CAS Faculty

Co-Chair, Department of Performing Arts

Choral/orchestral conductor and musicologist; specialist in 17th- and 18th-century music. Music and ... [More]

Associate Professor

Jeffrey Adler joined American University in 2007.  He conducts research mainly in harmonic anal... [More]

Associate Professor

Anthony Ahrens did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University and received his doctorate in p... [More]

LRC Staff Assistant

Assistant Professor

On leave 2009/10, Kluge Fellow, Library of CongressProf. Aksakal teaches courses on the Ottoman Empi... [More]

Musician in Residence

Linda Allison, mezzo-soprano is the Musician in Residence for Voice at American University. Ms. Alli... [More]

Assistant Professor

After getting his PhD from Cornell University in 2006, Tuncay Alparslan served as an Assistant Profe... [More]

Assistant Professor

Alida Anderson received her PhD in special education from the University of Maryland, College Park. ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Angelini is interested in living things. Particularly how genes interact to control the forms th... [More]

Premed Advisor

Designer in Residence

Jason Arnold has been working as a professional lighting designer for more than a decade. He earned ... [More]

Instructor

Jorge Ata, was born in La Paz, Bolivia and raised in Puno, Peru. He developed his interest in Cross-... [More]

Assistant Professor

Katherine Attie is a scholar of early modern British literature, culture, and intellectual history. ... [More]

Associate Director, Writing Center

Janet Gebhart Auten directs the Writing Center and teaches the graduate Teaching Composition sequenc... [More]

Instructor

Professor Lilian Baeza-Mendoza is a native of Chile, but she has spent most of her life in the US. S... [More]

Writing Instructor

Cindy Bair Van Dam joined the Department of Literature faculty in 1995. She earned an MA from Americ... [More]

Professor

As a linguist, Baron in interested in computer-mediated communication, writing and technology, langu... [More]

Musician in Residence

Jonathan Baumgarten is a flute instructor in the applied music program. A flutist, he holds a M.M. f... [More]

Musician in Residence

Joshua Bayer is a guitar and composition instructor in the applied music program as well as guitar a... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor Beers's research focuses on twentieth century British politics and society. Her first book... [More]

Assistant Professor

Juliet Bellow’s scholarly research focuses on the relationship between art and dance in the nineteen... [More]

Assistant Professor

Fernando Benadon oversees the music theory & composition program in the Department of Performing Art... [More]

Assistant Professor

Cuban-born conductor Jesus Manuel Berard studied composition, theory and analysis at New England Con... [More]

Instructor

Professor Berg has served as a faculty advisor for the Arabic Club and faculty supervisor for visiti... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Berry teaches courses in British literature including the Romantic period. She also teache... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Berry’s scholarship focuses on the interplay between religion and nature in modern western... [More]

Assistant Professor

Michael Black learned assembly language at age 10 and has been fascinated with computers ever since.... [More]

Department Chair, Economics

Professor Blecker’s research interests include international trade, open economy macroeconomics, the... [More]

Computer & Audio Technician

Assistant Professor

Professor Bono's research is in the development of non-equilibrium-based statistical models of strat... [More]

Professor

Richard Breitman teaches courses in modern European history and German history. He is the author or ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Brenner received her BA in Sociology from Brandeis University, her MA in Education from Boston C... [More]

Assistant Professor

Fiona Brideoake’s teaching and research focuses on British literature and culture of the long eighte... [More]

Professor

Professor

A pioneering feminist scholar and specialist in nineteenth-century French and Italian painting, Norm... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Butler (PhD with distinction Johns Hopkins University 2003, BA with honors, Harvard Univer... [More]

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Dr. Carlini's current research projects can be classified into 2 general fields of research: molecul... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor

Professor Stephen D. Casey is a founding member of the Editorial Board for Sampling Theory in Signal... [More]

Instructor

Mr. Cavaceppi teaches various levels of Italian at American University, including beginner, intermed... [More]

Associate Professor

Zoe Charlton received her MFA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her BFA from Florida... [More]

Professor

Albert Cheh received a BA in Chemistry from Columbia and a PhD in Biochemistry from UC Berkeley.&... [More]

Assistant Professor

Prior to joining the faculty at American University, Clara M. Cheng was an award-winning teacher at ... [More]

