Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
SAS Department of Political Science
whfield@polisci.rutgers.edu
I have a love of political activism and have run for public office several times. Most of my
family consider me a political junkie, though to be honest I’m not into senseless debates. My
research has focused on voting behavior, particularly in the United Kingdom, and my current
teaching love explores political ideology and the intersection of religion and politics. I have
been at Rutgers intermittently since 1997 – continuously since 2005 – and have also taught at
Temple University, Georgian Court University, and West Chester University. I serve as
director of the undergraduate political science program and supervise the department’s internship
programs.