SIS Faculty Conducting Research in Russia & Central Eurasia

Dean

James Goldgeier is Dean of the School of International Service. Prior to joining American University, he was a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He taught previously at Cornell University, and h... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Marat teaches a class on political development of Central Asia. Previously she has taught at the Swedish Defense Academy in Stockholm, Uppsala University, University of Bremen in Germany, and Tajik-Slavic University in Dushanbe. Dr. Marat special... [More]

Professor

Linda Lucia Lubrano teaches a wide range of courses that bridge the humanities with the natural and social sciences. Her classes draw upon film, literature, and philosophy, for example, and she combines political theory with the comparative study of ... [More]

Instructor

Molly O’Neal teaches courses on the domestic politics, economics, state-building and foreign relations of post communist Russia and Eurasia. Her Foreign Service Career spanned two decades and concentrated on the post-communist transition in Europe a... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Matthew Rojansky serves as the deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on relations among the United States, NATO, and the states of the former Soviet Union. He is a pa... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Scholar in Residence

Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli is a Director, Center for Black Sea-Caspian Studies at School of International Service at American University. He served as an Assistant Professor at School of International Service in 2007-2011. Dr. Tsereteli teaches classes on ... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Celeste Wallander became the Director of the International Politics program on August 1, 2012. She has previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Po... [More]