University Professor

Dr Child was born of American parents in Buenos Aires, and lived in South America for 18 years. Foll... [More]

Associate Director, ITEP

Lynn C. Cohen, Associate Director of ITEP, teaches Education Sector Analysis and Nonformal Education... [More]

Writing Instructor

Ed Comstock holds an MA in Literature from American University, and is an ABD PhD in the Department ... [More]

Department Chair, Biology

Dr. Connaughton’s research interests encompass the disciplines of developmental biology (nervous sys... [More]

Writing Instructor

Chuck Cox received his MA in Literature from AU and his BA in English from Temple University in Phil... [More]

Professor

David C. Culver did his undergraduate work at Grinnell College and his PhD at Yale University.The au... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler has presented research at international and national conferences. He has also ... [More]

Interim Program Administrator, TESOL

As the International Student Coordinator for the Department of Literature, Angela Dadak works mainly... [More]

Instructor

Professor Daouk’s teaching interests include developing methods for American students to learn Arabi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kyle G. Dargan the author of two collections of poetry. His debut, The Listening (UGA 2004), won the... [More]

Assistant Professor

Edward Dawley received his BS in French from Georgetown University, his master's in French from Howa... [More]

Assistant Professor

My primary research interests include cancer biology, cell biology, and immunology. Specifically, my... [More]

Director Teacher Education

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Prof. Dent is the author of Chesapeake Prehistory? Old Traditions, New Directions and a significant ... [More]

Associate Professor

Bette J. Dickerson has served as Chair of American University’s Department of Sociology, Director of... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Dittmar’s research interests include the institutional and technological determinants of e... [More]

Associate Professor

Tim Doud graduated from Columbia College with a B.S. in Painting and Drawing and the School of the A... [More]

Writing Instructor

Rob Drummond earned his MFA from George Mason University, where he also taught expository and creati... [More]

Department Chair, Sociology

John Drysdale (PhD Louisiana State University) Professor of Sociology, joined the department in 2007... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Dussere's teaching and research are primarily focused on the literature, film, and culture... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor

Ali Enayat is a Professor of Mathematics at American University . He has been at AU since eternity (... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Enchautegui-de-Jesús received her MA and PhD in Community Psychology from New Yor... [More]

Assistant Professor

I joined the AU community in 2005. My teaching and research are focused on democratic theory, global... [More]

Psychologist in Residence

Assistant Professor

Danielle Evans’ short fiction and reviews have appeared in The Paris Review, American Book Review, P... [More]

Associate Professor

RESEARCH INTERESTS:Cognitive and clinical neuropsychology, behavioural neuroscience; neural mechanis... [More]

Department Chair, Philosophy and Religion

Ellen K. Feder works at the intersection of contemporary continental philosophy and feminist and cri... [More]

Assistant Professor

Anton Fedyashin was born in Moscow, Russia and grew up between Moscow, London, England, and Washingt... [More]

Professor

Professor Feinberg received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. from the Universit... [More]

Director, Chemistry Laboratories

Writing Instructor

Lydia Morris Fettig holds a BS in Social Science from Portland State University (in Oregon, not Main... [More]

Associate Professor

Eileen J. Findlays first book, Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Fisk teaches in the Theatre Program at AU, as well as in Literature. An expert on theatre ... [More]

Instructor

Nicolas Flores-Castillo is a Mathematician, focusing in studying problems related to Applied and Pur... [More]

Associate Professor

Maria Sagrario Floro dissertation was published into a book (co-authored) entitled Informal Rural Cr... [More]

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Douglas M. Fox received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and his PhD in Chemistry at Michigan Techno... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Katherine Frank is a cultural anthropologist currently studying the meaning and negotiation of sexua... [More]

Associate Profressor

Prof. Franz holds degrees in museum studies and American Civilization from Brown University. She spe... [More]

Associate Professor

Max Paul Friedman specializes in 20th-century U.S. foreign relations. A graduate of Oberlin College ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Cara Gabriel has worked as a theatre practitioner throughout Vermont, Illinois, Michigan, New York, ... [More]

Writing Instructor

Caimeen Garrett has an MFA in Fiction from Syracuse University, and is ABD in the doctoral program a... [More]

