Denise DeGarmo
Professor DeGarmo is originally from upstate New York and is Professor Emerita of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She completed her B.S. in Political Science at the State University of New York Buffalo and then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she completed her Ph.D. in International Relations at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on international security and the Middle East. She taught at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 2000 to 2017. During her career, she taught a variety of courses in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
Courses recently taught:
Political Science 111, Introduction to Political Science
Political Science 111FR, Introduction to Global Issues
Political Science 370, Introduction to International Relations
Political Science 410, Legal Internship
Political Science 411, Internship in Government
Political Science 430, Review for Teacher Certification
Political Science 459, Special Topics: The Politics of Occupation
Political Science 459, Special Topics: The UnIslamic State
Political Science 472, International Organizations
Political Science 473, U.S. Foreign Policy
Political Science 479, Special Topics: Understanding Political Terrorism
Political Science 479, Special Topics: International Relations Theory and Zombies
Political Science 479, Special Topics: International Environmental Policy
Political Science 479, Special Topics: International Relations in Cyberspace
Political Science 479, Special Topics: The Apocalyptic Tour – US Nuclear History
Political Science 479, Special Topics: Political Terrorism and the Transformation of Irish Politics -Travel Study Course in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Interdisciplinary Studies 334, Natural Resources: Issues and Conflicts
Interdisciplinary Studies 340, The Problem of War and Peace
Recent publications:
Degarmo, Denise; Jad Isaac; and Johny Elia Abu Aita 2016. The Geneva Conventions and their Protocols: The Case of Israel. Saarbrucken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
Degarmo, Denise; Paige Cooper; and Dillon Santoni 2016. The U.S.-Israeli Strategic Alliance and the Disappearing Palestine. Saarbrucken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
DeGarmo, Denise and Jad Isaac 2016. The Israeli Settlement Enterprise: Grave Breaches of International Law. Bethlehem, Palestine: The Applied Research Institute.
DeGarmo, Denise 2016. "The U.S.-Israeli Strategic Alliance: How the United States is Contributing to a 'Disappearing' Palestine." Open Journal of Political Science 6(1): 34-43.
Degarmo, Denise and E. Duff Wrobbel 2014. "Liberation Hip-Hop: Palestinian Hip-Hop and Peaceful Resistance." In Chris Malone and George Martinez (eds.), The Organic Globalizer: Hip Hop, Political Development, and Movement Culture, pp. 111-128. New York: Bloomsbury Press.
Professional Contact Information:
Department of Political Science
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
3234 Peck Hall, Box 1453
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1453
Email: ddegarm@siue.edu
