Dr. Mark Gentry
Title: Department Chair, Associate Professor of Political Science
School: Arts & Letters
Academic Department: History and Political Science
Phone: 814-472-3059
E-mail: mgentry@francis.edu
Office Location: Scotus 314
Education
- M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina
- B.A., Centre College
Biography
Courses Taught
- PLSC 103: World Politics
- PLSC 211: Comparative Government
- PLSC 221: International Relations
- PLSC 223: Conduct of U.S. Foreign Policy
- PLSC 433: Foundations of Political Theory
Research Interests
- International and Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy
- United States Foreign Policy (Executive-Legislative Relations, Domestic Politics)
- Domestic Politics of Trade Policy, Foreign Assistance, and Economic Sanctions
- Trade Policy and Economic Statecraft under Conditions of Interdependence and Globalization
Recent Scholarly Activities
- “Changing Trends in the Evolution of U.S. Foreign Investment Promotion Policies: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation in the 1990s.” Paper Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 2-3, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
- “The Role of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in U.S. Foreign Policy.” Paper presented at the 2003 International Studies Association-Midwest Annual Conference, November 7-8, St. Louis, MO.
- “Leadership and Hegemony.” Panel Chair and Discussant. 2003 International Studies Association-Midwest Annual Conference, November 7-8, St. Louis, MO.
Selected Institutional Service
- Faculty Advisor, Current Affairs Club
- Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha
- Political Science Curriculum Committee
Professional Memberships
- American Political Science Association
- International Studies Association
- Northeastern Political Science Association