Instructor

Melanie George is a performer, choreographer, writer and teacher of dance, and a Certified Movement ... [More]

Musician in Residence

Dr. Noah Getz is a saxaphone instructor in the applied music program. He made his Carnegie Hall debu... [More]

Assistant Professor

Mary Frances Giandrea is the author of Episcopal Culture in Late Anglo-Saxon England, the first full... [More]

Professor

Dr. James Girard is Professor and Chairman of the Chemistry Department. He teaches analytical, envir... [More]

Professor

Check personal webpage link for more information

Musician in Residence

A piano instructor in the applied music program, award-winning Russian-born American pianist Yuliya ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Department Chair, Mathematics and Statistics

A statistician and lawyer, Professor Gray’s areas of research include applications of statistics to ... [More]

Associate Professor

Prof. Gray received his PhD in Physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1968, after which he wa... [More]

Professor

Current Research Interests:  Eating Disorders, Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Abnormal Ps... [More]

LRC Staff Assistant

Professor

Gershon Greenberg is the author of three definitive bibliographies of religious thought and the Holo... [More]

Assistant Professor

Department Chair, History

Griffith is author of The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate, which won the Frederi... [More]

Economist in Residence

Professor Grown's current research focuses on assets and women’s well-being, gender equality and pub... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Gunthert’s program of research focuses on the influence of everyday stress and coping on depress... [More]

Professor

Dave Haaga is a Professor of Psychology and has been a faculty member at American University since 1... [More]

Associate Dean for the Sciences

Jeffrey Hakim’s research primarily lies within the broad mathematical areas of representation theory... [More]

Associate Professor

Mary Eschelbach Hansen is widely published in the fields of child welfare policy and economic histor... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Harris holds a Ph.D. in French Literature and Government from Georgetown University. This ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Harshman pursues research in theoretical physics, focusing his studies on the intersection... [More]

Assistant Professor

Instructor

Mike Harvey is a highly respected music recorder, mixer, and producer with over 25 years of music in... [More]

Assistant Professor

Focusing on the history of the Early America, Kate Haulman’s teaching and research interests include... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Hazilla's research interests are econometrics, applied microeconomics and environmental ec... [More]

Instructor

Professor Hazimeh Glueck was an OPI Trainer and Text Typology Trainer for DLI faculty in Monterey an... [More]

Psychologist in Residence

Assistant Professor

Professor Heracleous teaches:Econ 100: Macroeconomics (Fall)Econ 501: Macroeconomics (Fall)Econ 522:... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Consuelo Hernandez teaches courses on XXe Latin American Literature, Poetry, Central Ameri... [More]

Department Chair, Chemistry

Dr. Hirzy is Chemist In Residence in CAS's Chemistry Department.

Instructor

Dahpon David Ho joins the faculty at American University in Fall 2009.  He specializes in t... [More]

Research Professor in Residence

Professor Hoecker-Dyrsdale is a Research Professor-in-Residence, she has been at American University... [More]

Designer-in-Residence

Prior to coming to AU Andrew spent two years as an interim Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at I... [More]

Instructor

Professor Maria Esther Ibantildeez-Holtermann teaches language and topic courses in Spanish at Ameri... [More]

Assistant Professor

Andy Holtin received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Sculpture and Exended Media pro... [More]

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dir. College Writing Program & Writing Center

John Hyman began teaching at American University in 1986. He has won several teaching awards and was... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ibrahim teaches courses in the Arab World and Middle East and also serves as the director of Ara... [More]

Dean, School of Education, Teaching and Health

Dr. Irvine Belson's research activities focus on infusing effective components of instructional desi... [More]

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Professor Israeli received her PhD in Slavic Linguistics from Yale University. Prior to coming to th... [More]

Assistant Professor

Monica Christine Jackson was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She obtained a B.S. and M.S. ... [More]

Professor

Research and Teaching Interests: The role, function, and impact of higher education; theory and prac... [More]

Director M/S Educational Services

Co-Chair, Department of Performing Arts

Caleen Sinnette Jennings is Professor of Theatre; since joining the faculty in 1989, she has directe... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor

Robert W. Jernigan holds a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida and is a Professor of Statisti... [More]

Writing Instructor

Leah Johnson holds an MA in Literature from American University and an MA in Music from The Universi... [More]

Writing Instructor

Assistant Professor

Professor Johnson is a theoretical and computational physicist doing research on a number of topics ... [More]

Writing Instructor

Kelly Joyner began teaching at American University in 2000. His courses have thematic links to psych... [More]

Associate Professor

Laura M. Juliano earned her PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Bin... [More]

Associate Professor

Deborah Kahn graduated with an MFA in painting from Yale University in 1978. She has exhibited in Ne... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Kakoudaki teaches interdisciplinary courses in literature and film, visual culture, and th... [More]

Professor

Please see Kalman's homepage for more information.

