School of International Service Faculty

Professor

Mohammed Abu-Nimer, of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program, serves as Director o... [More]

Professor

Amitav Acharya is Professor of International Relations. He is also Chair of the University’s ASEAN S... [More]

Professor

Dr. Gordon Adams, a professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, has published widely on defense and national s... [More]

Professor

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Robert Albro, a professor of International Communication, is an expert on Latin American social ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Boaz Atzili is a political scientist who researches and teaches international politics. His inte... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aaron Boesenecker joined the SIS faculty in the fall of 2009 and is an Assistant Professor in th... [More]

Assistant Professor

Comparative and Regional Studies professor Dr. Youngshik Bong researches the interplay between natio... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor David Bosco, professor of International Politics, is a past Fulbright Scholar and senior e... [More]

Instructor

Dr. Eve Bratman recently received her Ph.D. from American University's School of International Servi... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Deborah Brautigam teaches in the International Development program, where she advises the ... [More]

Professor

Dr. Philip Brenner has published widely on U.S./Cuba relations, on U.S. policy towards Central Ameri... [More]

Professor

Dr. Robin Broad, Professor of International Development, established the International Development P... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Charles “Chuck” Call, an assistant professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, foc... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Miguel Carter’s professional interests are in the areas of community development, social movemen... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Christine Chin most recently completed a research project that examines the emergence and growth... [More]

Associate Professor

Derrick Cogburn is Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Ser... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Cohn previously spent nine years as an Assistant Professor at Goucher College and dire... [More]

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Dr. Maria Green Cowles is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs where she is responsible for all facul... [More]

Assistant Professor

After receiving her Ph.D. from the School of International Service, Dr. Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt ret... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kristin Smith Diwan is Assistant Professor of Comparative and Regional Studies at the American Unive... [More]

Instructor

Dr. Priya Dixit's research interests span studying the discourses of terrorism and counterterrorism,... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Michelle Egan is the Director of the Comparative and Regional Studies Program. She teaches... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Daniel Esser is teaching courses on International Development, Urban Development, Program Evalua... [More]

Professor

Dr. Ronald Fisher is a professor of International Relations in the division of International Peace a... [More]

Associate Professor

Carolyn Gallaher is a broadly trained political geographer. Her work blends insights from political ... [More]

Dean, School of International Service

Louis Goodman carries out research on social change and politics in Latin America. His current resea... [More]

Instructor

Professor Groen teaches cross-cultural communication at American University since 2006, prior to whi... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Gutner's research and teaching interests include international organizations, global envir... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Loubna Skalli-Hanna is Assistant Professor in the International Development Program. She joined ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Hayden has recently completed a multi-year study of strategic communication and framing of the U... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Dorle Hellmuth has published on topics such as U.S. intelligence reorganization, domestic counte... [More]

Associate Professor

Prof. Henning specializes in the politics and institutions of international economic relations, inte... [More]

Professor

Dr. Hirschmann has written approximately 55 publications, with topics including Reengineering and Pe... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Peter Howard focuses on US foreign policy and international security.  ... [More]

Director of General Education

Dr. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, Associate Professor of international relations, also serves as the Uni... [More]

Instructor

Ben Jensen is an instructor in the U.S. Foreign Policy Program.  His research i... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sikina Jinnah’s research focuses on the changing dynamics of power and influence in global envir... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

John Robert Kelley is an Assistant Professor at the School of International Service. He received his... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sarah Cleeland Knight conducts multi-method research in the area of international political econ... [More]

Instructor

Naren Kumarakulasingam teaches in the Comparative and Regional Studies Program. His research interes... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Christos Kyrou is a co-leader of Talking One Generation Ahead a sustained dialogue project in No... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Lee's work crosses disciplines to reflect the complex world we live in.  His August... [More]

Assistant Professor

Along with teaching in a classroom setting, Dr. Carl LeVan has worked as the legislative director to... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Nanette S. Levinson is the past Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network, GigaNe... [More]

