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DINO BOZONELOS, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science

• Phone: (760) 245-4271 xt. 2791
• Email: Dino.Bozonelos@vvc.edu
• CV
• EDUCATION:
  • Ph.D., Political Science - University of California at Riverside
  • M.A., Political Science - University of California at Riverside
  • M.A., National Security Studies - California State University, San Bernardino
  • Graduate Certificate, Intelligence Methodology - California State University, San Bernardino
  • B.S., International Business, California State University, San Bernardino
• Dr. Bozonelos currently teaches the following courses:
  • GLST 101: Introduction to Global Studies
  • POLS 102: Introduction to American Government/Politics
  • POLS 206: Introduction to Environmental Policy & Natural Resource Management

BIO:

My name is Dino Bozonelos, and I am a Professor of Political Science here at VVC.  I started my academic journey at Riverside City College, then transitioned to California State University, San Bernardino, where I majored in International Business & Finance.  Then I completed my Masters of Arts in National Security Studies, along with a stint in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Specialist.  Finally, I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  My dissertation looked at the political incorporation of religious minorities in democracies.

Currently, I research and publish on global issues.  These include geopolitics, religious tourism and pilgrimage, religion and politics, comparative political economy, and pedagogy in political science. I have published in several journals, including Academy of International Business (AIB) Insights, Politics & Religion, the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, and numerous book chapters. He is the co-editor of an edited volume, The Politics of Religious Tourism, and the coauthor of three open-source textbooks:

(Forthcoming) Introduction to Global Studies
Introduction to Comparative Government & Politics
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods

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DAVID DUPREE
Professor and Chair of Political Science/Paralegal Studies
Facilitator-- VVC Off-Campus Site at Hesperia High School

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LYNNE GLICKSTEIN
Instructor and Facilitator of Paralegal Program
Program Director: Pathway to Law School

 

 

MICHAEL RABI

• E-mail: Michael.Rabi@vvc.edu

• Education:

  • DPA, University of La Verne (In Progress)

  • MPA, California State University, Northridge

  • B.A., Political Science - California State University, Fullerton

• Professor Rabi currently teaches the following courses:

  • POLS 102: Introduction to American Government/Politics

BIO:

My name is Michael Rabi and I started teaching at Victor Valley College in 2019. I graduated in 2001 from Cal State Fullerton with a major in Political Science. I worked for the County of Los Angeles for 16 Years. In 2017 I completed my Masters in Public Administration from Cal State Northridge and decided to go into teaching. I am currently working on a Doctorate of Public Administration at the University of La Verne. I enjoy going to Lakers, Dodgers, and Charger games.

EMANUEL ROSE

• E-mail: Emanuel.Rose@vvc.edu

• Education:

  • J.D.,

  • B.S.,

• Professor Rose currently teaches the following courses:

  • POLS 102: Introduction to American Government/Politics

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JULIA WENDT, Ph.D.
Chair of Department of Cooperative Education

• Phone: (760) 245-4271, ext. 2288

• E-mail: Julia.Wendt@vvc.edu

• Education:

  • Ph.D., Political Science - Claremont Graduate University

  • M.A., International Studies (Quantitative Focus) - Claremont Graduate University

  • M.A., International Relations (Qualitative Focus) - University of San Diego

  • B.A., Political Science - Carroll College

  • B.A., International Relations - Caroll College

  • Minor, Theology - Carroll College

• Dr. Wendt currently teaches the following courses:

  • POLS 102: Introduction to American Government/Politics

BIO:

My name is Julia Wendt, and I am a part-time faculty member for Political Science at VVC. (I also am the Department Chair and Full-time faculty for a program called Cooperative Education, where students can earn college credit for working in internships, externships or their places of employment. For more information, visit our VVC webpage: http://www.vvc.edu/offices/coopedu/). Political Science and International Relations have been my interests since I was a little girl. I still remember watching a movie called The Day After, a made-for-television movie which aired to over 100 million people in the U.S. in November of 1983. The movie depicted what nuclear war, and the aftermath, could look like. Following this movie, I became heavily interested in all issues and history relating to war, weapon proliferation, and foreign policy.

I earned my Doctorate in Political Science and a Master’s of International Studies from Claremont Graduate University, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of San Diego, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations with a minor in Theology from Carroll College in Helena, Montana. My dissertation centered on calculating the pro- and counter-cyclical effects of international investments in human capital alongside social and economic factors.