Assistant Professor

Ann Teresa Kang is a piano instructor in the applied music program. She joined the music faculty at ... [More]

Executive Director of NCHF

Robert Karch has been a member of American University faculty since 1969. He is the Chair and a prof... [More]

Research Professor

Dr. Kearns' research interests center around the following areas:conditioning, learning, behavior; d... [More]

Associate Professor

David Keplinger is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently The Prayers of Others (2... [More]

Director of Undergraduate Studies

After obtaining a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Washington studying representation of re... [More]

Assistant Professor

A native of Albuquerque NM who, over the last nine years or so, has been engaged with Spain, its lan... [More]

Department Chair, Environmental Science

Dr. Kim is a marine ecologist specializing in tropical coral reefs of the Caribbean. He received his... [More]

Professor

Don Kimes works with paint, steel, digital media, clay and wood in pieces that have been presented i... [More]

Assistant Professor

Karl Kippola holds a BA in Drama (University of Montana), an MFA in acting (Wayne State University),... [More]

Musician in Residence

Osman Kivrak is  a viola instructor in the applied music program. He performs with the Sunr... [More]

Associate Professor

After growing up in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, Ira took his three degrees at Columbia University, enj... [More]

Professor

Dolores Koenig is a specialist in international development, interested in both its challenges and i... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Konaklieva’s research is in the area of exploring different approaches for delaying of microbial... [More]

Instructor

Psychologist in Residence

Dr. Kothari is a Psychologist in Residence with interests in a number of research areas, particularl... [More]

Professor

Alan M. Kraut is Professor of History and an affiliate faculty member in the School of International... [More]

Associate Professor

The author of Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930s America and coeditor... [More]

Instructor

Elizabeth Lang has taught at AU since 1991 and now coordinates the intermediate French program in LF... [More]

Department Chair, Art

Professor Helen Langa continues as Chair of the Art Department (Art History, Graphic Design, and Stu... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Lansky attended Brown University as an undergraduate. He graduated magna cum laude with Honors i... [More]

Associate Professor

Teresa Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education in the Department of Computer Science, ... [More]

Professor

Professor Larson is the author of works of literary criticism and fiction. His critical works includ... [More]

Art Manager in Residence

Sherburne Laughlin holds an MBA from Yale University and is a cum laude graduate of Davidson College... [More]

Assistant Professor

As a policy historian and the social studies specialist in the teacher education program at American... [More]

Musician in Residence

Teri Lazar is a violin instructor in the applied music program. She performs with the Sunrise Quarte... [More]

Department Chair, Anthropology

Language in everyday life is shaped by material conditions, by ideology, by power, by resistance– an... [More]

Associate Professor

Lisa Leff is a historian of Europe since 1789 whose research focuses on Jews in France.&nbsp... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kim Leighton was raised in the Boston area, and has spent much of her life in New York and Western M... [More]

Department Chair, Literature

Author of Fettered Genius: The African American Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights, Keith D Le... [More]

Professor

Professor Lerman conducts research and publishes on employment, income support, and youth developmen... [More]

Assistant Professor

Daniel M. Levin earned his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with specialization in science educatio... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Andrew J. Lewis is a historian of early America who specializes in the history of science,... [More]

Professor

Allan J. Lichtman received his PhD from Harvard University in 1973 with a specialty in modern Americ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor

Professor Loesberg has written three books, Fictions of Consciousness: Mill, Newman and the Reading ... [More]

Associate Professor

Eric Lohr is author of Nationalizing the Russian Empire: The Campaign Against Enemy Aliens during Wo... [More]

Assistant Professor

Jun Lu got his Bachelor's degree in statistics from East China Normal University in Shanghai, China,... [More]

