalization and democracy in developing countries. Dr. Fauchier has given a number of presemtations, including:  "Power and Legitimacy in US--China Relations." Presented at the Center for Peace and Development Studies, Beijing, China, August 4, 1999; “Stalled Democratization in China.” Presented at the Roundtable on Democratization in Russia Conference, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, March 15, 1996; “The Breakdown of Policy Implementation in Dengist China: The Case of Outplan Workers.” Presented at the 1994 Southeast Region, Association for Asian Studies Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, January 14-16, 1995; and “The New World Order: Transition to What?” Presented at the Center for Peace and Development Studies, Beijing, China, August, 1992.

Dr. Kelso received his B.A. from Murray State University and his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He teaches American Politics, Constitutional Law, Environmental Politics, Campaigns and Elections, Congress and the Presidency, Ethnic/Minority/Gender Politics, European Politics, CORE 210: American Issues and CORE 410: Ethics.

His research interests include: Environmental policy; ethnic, minority and gender politics, American presidency. Dr. Kelso has published "Environmental Justice and Equity" in Soden and Steel eds., Global Environmental Policy and Administration (Marcel Dekker, 1999); and "Environmental Priorities and the President as Legislative Leader, co-authored with Glen Sussman, in Dennis Soden ed., The Environmental Presidency (SUNY Press, 1999).

Dr. Gabriela Tarazona-Sevillano, Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Studies

Dr. Gabriela Tarazona-Sevillano received her Bachelor of Law and Political Science (B.S.) from the Universidad Nacional De Trujillo, Trujillo, Peru, her J.D. from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, Peru, a Diploma of Specialty in Juridic Corporate Science with an emphasis in International Commerce, and her Ph.D. in International Studies/International Law from the University of South Carolina. Her publications include “Prisoners of War or Terrorists (Does it Matter?) The Geneva Conventions and Terrorism,” Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal, Volume XLIX, Winter 2004, 1. Sendero Luminoso and the Threat of Narcoterrorism. New York:  Praeger, 1990. “The Organization of the Shining Path,” in David Scott Palmer, Ed. The Shining Path of Peru.