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Faculty Profile

James Hoefler

(he/him/his)Professor of Political Science (1989)

Contact Information

hoefler@dickinson.edu

Denny Hall Room 206
717-245-1311

Bio

Professor Hoefler specializes in American politics and public policy. His research areas are end-of-life decision making and the right to die, in both the U.S. and western Europe.

Education

  • B.S., Syracuse University, 1977
  • M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987
  • Ph.D., 1988

Awards

  • Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2003-04

2023-2024 Academic Year

Fall 2023

POSC 120 American Government
A basic introductory course in American federal government which emphasizes its structure and operation. Special attention is given to the executive, legislative, and judicial processes.

HEST 250 Managing Death
Cross-listed with LAWP 290-01 and POSC 290-01.This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of death, dying and end-of-life decision making. Issues related to law, ethics, politics, medicine, religion and culture will all be covered.

LAWP 290 Managing Death
Cross-listed with HEST 250-01 and POSC 290-05.This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of death, dying and end-of-life decision making. Issues related to law, ethics, politics, medicine, religion and culture will all be covered.

POSC 290 Managing Death
Cross-listed with HEST 250-01 and LAWP 290-01.This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of death, dying and end-of-life decision making. Issues related to law, ethics, politics, medicine, religion and culture will all be covered.

Spring 2024

POSC 120 American Government
A basic introductory course in American federal government which emphasizes its structure and operation. Special attention is given to the executive, legislative, and judicial processes.

POSC 390 Leadership
This political science senior seminar will explore the science and the art of leadership in the public realm. The course will cover executive-level and legislative leadership but will also include examination of leadership in the bureaucracies and in the military, as well as leadership of political and social movements. Not appropriate for first years.