Faculty

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 110

Dr. David Ramsey, professor and department chair, teaches constitutional law and political philosophy.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 120

Dr. Adam Cayton, who has a Ph.D. in Political Science, conducts research on representation in Congress, legislative institutions, campaign effects, institutional change and other topics.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 116

Dr. Donovan Chau has been affiliated with UWF for the past decade, working in areas such as economic development, innovation, and research engagement, as well as teaching and supervising graduate students.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 114
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Dr. Brian Crisher, an associate professor, has written on military capabilities and various aspects of war and politics. Much of his research examines international conflict.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 118

Dr. Alfred ​G. ​Cuzán, distinguished university professor of political science, teaches primarily American and ​comparative ​politics.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 102

Dr. Melissa Dow teaches American Politics and upper-level courses in Government. Her research is largely focused on the intersection of politics, rhetoric, and literature, particularly the ways in which literature shapes citizens and civic life.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 106

Dr. Elvis Kim, an assistant professor of comparative politics, studies broad but fundamental questions concerning democratization, social movements, political institutions, and public opinion, with a regional focus on China and East Asia.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 53, Room 222

Dr. Jacob Shively, associate dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and associate professor with the Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government, teaches international relations.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 122

For more than ten years as a college professor, she has taught courses in Spanish, writing, and college success.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 124

Dr. Merry Beth Low, world languages coordinator and instructor of world languages, specializes and holds extensive experience in teaching French and Italian.

• Department: Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government
• Office Location: Building 50, Room 117

Kwimi “Takami” Taylor has been an instructor of Japanese with UWF since 2007. Prior to joining UWF, Taylor was an instructor of Japanese at LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, and Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.