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 analysis a... [More]

Associate Professor

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

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]

Scholar in Residence

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]

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]

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]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor

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

Linguist in Residence

Prof. Barr holds a PhD in Linguistics from Harvard with concentrations in both Indo-European and psy... [More]

Historian in Residence

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... [More]

Adjunct Professor

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]

Scholar in Residence

A Fulbright scholar, Rabbi Leila Gal Berner, PhD, has spent expensive time in Spain researching Jews... [More]

Assistant Professor

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

Assistant Professor

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

Historian in Residence

Albert Beveridge has been an attorney in Washington, DC for 45 years. After a series of legal positi... [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]

Musician in Residence

Assistant Professor

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

Music Director in Residence

Derek Bowley holds an MA in theatre education and a BM in music therapy. As a musical director and ... [More]

Scholar in Residence

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]

Psychologist in Residence

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]

Scholar in Residence

Rebecca Carr is Scholar-in-Residence. She teaches courses in American philosophy, moral philosophy, ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Carter received his doctorate and master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University and his bachelor’s... [More]

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]

Scholar in Residence

Professor

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

Professor

Esther Ngan-ling Chow has a wide range of teaching and research interests that span from the interse... [More]

Artist in Residence

Although Adrienne Clancy is a Maryland based dance artist, she has choreographed and performed throu... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Marcos Bisticas-Cocoves is a Scholar-in-Residence.

Psychologist in Residence

Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic; Existential; Special Interests: Group therapy, Supervision a... [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]

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]

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

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

Adjunct Professor

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 is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology. Prior to coming t... [More]

Assistant Professor

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

Artist in New Media in Residence

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]

Adjunct Professor

Adjunct Professor

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 Professor

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]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Emil George is a horn instructor in the applied music program.

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]

Adjunct Professor

Professor

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

Professor

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Consultant in Residence

Musician in Residence

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

Accompanist in Residence

Mary Gottlieb is an Accompanist in Residence in the applied music program. Mary Gottlieb, pianist, h... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

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, Abnorma... [More]

Department Chair, Mathematics and Statistics

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

Professor

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

Assistant Professor

Dist. Adjunct 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]

Psychologist in Residence

Adjunct Associate Professor

Dr. Gunter’s areas of expertise include development macroeconomics, debt sustainability analysis, an... [More]

Associate Professor

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

Associate Dean for the Sciences

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

Adjunct Associate Professor

Printmaker in Residence

Associate Professor

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

Printmaker in Residence

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

Adjunct Professor

Historian in Residence

Dr. Henson is director of the Institutional History Division of the Smithsonian Institution Archives... [More]

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 the history ... [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

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]

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]

Staff Assistant, Literature

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]

Faculty Fellow

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]

Professor

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

Historian in Residence

Research Assistant 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]

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 ... [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]

University 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]

Arts 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. Her first bo... [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

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]

Professor

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

Writing Instructor

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

Adjunct Professor

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]

Interim Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs

Kay Mussell joined American University in 1974 and has held multiple positions, including Professor ... [More]

Director, Jewish Studies Program

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

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, gender, and cul... [More]

Economist in Residence

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. (Varie... [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 progr... [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

Adjunct Associate Professor

Public Historian in Residence

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies

Dr. Phyllis Peres joined American University on July 1, 2009 as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studi... [More]

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]

Adjunct Professor

Research Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

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

Assistant Professor

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

Historian in Residence

Paul Reber is the Executive Director of Stratford Hall and also serves on the adjunct faculty at Ame... [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 from the University of Maryland in 1985. Her earl... [More]

Scholar in Residence

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]

Dist. Adjunct Professor

Assistant Professor

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

Adjunct Associate Professor

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

Dr. Sayers is an Historical Archaeologist with training in philosophy, history, and anthropology. Re... [More]

Associate Professor

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

Public Anthropologist in Residence

Assistant Professor

Adjunct Associate Professor

Sterling Scroggins is a voice instructor in the applied music program.

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 ... [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]

Scholar in Residence

Musician in Residence

Choral director, arranger and composer and specialist in American Gospel Music Tradition. Vocal musi... [More]

Instructor

Artist in Residence

Leila Smith has more than 35 years of experience in the nonprofit world, in cultural management and ... [More]

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 instructor ... [More]

Assistant Professor

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

Department Chair, Physics

Assistant Professor

Sculptor in Residence

Schusterman Teaching Fellow in Residence

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

Clinical Psychologist in Residence

Associate Professor

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

Scholar in Residence

James Stam is Scholar-in-Residence.

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]

Associate Professor

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

Professor

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

Economist in Residence

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 University of Dayto... [More]

Assistant Professor

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

Public Anthropologist in Residence

Taylor had extensive experience in nursing administration and clinical practice when she pursued a c... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

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]

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]

Musician in Residence

Mr. Van Hoose is an accompanist in residence and a piano instructor in the applied music program. He... [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]

Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research

Dr. Rosemary Wander joined American University as Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research on ... [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]

Economist in Residence

Assistant Professor

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

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

Physician in Residence