Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jean Accius is an expert in aging, Medicaid and long-term care issues. He is a Senior Strategic Poli... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victi... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Instructor

Susannah Bruns Ali (BA, University of Maryland – College Park; MPP, American University) is a third-... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Amirkhanyan’s research and teaching focuses on public and nonprofit management, public sec... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aubourg is a quantitative policy analyst with fifteen years of experience in macroeconomic polic... [More]

Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecture

Dick Axelrod is among the world’s top OD practitioners, specializing in whole-system change. The “Co... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Dr. Karen Baehler holds a Ph.D. in Policy Sciences from the University of Maryland (1999), where she... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Assistant Professor

A lawyer and social scientist, Prof. Barron received her Master’s degree from the Department Of Just... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Bartholomew received his doctoral degree from the University of Maryland in 2012. His research f... [More]

Professor

Scott A. Bass is the Provost at AU and Professor of Public Administration and Policy. A Fellow of th... [More]

Professor

Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

John Bennett, PhD is a practitioner, academic, and educator who earned his MA and PhD in Human and O... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

With over 25 years of experience as an OD practitioner, Heather Berthoud specializes in nonprofit an... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Kamal Beyoghlow is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Government at American University but a full Pr... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Jennifer Biddle is a post-doctoral fellow conducting research on collaborative environmental gov... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Benjamin Bolitzer is a Senior Economist in the Applied Research and Methods Group at the US Governme... [More]

Distinguished Adjunct Professor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mike Bouchard is the President of Security Dynamics Group LLC. Under contract, he also serves as th... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Andrew Brannegan is presently a third-year PhD Public Administration and Policy student at American ... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Javier Bronfman is presently a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Public Administration a... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Anastasia Bukashe, Executive Director of the Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre outside Johannesburg,... [More]

Research Scholar in Residence

Julia Carrano is the supervisor for the Preventing Wrongful Convictions Project, a federally funded,... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Practitioner in Residence

Dante Chinni is the director of the Patchwork Nation project, a Knight Foundation-funded collaborati... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Director, Justice Programs Office

Caroline Cooper has been involved with the provision of technical assistance, evaluation, and traini... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Assistant Professor of Government. An AU alumna, she has taught at AU, St.... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Bill Davies is a historian of the transnational aspect of legal ideas and systems. His particula... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor DeGregorio's research and teaching focuses on Congress, interest groups and political comm... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Dennis is presently the Senior Policy Advisor for Corrections in the Department of Justice... [More]

Senior Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Erik Devereux has worked for over 20 years in the public policy and management field, including teac... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Peter DiGiammarino brings powerful practitioner credentials to students in the course he developed f... [More]

Professor

Professor Dreisbach's principal research interests include American constitutional law and history, ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Interim Department Chair, Public Administration and Policy

Professor Durant’s teaching and research focus is executive branch politics, public management, poli... [More]

Assistant Professor

Chris Edelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government. His teaching and research i... [More]

Professor

Professor Eisenstadt's research focuses on the intersection of formal institutions and laws with inf... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Fagelson's research interests include global ethics, constitutional rights, law and develo... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ms. Fantone began her federal government career at the Department of Justice in the charter class of... [More]

Associate Professor

Katherine Farquhar (Director of the MSOD program) has a PhD in Social Psychology from Boston Univers... [More]

Assistant Professor

Lewis Faulk’s research spans the topics of foundation grant-making, competition in the nonprofit sec... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Executive in Residence

Daniel J. Fiorino is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Executive in Residence ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

John R. Firman is the Director of the Research Division of the International Association of Chiefs o... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Assistant Professor

Borden Flanagan’s area of expertise is the history of Western political philosophy. His teaching and... [More]

Professor

Brian Forst joined the American University faculty in 1992, following three years on the George Wash... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Darya Funches is a seasoned scholar-practitioner who is known for creative and cutting edge appr... [More]

Executive-in-Residence

Assistant Professor

Dr. Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ed Girovasi is a Senior Consultant with the Financial, Acquisition and Resource Management Group of ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Glover teaches and does research in the field of comparative politics, with a concentratio... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Golash's research interests center on the philosophy of law, particularly the moral justif... [More]