Assistant Professor

Working in biogeochemistry and ecology, Stephen E. MacAvoy has been particularly interested in areas... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Malloy received her PhD in Statistics from the University of New Mexico, where she taught ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Isabel Manalo grew up in Madison, WI, after living in the Philippines, her country of origin, for th... [More]

Assistant Professor

Devoted to providing effective community prevention and intervention programs for underserved childr... [More]

Psychologist in Residence

Academic Affairs Administrator

Professor Manson is the author of several articles concerning modernist poetry and poetic form, disc... [More]

Associate Professor

Gail Mardirosian spent the 2008-09 AY as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Prague, CZ, at the Academy of... [More]

Writing Instructor

A native Californian, Caron Martinez earned her BA in English from Williams College before joining t... [More]

Assistant Professor

Inga Maslova received her BS in Mathematical Statistics from Vilnius University, Lithuania. She got ... [More]

Professor

Professor McCann is the author, most recently, of Mother of Sorrows (Vintage, 2006), a collection of... [More]

Writing Instructor

Jocelyn McCarthy received her BA in English from Cornell University and her MFA in Creative Writing ... [More]

Professor

Dr. McCarthy came to American University in 1969 as lecturer, and has been promoted to assistant pro... [More]

Writing Instructor

Prior to teaching, Heather McDonald wrote and edited website content for a national nonprofit organi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Susan McDonic is a Temporary Visiting Professor at the American University. Her research interests i... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor McNeil's fieldwork since 2000 has been based in southern West Virginia. It focuses on soci... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Meade works on topics in monetary policy, central banking institutions, currency unions, a... [More]

Assistant Professor

Marc Medwin received his undergraduate degree in English literature from Ithaca College in New York.... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Carl Menninger is the director of Theatre/Music Theatre at American University . He holds a master's... [More]

Associate Professor

Madhavi Menon is interested in desire. She is the author of Wanton Words: Rhetoric and Sexuality in ... [More]

Professor

Professor Meurs has recently taught Comparative Systems, Heterodox Microeconomics, Transition Econom... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Middents studies and teaches film and world literature, specifically focusing on Latin Ame... [More]

Instructor

Jaime Miller grew up in the DC

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

As part of his academic experience, Chemi taught design at Penn State during his graduate studies an... [More]

Writing Instructor

Glenn Moomau is the author of Ted Nugent Condominium: From Boston to Austin with the Glenmont Popes ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor

Dr. Ronald E. Muller, Professor of Economics, American University, is an internationally recognized ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kathryn Muratore received her PhD from the University of California Berkeley, where she studied amin... [More]

Director, Jewish Studies Program

Pamela S. Nadell, the Inaugural Patrick Clendenen Professor of History, is the Program Chair of Amer... [More]

Director, Language Resource Center

Instructor

Elsa Naser has earned her Masters Degree in Statistics from the University of Alberta in Edmonton Ca... [More]

Distinguished Historian in Residence

Anna K. Nelson teaches courses related to the History of American Foreign Relations from 1783 to the... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Newton-Francis has teaching and research interests in deviance, popular culture, and cultural cr... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Noble's teaching and research interests include American literature, culture studies, and ... [More]

Professor

Prof. Nolan has taught at the University of Zambia (in Africa), and Kenyon College (in Ohio), and wo... [More]

Psychologist in Residence

Dr. Deborah Norris is Executive Director of Science for Health Energy, Inc. and Founder of The Mindf... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Erin O’Neill’s passion is investigating the health of children, adolescents, and college student... [More]

Writing Instructor

Kristina Kasik Oakes earned her MA from Boston College and her BA from the University of New Hampshi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Paul A. Oehlers is most recognized for his "extraordinarily evocative" film scores. (Variety) Films ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Oliver's teaching and research on Latin America explore philosophical topics such as margi... [More]

Professor

M. Mehdi Owrang O. is currently a professor of Computer Science in the department of Computer Scienc... [More]

Associate Professor

Jin Y. Park specializes in Buddhist philosophy, postmodernism, deconstruction, Buddhist ethics, Budd... [More]

Associate Professor

Primary Research interests: Intellectual property rights, R & D, and technological progress.... [More]

