Mike Allison is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at The University of Scranton. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Florida State University.

His research primarily focuses on the transitions of former rebel groups to political parties in El Salvador and Guatemala and on United States – Latin American relations.

He previously served as a consultant on Freedom House’s Freedom in the World reports for Central America, and, more recently, he has served as an expert witness for approximately 100 cases for asylum seekers from Guatemala and El Salvador.