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Women & Politics Institute
202-885-2903
Fax: 202-885-2967
wpi@american.edu
Ward, Room 237
Jennifer Lawless
,Associate Professor
Jennifer L. Lawless graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.A. in political science. She went on to receive an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University. A nationally recognized expert on women's involvement... [More]
202-885-6452
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Karen O'Connor
,Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Karen O’Connor is the Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Founder and Director Emerita of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Before coming to American University, Karen taught political science... [More]
202-885-6237
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers
,Assistant Professor
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Assistant Professor of Government. An AU alumna, she has taught at AU, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. She is the author of Religion and Politics in the Nineteenth Centu... [More]
202-885-6223
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Todd Eisenstadt
,Professor
Professor Eisenstadt's research focuses on the intersection of formal institutions and laws with informal institutions and practices, mostly in democratizing countries. Co-editor of Latin America's Multicultural Movements and the Struggle Between Com... [More]
202-885-6493
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Lucy Gettman
,Adjunct Instructor
Lucy Gettman is Director of Federal Programs for the National School Boards Association (NSBA). In addition to lobbying on behalf of education and 90,000 local school board members, Gettman serves on the Board of Directors for Women in Government Rel... [More]
David Lublin
,Professor
Since receiving his PhD from Harvard, David Lublin has authored two books, The Paradox of Representation: Racial Gerrymandering and Minority Interests in Congress and The Republican South: Democratization and Partisan Change. He has published article... [More]
202-885-2913
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Constance Morella
,Ambassador in Residence
Connie Morella served as U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris from 2003 to 2007. She represented Maryland’s 8th district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. While in Congres... [More]
Elizabeth Sherman
,Assistant Professor
Professor Sherman brings over two decades of teaching, research and administrative experience to her classes in American Politics. As founding director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston, D... [More]
202-885-2942
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Diane Singerman
,Associate Professor
Dr. Singerman is an Associate Professor and comparativist whose research interests focus on political change from below, particularly in the Middle East, and more specifically Egypt. Her work examines the formal and informal side of politics, gender,... [More]
202-885-2362
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Jessica Waters
,Assistant Professor
Jessica Waters is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society teaching Introduction to Law, Justice, Law and the Constitution, and Reproduction and the Law. Her research focuses on reproductive rights law, exploring questions... [More]
202-885-6217
SPA - Justice, Law and Society
SPA - Justice, Law and Society
Matthew Wright
,Assistant Professor
Professor Wright has taught courses on American politics, public opinion, political psychology, immigration, and political methodology. In his research, he has explored numerous topics relevant to American politics and comparative politics more gener... [More]
202-885-6458
SPA - Government
SPA - Government
Antoine Yoshinaka
,Assistant Professor
Professor Yoshinaka's research examines how institutions and the preferences of political actors influence political outcomes. Some of his recent work on congressional redistricting, for instance, examines the various ways in which partisan mapmaker... [More]
202-885-6082
SPA - Government
SPA - Government