Faculty

Dr. Joseph Gaziano
Professor and Chair

1975 Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
1968 M.A., Northern Illinois University
1966 B.S., Loras College

Dr. Gaziano teaches courses in American politics, political behavior and public administration. His research interests include animal rights, teaching with electronic technology, and the politics of food production in the United States.

Dr. Alba Hesselroth
Assistant Professor

2006 Ph.D., University of Southern California
1994 LLM., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1984 J.D, Pontificia Universidad Catolica College of Law, Lima, Peru

Dr. Hesselroth received her Ph. D. in International Relations. Her areas of specialization are International Political Economy and Latin America. She also studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Peru, and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, where she was granted an M.A. in law. Her teaching interests include international relations, comparative politics, Latin American politics and international political economy. Dr. Hesselroth is also Lewis University’s Director of Latino Studies.

Dr. Laurette Liesen
Associate Professor, Director of the Applied Sociology and Political Science Program

1996 Ph.D., Loyola University- Chicago
1989 M.A., Loyola University- Chicago
1987 B.A., Loyola University- Chicago

Dr. Laurette Liesen holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago.  She teaches courses in political theory, public policy issues, and American government.  She is the moderator for Lewis University’s Alpha Delta Gamma Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. In addition, she is the Contributing Editor for Submissions and Peer Reviews for the international and interdisciplinary journal Politics and the Life Sciences. Her research interests include political philosophy, topics in biopolitical behavior, and feminism.