Political Science Faculty

Ela Rossmiller
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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717-262-4846

Ela Rossmiller, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science and global studies at Wilson College, specializes in international relations and global education. Her scholarship has appeared in a range of academic journals, including Canadian Slavonic Papers, East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, Review of European and Russian Affairs, Global Studies Literature Review, Journal of Studies in International Education, Political Science Educator, Stan Rzeczy (State of Affairs), and Pol-Int. A former Title XIII Research Fellow funded by the U.S. Department of State, she has also conducted research for various think tanks.

Prior to earning her doctorate in international relations from American University’s School of International Service, Rossmiller worked in the field of international higher education, managing programs in over 30 global cities. During that time, she also earned a master’s degree in education from Harvard University and briefly served in the Public Diplomacy section of the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.

Trilingual, Rossmiller has published translations in international journals and continues to explore global issues through both teaching and research.

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Julie Raulli, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
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(717) 262-4839

Julie Raulli, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology with a teaching and research interest focusing on social inequalities and social justice in the United States. Her courses include Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems and Inequalities, Qualitative Methods and Social Research, and Sociological Theory. In addition to courses in sociology, Raulli teaches classes in the criminal justice program, including Deviance and Criminal Justice, and Gender, Crime, and Justice.

She regularly incorporates varied forms of media and engagement with community organizations in her classes. She is a firm believer in taking an interdisciplinary approach in her own work and encourages her students to consider using multiple disciplinary perspectives to help them best understand and remedy complex problems.

Raulli received a Bachelor of Arts in English and peace studies from Hamline University, a Master of Arts in philosophy and a doctorate in sociology from Colorado State University.