Faculty and Staff

Buffie Whitfield, Ph.D. BA, John Jay University MA, Adelphi University Ph.D., Trident UNiversity

• B.A. William Paterson University
• M.A. Rutgers University
• Ph.D. New York University

Dr. Domenic Maffei has been teaching political science at Caldwell University since 2000 and has served as chair of the department since 2011. His main area of interest is international relations theory, international organizations and the European Union. Specifically, Dr. Maffei investigates the effect of various actors such as individuals and states on international organizations. In addition to teaching courses in this area he also teaches the introductory political science course; Understanding the Political World, American Government and others. He has presented at many regional, national and international conferences, the most recent in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Dr. Maffei serves as the University’s pre-law adviser; managing the pre-law minor. He also serves as the institutional representative for Washington Semester program in conjunction with American University, and is a Faculty Council officer.