Amy Patterson
Dr. Amy Patterson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her research interests include the role of the African church in politics, particularly on issues like AIDS, development, and poverty. She is the author of The Politics of AIDS in Africa (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006) and editor of The African State and the AIDS Crisis (Ashgate, 2005). Dr. Patterson graduated magna cum laude from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with a bachelor of arts in political science and international affairs. She completed her Ph.D. at Indiana University with a major in political science and a minor in African studies. She joined the political science department faculty at Calvin College in 2001 after teaching at Anderson University and Elmhurst College.