Barbara L. Poole
Professor of Political Science
Coleman Hall 2020
Department of Political Science
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
Tel: (217) 581-6963
Fax: (217) 581-2926
Email: blpoole@eiu.edu
Dr. Poole (Ph.D. Kent State) teaches courses in political behavior, the presidency, gender politics and American government. She conducts research on women and politics, the effect of age on political behavior and the politics of comparable worth. Her publications include chapters in U.S. Women's Groups: Institutional Profiles and Engaging the Public: How the Government and Media Can Reinvigorate American Democracy. She is the Department's Honors Program Coordinator and the Director of Undergraduate Academic Advisement.
