Program director
Arturo Porzecanski
,Distinguished Economist in Residence
Dr. Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist in Residence, is an expert in international finance, emerging markets and Latin American economics. He previously taught at Columbia University, New York University, and Williams College, but is a late ... [More]
202-885-1602
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Full-Time Faculty
Jeffrey Colgan
,Assistant Professor
Professor Jeff Colgan is interested in the geopolitics of oil, the resource curse, international security, and international political economy. In his new (2013) book, Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War he presents a new theory of why oil is link... [More]
202-885-6393
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Randall Henning
,Professor
Professor Henning specializes in the politics and institutions of international economic relations, international and comparative political economy, economic policymaking and regional integration. He has focused specifically on international monetary... [More]
202-885-1707
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Sarah Knight
,Assistant Professor
Dr. Sarah Cleeland Knight is Co-Director of the Global Scholars Program and Assistant Professor of International Politics at American University's School of International Service. She teaches undergraduate, master's, and PhD classes. Dr. Knight's r... [More]
202-885-1613
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Stephen Silvia
,Associate Professor
Dr. Stephen Silvia teaches international economics, international trade relations, and comparative politics.
202-885-2462
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Manuel Suarez
,Economist-in-Residence
Throughout a professional career that spans over 35 years, Professor Suárez-Mier successively combined working in the financial system and Foreign Service of Mexico as well as for transnational financial institutions, with teaching economics at the T... [More]
202-885-6576
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Mamuka Tsereteli
,Director, Center for Black Sea Caspian Studies
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]
202-885-3150
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Krista Tuomi
,Assistant Professor
Krista Tuomi is an Assistant Professor in the International Economic Relations program. Prior to this post, she lectured at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where she focused on growth theory, game theory and macroeconomic policy. She also ... [More]
202-885-1684
SIS - School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Adjunct Faculty
Catherine Bocskor
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Prof. Bocskor recently retired from a 40-year career in international law and international business. Most recently she served as General Counsel for two Washington, DC multinational corporations. In 2012 she taught macroeconomics, international bu... [More]
Clark Crook-Castan
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Crook-Castan is a retired U.S. Diplomat who served as Alternate Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Economic Development Advisor to the National Summit Coordinator; Negotiator for Free Trade Area of the Americas; Coor... [More]
SIS - School of International Service
Andrew Wolfe
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Wolfe is a senior manager of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund, where he has served as an economist and advisor to governments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean for the past 25 years. He was previously ... [More]
Affiliated Faculty
Robert Blecker
,Professor
Professor Blecker’s research interests include international trade, open economy macroeconomics, the value of the dollar and the US trade deficit, economic integration in North America, the Mexican economy, the limits to export-led growth strategies ... [More]
202-885-3767
CAS - Economics
CAS - Economics
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