Professor

Linda Lucia Lubrano teaches a wide range of courses that bridge the humanities with the natural and ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Clarence Lusane teaches courses in comparative race relations, modern social movements, comparat... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Assistant Professor

Dr. Diana Marinova is a sociolinguist by training, and her research examines the intersection of lan... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Dr. Daniel Masis-Iverson returns to the School of International Service from the School of Political... [More]

Professor

Professor Julie Mertus is an authority on the Balkans who has worked on gender and human rights issu... [More]

University Professor

James Mittelman is University Professor of International Affairs, and was the founding Chair of Comp... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Shoon Murray is the program director for and associate professor of U.S. Foreign Policy. She has... [More]

Assistant Professor

As a visiting fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute, Dr. Neufeldt examined the rel... [More]

Assistant Professor

Mvuselelo Ngcoya teaches International Relations at the School of International Service.&amp... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Simon Nicholson is a member of the global environmental politics faculty. He also serves as a no... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kwaku Nuamah joins the International Peace and Conflict Resolution faculty from Salisbury Univer... [More]

Professor

Dr. Robert Pastor is a professor of international relations and co-director of the Center for North ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Pnina Peri has been a senior lecturer in the department of liberal arts of Sapir Academic Colleg... [More]

Distinguished Economist in Residence

Dr. Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist-in-Residence, is an expert in international finance,... [More]

Assistant Professor

Distinguished Diplomat in Residence

Ambassador Anthony Quainton is the Diplomat-in-Residence and a professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, hav... [More]

Instructor

Professor Peter Redvers-Lee will graduate from the Community Research and Action program, Peabody Co... [More]

Professor

Dr. John Richardson has pioneered computer modeling to study long-term global problems involving rel... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on the politics of population, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS in ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Caleb Rossiter returned to full-time teaching in SIS in the fall of 2009 after a two-year ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Chris Rudolph has been awarded research fellowships from the Center for Globalization and Govern... [More]

Professor

Dr. Said is the senior ranking professor at American University and the first occupant of the Mohamm... [More]

Professor

Dr. Vidya Samarasinghe has conducted field surveys on tea plantation women in Sri Lanka, income ineq... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Cathy Schneider is a former member of President Obama's criminal justice and foreign policy advi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Daniel Schneider previously served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Dr. Judith Shapiro is the Director of SIS’ Global Environmental Politics Programs, including the Dua... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Shepler's research interests include youth and conflict, migration crises and security, reintegr... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Stephen Silvia directs doctoral studies and teaches international economics, international trade... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Dr. Mireya Solis holds a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University and is Associate Professor... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Jordan Tama specializes in national security policy and the foreign policymaking process. His Ph... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli is an assistant professor at the School of International Service. He regularly ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Krista Tuomi is an Assistant Professor in the International Economic Relations program. Prior to thi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Klaus Veigel's research focuses on the political economy of economic crises and ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Shalini Venturelli is the director of the Global Public Media Research Project and associate pro... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Anthony Wanis-St. John joined the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program in Septemb... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Paul Wapner is director of the Global Environmental Politics Program in SIS, and author of Livin... [More]

Instructor

Yael Warshel has served as a Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, where she conducte... [More]

Professor

Each year, Dr. Gary Weaver gives over 100 keynote addresses, lectures, training seminars, and worksh... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Sharon K. Weiner writes about the intersection of organizational politics and U.S. national secu... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Wanda Wigfall-Williams has taught conflict management and directed the MA Practicum project at C... [More]

Professor

Dr. Paul Williams is the Executive Director of the Public International Law Policy Group, and former... [More]

Professor

Dr. Quansheng Zhao is Professor of international relations and Director of Center for Asian Studies ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Guy Ziv is jointly affiliated with the U.S. Foreign Policy Program and the Comparative and Regio... [More]