Dr. Renee Scherlen joined the Department of Government and Justice in 1992. She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Texas. Her areas of teaching and research focus on US foreign policy and Latin American politics. Dr. Scherlen currently serves as co-chair for the University's Global Engagement Council and is the faculty advisor for International Relations Association, that hosts of the Model UN held here at ASU every Spring and Fall. She is co-author of Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics (2014).
Areas of Expertise & Interest:
- Latin American Politics (especially Colombia, Cuba, & Mexico)
- US Foreign Policy
- US Drug War (especially in Latin America)
- Democracy & Democratization
Education:
- BSFS, Georgetown University (1984)
- MA, Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin (1986)
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Texas, Austin (1992)
Courses Taught:
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
- US Foreign Policy
- Globalization
- Latin American Politics
- Global Conflict & Cooperation: The UN
- Pro-Seminar in Comparative Politics (graduate)
- Scope & Methods (graduate)

Title: Professor of Political Science
Department: scherlenrg@appstate.edu
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-6094
Fax: (828) 262-2947
Office address
350H Anne Belk HallAttachments
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