Professor

A lawyer and social scientist, Professor Gould combines empirical research with policy advocacy to a... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Guess has worked for more than 20 years providing technical assistance and training to strengthe... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Jennifer Gumbrewicz is a successful attorney, experienced professor, and proven leader with a long c... [More]

Assistant Professor

Tamara Hafner’s primary field of research is global health policy with a focus on pharmaceutical inn... [More]

Professor Emerita

Assistant Professor

Bradley Hardy is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy. Prior to joining Americ... [More]

Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies

Eric Hershberg is Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and Professor of Gove... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Peggy Holman is a top-tier organization system consultant, keynoter, and author based in Seattle. A... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Gregory A. Hunt, a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Justice, Law and Society, work... [More]

Professor

Gregg Ivers is Professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University. Profe... [More]

Associate Professor

Alison Jacknowitz (PhD, Policy Analysis) is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Poli... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Dr. David Jamieson is a well-known OD scholar-practitioner. He is a seasoned OD educator who teaches... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Susan Jenkins currently works as a social science analyst with the US Department of Health and Huma... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Professor

Professor Johnson's areas of expertise include the prison and other institutions of punishment and c... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and inte... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

A top-tier OD scholar-practitioner, Dr. Lennox Joseph is Advisor, Organizational Effectiveness/ Orga... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mr. Juszczak has over 34 years of experience as a federal employee, manager, and executive. Serving ... [More]

Instructor

Nick Kahn is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at American University. His research interests include c... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Les Kaplan is a clinical supervisor and consultant in the treatment of trauma and post traumatic str... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Adjunct Instructor

JOSEPH V. KAPLAN, a founding principal of Passman & Kaplan, P.C., received his BA from Penn State Un... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Susan Longfield Karr received her Ph.D. in Early Modern European History from the University of Chic... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jerrold Keilson has spent thirty years working in international affairs. He is Vice President of Pla... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Kimble’s interests include comparative legal practice, judicial decision making, and princ... [More]

Adjunct Professor

In October 2000, Dr. Kingsbury assumed the newly created position of Managing Director for Applied R... [More]

Associate Professor

Currently, I am Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society at American University. I have both ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mr. Kniker is the Executive Director of The Performance Institute, the leading, non-partisan think t... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Chris Koepke, Ph.D. is a Deputy Group Director for Strategic Research and Campaign Management at the... [More]

Instructor

Kathryn (Katie) received her MA and is completing her PhD in Criminology & Criminal Justice from the... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Lane's research and teaching interests focus on Comparative Politics, Research Methodology... [More]

Professor

Professor Langbein teaches quantitative methods, program evaluation, policy analysis, and public cho... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Associate Professor

Jennifer L. Lawless graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.A. in political ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Adrienne LeBas (PhD, Columbia University) joined the Department of Government in the fall of 2009. P... [More]

Professor

Jan E. Leighley's research and teaching interests focus on American political behavior, voter turnou... [More]

Professor

Professor of Government and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign policy toward L... [More]

Director, Political Theory Institute and Associate Professor

Alan M. Levine is Associate Professor of political theory in the Department of Government and the fo... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Jiaqi Liang is a PhD candidate in Department of Public Administration & Policy, majoring in Public A... [More]

Associate Professor Emeritus

An interest in the environment—its conservation and management—is the foundation for Professor Liebe... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Assistant Professor

Dr. Lu studies local governance, the political economy of institutional change, public opinion and p... [More]

Professor

Since receiving his PhD from Harvard, David Lublin has authored two books, The Paradox of Representa... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Aaron J. Lucas, III started his criminal justice career in the federal probation system at the Washi... [More]

Professor

Ed Maguire is a Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Society at American University. He has... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Christopher Malagisi is currently an Adjunct Professor at American University's School of Public Aff... [More]

Executive-in-Residence

Professor Malone is an Executive-in-Residence in the Department of Public Administration and Policy ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Matt Mandel currently serves as a Vice-President at the Glover Park Group, an independent, strategic... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Assistant Professor

