By Appointment
PhD, Indiana University
MA, Virginia Tech University
BA, Fort Hays State University
Joseph A. Aistrup is a professor in the Department of Political Science. He served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University from 2013-2021. He came to Auburn from Kansas State University where he was associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He began his tenure at Kansas State in 2002 as associate professor and head of the Department of Political Science. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State in 1982, a master’s from Virginia Tech in 1984, and PhD from Indiana University in 1989.