Professor

Born in Brooklyn, Scott Parker discovered early that he liked New York and stayed there to receive h... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Celine-Marie Pascale’s primary scholarly interest is in exploring the (re)production of cu... [More]

Assistant Professor

Shubha Pathak is a historian of religions who specializes in the mythological literatures of ancient... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor

Zehra Peynirciolu received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford. Dr. Phil Zimbardo d... [More]

Professor

Professor Pike is the author of Metropolis on the Styx: The Underworlds of Modern Urban Culture, 180... [More]

Assistant Professor

Adrienne Pine is a militant medical anthropologist who has worked in Honduras, Mexico, Korea, the Un... [More]

Instructor

Professor Piniero was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Mexico. She teaches Spanish Language course... [More]

Research Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sabiyha Prince is a cultural anthropologist and assistant professor of anthropology whose resear... [More]

Director of Art Gallery & Curator

Assistant Professor

Professor Ratekin teaches courses in twentieth-century literature and film. His interests include mo... [More]

Writing Instructor

Trisha Reichler joined the College Writing faculty as an adjunct in 2000 and became a full-time inst... [More]

Professor

Jeffrey Reiman is the William Fraser McDowell Professor of Philosophy. He was born in Brooklyn, New ... [More]

Assistant Professor

MFA in Communication Arts and Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. While at VCU, Kate was s... [More]

Associate Professor

Prof. Reynolds joined the department in 2003 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Virgini... [More]

Instructor

Vietnam War veteran, USAF(1969-1971), AU Grad student 1972-1979 (MS Technology of Management-30 hrs ... [More]

Department Chair, Psychology

Dr. Riley received his undergraduate training at the University of North Carolina and obtained his P... [More]

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

A native speaker of French, Professor Rodamar's research interests include 16th- and 17th-century Fr... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Rojer obtained her PhD in German Studies at the University of Maryland in 1985. Her early ... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Maurice Roumani was Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle East Studies, as well as the... [More]

Professor

Professor Rubenstein's primary teaching interests include Modernist fiction, literature by Modernist... [More]

Assistant Professor

Natalia Ruiz Junco is a sociologist working in the areas of sociological theory and social movements... [More]

Assistant Professor

As a designer and an artist Yana works across mediums including graphic design, interactive media, a... [More]

Professor

Jerzy Sapieyevski, award-winning composer, pianist, and conceptualist, and New Century Music founder... [More]

Professor

Professor Sawers teaching interests are: Economic development with a focus on macroeconomic policy a... [More]

Assistant Professor

As a Historical Archaeologist with training and grounding in philosophy, history, and anthropology, ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Schaeff's main research interests are conservation biology, molecular ecology and behavior. She ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Debarati Sen is a Cultural Anthropologist with a background in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Stud... [More]

Department Chair, Language and Foreign Studies

Author of The New Man in Cuba: Culture and Identity in the Revolution (2007), Ana Serra received her... [More]

Professor

Professor Sha teaches courses in Nineteenth-Century Literature, especially British Romanticism and i... [More]

Associate Professor

Arthur Shapiro specializes in the areas of visual perception and cognitive neuroscience. He did his ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Sheen received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Nottingham (UK). She ... [More]

Associate Professor

April Shelford is an intellectual historian of early modern Europe. Her first project was a study of... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Sherman's most recent publication, Skepticism and Memory in Shakespeare and Donne (Palgrav... [More]

Professor

Dr. Silberberg's research interests are in the areas of: experimental analysis of behaviorautoshapin... [More]

Associate Professor

Current Director of Studio Art. Exhibitions include Museum of Modern Art/Gramercy Theater, NY; Corco... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professors Sims has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize fo... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Ed Smith is a third-generation Washingtonian and the Director of American Studies and Special Assist... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Anastasia Snelling is an associate professor at American University in the Department of Health ... [More]

Musician in Residence

Cellist  Nancy Jo Snider is the music program director at American University and a cello i... [More]

Assistant Professor

Rachel Louise Snyder is an author, journalist and public radio contributor. Her first book, “Fugitiv... [More]

Special Projects Coordinator

Danielle Gervais Sodani received her BA and MA from American University. A 2003 ITEP alum, she gradu... [More]

Department Chair, Physics

Assistant Professor

Teaching Fellow

Nina S. Spiegel, Schusterman Teaching Fellow in Jewish Studies, specializes in modern Jewish cultura... [More]

