Patricia Aufderheide
,University Professor
Patricia Aufderheide is a full-time professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and director of the Center for Social Media. Her books include Documentary: A Very Short Introduction (O... [More]
Philip Brenner
,Professor
Dr. Philip Brenner has published widely on U.S./Cuba relations, on U.S. policy towards Central America, and on the Cuban Missile Crisis. His most recent book is A Contemporary Cuba Reader: Reinventing the Revolution.
Richard Dent
,Department Chair, Anthropology
Prof. Dent is the author of Chesapeake Prehistory: Old Traditions, New Directions and a significant number of other publications on the archaeology of the Chesapeake and Middle Atlantic regions. He maintains interests in both prehistoric and historic... [More]
Michelle Egan
,Associate Professor
Professor Michelle Egan is on sabbatical from Spring 2011 until Spring 2012. Please contact her only through her email address, megan@american.edu.
Douglas Klusmeyer
,Associate Professor
Currently, I am Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society at American University. I have both a PhD in modern European history and a JD in law from Stanford University. My approach to issues of law and policy reflects this inter-disciplinary ba... [More]
Helen Langa
,Associate Professor
Professor Helen Langa teaches Modern Art, American Art, and Contemporary Art, with an emphasis on issues related to politics, race, gender, and cultural studies. In July 2010, Professor Langa stepped down after two years as Chair of the Art Departmen... [More]
Adrea Lawrence
,Assistant Professor
As a policy historian and the social studies specialist in the teacher education program at American University, Dr. Lawrence’s research interests extend from American Indian education to historical and qualitative research methodologies, to discipli... [More]
Leonard Steinhorn
,Professor
Leonard Steinhorn is a full-time professor of Public Communication. His expertise includes American politics, culture and media, strategic communication, the presidency, and recent American history. He is author of The Greater Generation: In Defense ... [More]
Rodger Streitmatter
,Professor
Rodger Streitmatter is a full-time professor of Journalism. A cultural historian, he is a leader in exploring how the media have helped to shape the way Americans think and act. The most recent of his seven books is From “Perverts” to “Fab Five” ~ Th... [More]
Quansheng Zhao
,Professor
Dr. Quansheng Zhao is Professor of international relations and Director of Center for Asian Studies at American University; serving as Director of the Division of Comparative and Regional Studies for three terms (1999-2008). Zhao received his B.A. fr... [More]


