Faculty & Staff

Staff

Blauvelt, Barbara L., Secretary
Office: LA209 (formerly CM209)
Phone: 260-481-6686
Fax: 260-481-6985
Contact: Barbara Blauvelt

Full-Time Faculty

Bartky, Elliot M., Associate Professor
Email: bartky@ipfw.edu
Phone: 260-481-6690
Office: LA213
Office Hours: TR - 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Elliot M. Bartky (Presidency; Religion and Politics; Political Philosophy) received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1983.

Downs, Andrew, Associate Professor 
Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics
Email: downsa@ipfw.edu
Office: LA221
Office Hours: MWF - 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Phone: 260-481-6691

Andrew Downs (Indiana Politics; Public Policy) received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2004. 
 

Lutz, James M., Professor and Chair 
Email: lutz@ipfw.edu
Office: LA211
Office Hours:  MTWRF - 10:30-11:00 and WF - 1:30-2:00 p.m.
Phone: 260-481-6688

James M. Lutz (Comparative Politics; Middle Eastern Politics; Quantitative Analysis) received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1975.

Ortsey, Craig G, Continuing Lecturer
Email: ortseyc@ipfw.edu
Office: LA 214B
Office Hours: MTR - 3:00-4:15 p.m.
Phone: 260-481-6955

Craig Ortsey (Comparative Politics, Public Policy, European Union) received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2010.  

Toole, James G., Associate Professor
Email: toolej@ipfw.edu
Office: LA215
Office Hours: MW - 1:00-2:30 p.m. 
Phone: 260-481-6885

Professor Toole's Web site

James G. Toole (Comparative Politics, International Relations, Eastern Europe) received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 2000. 

Ulmschneider, Georgia Wralstad, Associate Professor and
Pre-Law Advisor
Email: ulmschng@ipfw.edu
Office: LA219
Office Hours: TR - 10:30-12:00 p.m.
Phone: 260-481-6687

Georgia Wralstad Ulmschneider (Civil Liberties; First Amendment; Constitutional Law) received her J.D. from Washington University in 1978.

Wolf, Michael R., Associate Professor
Email: wolfm@ipfw.edu
Office: LA217
Office Hours: TR - 12:00-1:15 and 4:15-4:45 p.m.
Phone: 260-481-6898

Michael R. Wolf (American Politics; Congress; Voting Behavior, Comparative Electoral Behavior) received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2002.  

Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics

Downs, Andrew, Associate Professor and Director (Ph.D., Notre Dame, 2004) Indiana Politics, Public Policy
Mike Downs Center

Part-Time Faculty

Hey, Thomas (ABD, Indiana) American Politics

Kolbe, David C. (J.D., Valparaiso, 1981) American Politics

Nowling, Michael R. (M.A., Indiana, 1977) American Politics

Stier, Brian (J.D., Thomas M. Cooley, 1984) Family Law