Assistant Facilities and Production Manager

John has served as the Technical Director of the Greenberg Theatre and the Department of Performing ... [More]

Associate Professor

Lyn Stallings is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and is the A... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Starr's research interests are consumption, saving, wealth, macroeconomics, monetary polic... [More]

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Peter Starr joined American University as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in July 2009. In ... [More]

Professor

Russell A. Stone has research and teaching interests that include development, public opinion, socia... [More]

Assistant Professor

Marcela Sulak teaches courses in translation, poetics, world poetry, and world literature. Her colle... [More]

Writing Instructor

Adam has been with the College Writing Program since 2004.  He graduated from the Unive... [More]

Assistant Professor

Stacie Tate holds a doctorate in language, literacy and urban education from Michigan State Universi... [More]

Professor

Charles Tesconi, Jr., is a Professor of Education at American University, Washington, DC, where he s... [More]

Writing Instructor

Alison Thomas earned a BA in English and Spanish from Cornell University. She completed her MFA in c... [More]

Associate Professor

I came to American University in 2001 and have been teaching a variety of courses in the History of ... [More]

Costume Shop Designer

Barbara Tucker Parker holds a BA in theatre arts from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Tudge is primarily a reproductive biologist with particular interests in the reproductive biolog... [More]

Assistant Professor

Jessica Uscinski recently joined the Physics Department at American University as an Assistant Profe... [More]

Associate Professor

Before moving to Washington DC in 2000, Professor Van Dyke lived in New Haven, Connecticut for 16 ye... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Vasquez' research interests are in critical literacy, early literacy and information communicati... [More]

Assistant Professor

In his teaching and scholarship, Vassallo works to merge perspectives to critically explore issues r... [More]

Instructor

Professor Kristi Velleman holds a BA from the University of Virginia and a MA in Spanish and Latin A... [More]

Acting Director, American Studies Program

Katharina Vester specializes in cultural theory, transnational studies, and the dynamics of power in... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Vidal-Ortiz has been at AU since 2005. Aside from current work on a book about racialized sexual... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia (Princeton U... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor von Worde was born in Berlin, Germany. She earned her PhD in Education from George Mason U... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Voris’s teaching and research interests include twentieth-century American and British lit... [More]

Assistant Professor

My research focuses on the biological and social history of African Americans living in the 19th and... [More]

Assistant Professor

I joined the American University faculty in 2008, and have been teaching courses in the history of p... [More]

Professor

Dr. Weiss' current research concentrates on:Stimulus Control of Behavior Incentive Motivation Drugs ... [More]

Associate Professor

Current Research Interests:Affect, Motivation and Identity in Child and Adolescent Athletes, Gender ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Michael Wenthe was trained in medieval literature at Duke, Harvard, Oxford, and Yale. His primary re... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Werth specializes in contemporary Latin American Theater and Southern Cone Studies. Her ar... [More]

Assistant Professor

Michael Wilkerson  has worked as a university administrator, freelance writer, director... [More]

Assistant Professor

Noriko Kurosawa Williams, born and educated in Japan, has been engaged studying and teaching the Jap... [More]

Professor

Brett Williams began her work as an anthropologist working among migrant farm workers in Illinois, e... [More]

Academic Director-AQUE & Capital Gains

Professor

Professor Willoughby has recently returned from a two-year stay in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates whe... [More]

Writing Instructor

Kate holds Master’s degrees in English and Medieval Studies from the Catholic University of America,... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor

Professor Wisman teaching interests are: History of Economic Thought, Methodology, History, Introduc... [More]

Writing Instructor

Lacey Wootton-Don completed her MA in Literature at AU in 1999 and has taught in the College Writing... [More]

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Anderson Worden joined American University as an assistant professor in the fall of 2007 a... [More]

Department Chair, Computer Science

Angela Wu received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park in ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Xiao earned his MA at University of Toledo, OH, and PhD at Washington State University. His main... [More]

Professor

Dr. Yates has published 73 articles and book chapters, plus 5 books. Most of his publications apply ... [More]

Director, Women's and Gender Studies

Gloria A. (Gay) Young has a longstanding focus on gender and development which has led her to study ... [More]

Research Assistant Professor