Gary L. Rose, Ph.D., is the Chairman of the Department of Government and Politics. His teaching and research interests include American Politics, American Presidency, Presidential Elections, Constitutional Law, State and Local Government, and Political Parties. Dr. Rose joined the SacredHeartUniversity faculty in 1982. His books include:
Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, and the Maverick Tradition (2011)
Shaping A Nation: Twenty-Five Supreme Court Cases That Changed The United States
(2010)
The Emerging Catholic Electorate: Political Perspectives of College Students at a Catholic University in the Northeast (2008)
Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction (2007)
Public Policy in Connecticut: Challenges and Perspectives (2005)
Connecticut Government at the Millennium (2001)
The American Presidency Under Siege (1997)
Controversial Issues in Presidential Selection, 2nd ed. (1994)
Connecticut Politics at the Crossroads (1992)
Controversial Issues in Presidential Selection (1991)
He is a frequent commentator for various media regarding national and Connecticut politics. Dr. Rose received his Ph.D. from Miami University (Ohio) in 1982.
Steven Michels, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, joined the SacredHeartUniversity faculty in the Fall of 2002. A specialist in the field of political theory, Dr. Michels offers several theory courses, including Foundations of Political Thought, Theories of Political Economy, and Democracy. His articles and chapters include work in theory (Plato, Tocqueville, Nietzsche), higher education policy, and popular culture (The Daily Show, Bruce Springsteen). He is currently researching the theory and practice of democracy. Dr. Michels received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
Contact info:
AdministrationBuilding, ADM 208
Ph: 203-396-8032
Fax: 203-365-7587
Email: MichelsS@sacredheart.edu
Lesley DeNardis, Ph.D., joined the faculty of Sacred
HeartUniversity in 2006. Her teaching and research interests include American Government, Public Policy and Public Administration, Latin American Politics and Political Economy. Prior to joining the Government faculty at SHU, she taught at New MexicoStateUniversity and in the Public Management program at the University of New Haven. Dr. DeNardis has presented papers at political science conferences and has published articles in scholarly journals. A former local elected official, she has also advised state and local government in a variety of public management areas. Dr. DeNardis received her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 2002.
Alka Jauhari received her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Lucknow University in India. Her areas of specialization include international organizations, international law, South Asian politics, and African politics. Her doctoral dissertation is titled “Africa and the Super Powers.” Her areas of research focus on third world politics with particular emphasis on the politics of Africa. Dr. Jauhari has presented papers regarding African political development at several professional conferences. She has been teaching at the University for many years, and was added to the full-time faculty as an Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2009.
Contact info:
Administration Building, ADM 229
Ph: 203-365-4754
Fax: 203-365-7587
Email: JauhariA@sacredheart.edu
Suzanne Golub
ADA Communication & Media Studies, Sociology, and Government and Politics
Administration Building, ADM 240
Ph: 203-371-7755
Fax: 203-365-7587
Email: golubs1506@sacredheart.edu
Contact info:
AdministrationBuilding, ADM 214
Ph: 203-371-7745
Fax: 203-365-7587
Email: RoseG@sacredheart.edu