Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Political Science
Hamden, CT
2018 - Present
Wesley B Renfro, Ph.D
Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Political Science
Wesley B Renfro, Ph.D
Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Political Science
Wesley Renfro is an Associate Professor of Political Science and an Associate Dean in the College of Arts of Science at Quinnipiac University. Renfro earned a BA in Non-Western History and Philosophy at Heidelberg College and an MA and PhD in Political Science at the University of Connecticut. Before joining Quinnipiac in 2018, Renfro worked for the Connecticut General Assembly, the University of Hartford, American International College, and St. John Fisher College. His areas of teaching and research specialty include United States foreign policy, the modern American presidency, and international security. His research has appeared in many journals and edited volumes. Renfro has contributed or been quoted in regional and national media outlets including USA Today, Al-Jazeera America, Yahoo Finance, and Bloomberg Politics.
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Education
- BA, Heidelberg University
- MA, University of Connecticut
- PHD, University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise
- American presidents and elections
- United States Foreign Policy
- International Security
Organization
- College of Arts and Sciences
Office Location
- College of Arts & Sciences 3
Mail Drop
- CL-AC3
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Hamden, CT
2018 - Present
St. John Fisher College
Associate Professor of Political Science
Rochester, NY
2016 - 2018
St. John Fisher College
Chair, Department of Political Science and Legal Studies
Rochester, NY
2016 - 2018
St. John Fisher College
Director, Core Curriculum
Rochester, NY
2016 - 2018
St. John Fisher College
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Rochester, NY
2010 - 2016
American International College
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Springfield, MA
2009 - 2010
Selected Publications
The Republican Resistance and the Future of the GOP
Renfro, W.
The Art of the Deal? #NeverTrumpers and the Struggle for GOP Foreign Policy 1st ed. 121-141 Lanham, MD (Lexington Press 2020)
The Republican Resistance and the Future of the GOP
Renfro, W. and Alessio, D.
15(2) European Journal of American Studies 1-15 Summer (2020)
"The Island of Thieves": Rethinking Empire and the United States in Micronesia
Alessio, D. and Renfro, W.
15(1) Foreign Policy Analysis 83-95 January (2019)
The Handbook of International Political Economy of Energy and Resources
Renfro, W.
Energy Trends, Political Economy, and International Order: The United States and the People’s Republic 1st ed. 310-321 Cheltenham (Edwin Elgar 2018)
Epidemics and War: The Impact of Disease on Major Conflicts in History
Renfro, W.
Colonialism and War as Drivers of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa 1st ed. 213-226 Santa Barbara (ABC-CLIO 2018)
Hidden in Plain Sight: American Empire and International Institutions
Renfro, W.
The International Studies Association , San Francisco, CA (2018)