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]
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]
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]
Todd Eisenstadt
,Department Chair, Government
Professor Eisenstadt is chair of the Government Department, 2011-2012. Co-editor of Latin America's Multicultural Movements and the Struggle Between Communitarianism, Autonomy, and Human Rights (Oxford University Press forthcoming), he authored Polit... [More]
Danny Hayes
,Assistant Professor
Danny Hayes is an assistant professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs. His research focuses on political communication and political behavior in American politics. A former journalist, he is interested in how information from the media ... [More]
David Lublin
,Professor
Since receiving his Ph.D. 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 artic... [More]
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]
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]
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]



