Politics
Dr. Christian Dean
Associate Professor, Political Science
Chair, Department of Political Science and International Studies
415-485-3298
dean@dominican.edu
- Moral & Political philosophy
- Moral/ethical development
- Constitutional Law
Dr. Dean started teaching at Dominican University of California (then Dominican College of San Rafael) as an adjunct instructor in the Fall of 1996, after having spent a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. He joined the full-time faculty in the Fall of 1998, at which time he also assumed the role of Chair of the Department of Politics & International Studies. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2004. He teaches courses in Political Philosophy and Public Law, and his research concerns the phenomenology of the development of moral character and ethical expertise
Dr. Gigi Gokcek
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Department of Political Science and International Studies
415-482-2427
gigi.gokcek@dominican.edu
- International Relations
- Comparative Politics
- Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict
- Irredentist and Secessionist Movements
- Basque and Kurdish Movements
Dr. Gokcek offers courses on introduction to international relations, introduction to comparative politics, world politics, political development, U.S. foreign policy, and politics of the Middle East. Dr. Gokcek’s research interests include the internationalization of ethnic conflict, irredentist and secessionist movements, Basque and Kurdish nationalist movements. Dr. Gokcek has lived in Turkey and Spain.
Alison D. Howard
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Political Science and International Studies
415-381-3964
alihoward@comcast.net
ahoward@dominican.edu
- State of the Union Address
- Presidency
- Presidential debates/elections
- Political communication/advertising
- Congress
Publications: "Addressing the State of the Union: The Evolution and Impact of the President's Big Speech" (Lynne Rienner Publishers, August 2006).
"Policy making rhetoric and youth issues in the 2004 presidential campaign" (American Behavioral Scientist)
American Political Science Association "Who's Who of American Teachers" 2003-2004 (2005 publication).
