Faculty of International Relations
MSPA Program
Faculty of International Relations for the MS in Public Affairs and their areas of focus are listed on this page. Faculty for the traditional Public Affairs track of the MSPA program are listed on the Public Affairs Faculty page.
Internaional Relations Courses
Jalal Alamgir (Political Science Department)
PhD, Brown University
International Relations, International Political Economy, South Asia
Brian Baltimore, Adjunct Faculty (Political Science Department)
MALD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
International Political Economy, International Finance, International Crime
Edmund Beard (John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, Political Science Department)
PhD, Columbia University
Democratization and Public Policy in PostCommunist Societies
Charles Cnudde (Political Science Department)
PhD, University of North Carolina
Research Methods, Theoretical Development of Political Science As a Discipline, Foreign Government
Leila Farsakh (Political Science Department)
PhD, London School of Economics
Middle Eastern Politics, International Political Economy
Kathleen Hartford (Political Science Department)
PhD, Princeton University
Chinese Politics, Socialist Agriculture, The World Food System, The Politics of the Internet, Research Methods
Winston Langley (Political Science Department)
PhD, Howard University; JD, Suffolk University
Human Rights, Alternative Models of World Order, Law of the Sea, India, Disarmament Regimes, Religion and World Politics
Adugna Lemi (Economics Department)
PhD, Western Michigan University
International Political Economy, Globalization and Industrialization
Hormoz Shahdadi, Adjunct Faculty (Political Science Department)
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Middle Eastern Politics, Contemporary Issues of International Relations
Ursula Tafe, Adjunct Faculty (Political Science Department)
PhD, Catholic University
International Organization, Democratic Peace Theory
Primo Vannicelli (Political Science Department)
PhD, Harvard University
International/Third-World Development, European Union, World Politics/International Political Economy
Robert Weiner (Political Science Department)
PhD, New York University
East Europe, Theories of International Relations, International Organizations
Center Associate, Davis Center for Euroasian/Russian Studies, Harvard University
More on the International Relations Track
Additional information on the International Relations track includes:
Contact the International Relations track of the MSPA Program for More Information
If you have questions about the International Relations track of the MSPA program or need additional information, please contact us at (617) 287-7489,
email irmasters@umb.edu .
Additional program contact information is available on the Contact page.
Spotlight on Public Policy Graduates
Adam Baacke
MSPA 2003
Deputy Director
Division of Planning
and Development, City of Lowell
Marsha Weinerman
MSPA 1989
Executive Director
Cambridge, Mass.
Election Commission
"The MSPA Program, the McCormack Graduate School, and UMass Boston are committed to promoting diversity among faculty and students, and reflecting that diversity within the curriculum and program activities."
James Ward, Graduate Program Director