Professor Marr, an Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society, was named Director of the SPA Le... [More]

Senior Scholar in Residence

Dr. Marshak has taught organization dynamics and change leadership in SPA since 1977. His areas of e... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

John Marvel’s research focuses broadly on public management, with particular interests in public sec... [More]

Executive in Residence

Anita B. McBride is Executive-in-Residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies ... [More]

Professor

Dr. Howard McCurdy is professor of public affairs in the public administration and policy department... [More]

Assistant Professor

Thomas W. Merrill is an assistant professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public ... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Charles Midkiff is a forensic chemist who joined AU as an adjunct in 1977 and has taught forensic sc... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Judge Patti Mitchell is a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland bench. She is an AU alumna (SPA ... [More]

Ambassador in Residence

Connie Morella served as U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Morrissey is on leave in 2013. She is serving as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretar... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Mullin's research has focused on fiscal reform and decentralization, intergovernmental fis... [More]

Department Chair, Government

Candice J. Nelson is a Professor in the Department of Government and the Academic Director of the Ca... [More]

Assistant Professor

Stephanie Newbold specializes in the intellectual history of public administration and the intersect... [More]

Associate Professor

Saul Newman is an associate professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affair... [More]

Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Karen O’Connor is the Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Founde... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Walter J. Oleszek is senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Based in Dallas, Dr. Patricia Parham has worked as both an internal and external OD practitioner at ... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Matthew Pascocello is an Adjunct Professor at both American University’s School of Public Affairs an... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

William Paxton is a leading expert on ethics and the law. He counsels government officials, corporat... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Pettijohn (BA, The University of Texas at Austin; MPA and graduate certificate in nonprofit ma... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Instructor

Jaclyn Schede Piatak is a PhD candidate in Public Administration and Policy. Her research interests ... [More]

Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair

David Pitts is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration & Policy. His resea... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jim Quirk teaches a wide range of comparative politics and international relations courses. He has t... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ilya Rahkovsky works as a Research Economist at the Economic Research Service of USDA.  In that role... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Frank Rangoussis has been an adjunct professor with Justice, Law, and Society since 1998. Mr. Rango... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Rainey Ransom has been an Adjunct Professor at American University within the Department of Justice,... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Ms. Reaud specializes in public budgeting and finance. She holds a Masters in Public Administration ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Reed specializes in parties and interest groups, campaigns and elections, and election and... [More]

Dean, School of Public Affairs

Dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University, Dr. Barbara Romzek is recognized for he... [More]

Distinguished Professor

Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, Rosenbloom specializes in constitutional-administr... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Assistant Professor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Robert Saunders is a program officer in the Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Health Care at th... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Savage is interested in a variety of topics related to the causes of violent crime, includ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Schaler’s work is focused on the “therapeutic state”—the union of medicine and state. He c... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Lara Schwartz is the Senior Counsel and Courts Matter Director at Media Matters for America. She has... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Carl Shapiro has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for over 25 years. Current... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Michael Shelby is the Chief Economist in the Transportation and Climate Division of the Office o... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Sherman brings over two decades of teaching, research and administrative experience to her... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Bill Shields is Vice President of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the nation's leading pu... [More]

Associate Professor

Jeremy Shiffman is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University. A... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Michael Siegel is a Senior Training Specialist in the Division of Education, The Federal Judicial Ce... [More]

University Professor Emerita

Professor Simon's research interests and primary areas of concentration in academic work are law and... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Singerman is an Associate Professor and comparativist whose research interests focus on politica... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Stazyk's research focuses on the application of organization theory and behavior to public... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Gwendolyn Sykes is the United States Secret Service Chief Financial Officer. In this role, she is re... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Sykes focuses on the U.S. presidency, comparative executive leadership, political parties,... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Assistant Professor

Stephen Tankel is an Assistant Professor at American University and a non-resident scholar in the So... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Taylor's teaching and research focus on urban politics, the politics of race and ethnicity... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Professor Telis, an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, has taught law related courses in JLS since 2008,... [More]

Distinguished Professor

James A. Thurber is University Distinguished Professor of Government and Founder (1979) and Director... [More]