Dr. James R. Pletcher Affiliation: Faculty Title: Associate Professor Office: 305-C Knapp Hall Email: pletcher@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6501

Professor Pletcher joined the Political Science program in 1983, holding a doctrate from University of Wisconsin.Dr. Pletcher is co-Director for New Faculty Orientation and also coordinates the Preparing Future Faculty program to mentor doctoral candidates. Pletcher courses include Comparative Politics of Developing Nations, Politics of the Third World, Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Politics of The Global Environment (cross list with Environmental Studies), International Political Economy and Introduction to International Politics. Dr. Pletcher recently interviewed coffee farmers in Uganda and is preparing journal articles about African politics and agriculture.