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Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D., Head
Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences
Tel: (936) 261-3200
E-mail: waengedayehu@pvamu.edu

Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head 


Walle EngedayehuDr. Walle Engedayehu joined Prairie View A&M University in 1989 after receiving his Ph.D. in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently Associate Professor of Political Science and Head of the Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences.

Dr. Engedayehu’s areas of specialization are Comparative Politics, International Relations, and American Politics. His teaching interests include African Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics of Developing States, Comparative Politics of European Systems, and Third World Studies. His particular research focus is on issues and conflicts relating to the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, Dr. Engedayehu has an expanding research agenda in the area where political theory and politics of development intersect, which makes developing theory his central area of publication. He has published several articles and a book chapter.