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Steven Childs

Steven Childs

Associate Professor ; National Security Studies M.A. Graduate Program Coordinator

Contact

Associate Professor
Political Science
Office Phone(909) 537-7316
Office LocationSB-109

Office Hours

Sunday:
Monday: 3:00 pm-3:45 pm
Tuesday:
Wednesday: 2:15 pm-3:45 pm
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Claremont Graduate University

B.A., International Relations, University of Southern California

Courses/Teaching

Bold denotes courses taught in the present Fall 2025 term:

PSCI 2030 - American Government

PSCI 3050 - East Asian Politics

PSCI 3080 - Government & Politics of the Middle East 

PSCI 4840 - National Security Policy

PSCI 5900 - Terrorism in Africa

PSCI 6020 - International Security 

PSCI 6130 - Middle East Security

PSCI 6140 - Regional Security of East Asia

Research and Teaching Interests

National Security & Foreign Policy

Comparative Politics of the Middle East and East Asia

Conventional Weapons Proliferation

Security Assistance