Amitav Acharya
Distinguished Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Amitav Acharya is the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Distinguished Professor at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC. He is the first n…
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Kuniko Ashizawa
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SIS-School of Intl Service
Dr. Ashizawa's research interests include Japan’s foreign, security and ODA policy, U.S.-Japan-China relations, regional institution-building in Asia, and the role of the concept of state identity in …
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Robin Broad
Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Dr. Robin Broad, Professor of International Development, established and heads SIS’s International Development Program’s unique curricular offerings on rethinking globalization and development and on …
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(202) 885-1478
Jie Cai
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - World Languages and Cultures
Jie Cai received his BA in Chinese from Shanghai Normal University in China and his MA and MLS from the University of Iowa. Prior to AU, he had taught all levels of Chinese for over 16 years at school…
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(202) 885-6922
Christine BN Chin
Dean, School of International Service
SIS - School of International Service
Dr. Chin’s research and teaching interests are in the political economy of transnational migration, Southeast Asian studies and intercultural relations. She is the author of In Service and Servitude: …
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(202) 885-1603
C. Anne Claus
Assistant Professor
CAS - Anthropology
C. Anne Claus is Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department. C. Anne Claus is a cultural anthropologist who researches environmental issues in contemporary Japan. Her academic work investigate…
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(202) 885-6797
Louis Goodman
Professor and Dean Emeritus, SIS
SIS - School of International Service
Louis Goodman carries out research on social change and politics in Latin America and in Asia. His current research focuses on public goods, regional alliances and development. He has published widely…
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(202) 885-1625
Pek Koon Heng-Blackburn
Assistant Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Dr. Pek Koon Heng teaches courses on International Relations and International Political Economy in Southeast and East Asia. She also directs SIS’s summer graduate program on “Globalization and Region…
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Randall Henning
Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Dr. Henning specializes in international and comparative political economy, global governance and regional integration. He has focused recently on international regime complexity, resilience of multi…
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(202) 885-1707
Miles Kahler
Distinguished Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Miles Kahler teaches and conducts research in the fields of international politics and international political economy, including global governance, international monetary and financial cooperation, a…
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(202) 885-6393
Kenneth Knight
Sr Professorial Lecturer
CAS - World Languages and Cultures
Interests: L2 Japanese phonology; minority languages of Japan; diaspora and language attrition; minority languages and national language policy
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(202) 885-6337
Easten Law
Professorial Lecturer
SIS-School of Intl Service
Easten Law's teaching and research focuses on intercultural relations, inter-religious studies, and civil society. His current interests and studies include critical pedagogy in intercultural educatio…
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law@american.edu
(202) 885-6578
Surjit Mansingh
Adjunct Professor
SIS-School of Intl Service
Professor Surjit Mansingh presently teaches as an adjunct in the School of International Service. She retired a few years ago from her position as Professor and Chairperson, Centre for International P…
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Susan McDonic
Assistant Professor
CAS - Sociology
Susan McDonic's research interests include contemporary religious movements, international development, Africa, Asia and globalization. Specifically she has studied one of the world’s largest developm…
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(202) 885-2490
James Mittelman
Distinguished Research Professor and University Professor Emeritus
James Mittelman is Distinguished Research Professor and University Professor Emeritus. His work focuses on globalization, development, and political economy, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and Ea…
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(202) 885-1643
Jisook Paik
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
School of Prof and Extd Studies
Dr. Jisook Paik has been teaching English Language and TESOL courses in Korea, China, and the United States. She is interested in teaching ESL grammar, research methods, and writing, as well as ESL te…
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(202) 895-4888
Tazreena Sajjad
Sr Professorial Lecturer
SIS - School of International Service
Tazreena Sajjad currently serves as Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Global Governance, Politics and Security (GGPS) Program in the School of International Service (SIS) at American University in W…
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(202) 885-6572
Vidyamali Samarasinghe
Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Vidyamali Samarasinghe is a Professor in the International Development Program of the School of International Service, American University, Washington D.C. Currently she is the Director of the Interna…
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(202) 885-1487
Judith Shapiro
Director - Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
SIS - School of International Service
Dr. Judith Shapiro is on the faculty of the Global Environmental Politics program and directs the Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRSD) with University for Peace in Costa…
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(202) 885-1629
Hye Young Shin
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - World Languages and Cultures
Dr. Shin received her Ph.D. in Multilingual and Multicultural Education from George Mason University and Master’s degree in TESOL from American University. As a native Korean, she has taught both heri…
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(202) 885-1513
Stephen Tankel
Associate Professor
SIS - School of International Service
Stephen Tankel is an associate professor at American University and an adjunct
senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He previously served as a
Senior Advisor at the Department of De…
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(202) 885-2369
Naoko Wowsugi
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Art
Naoko Wowsugi, an artist of Korean-Japanese descent, works with photography, video, and performance as forms of communication. Using interdisciplinary practices of visual art, local research, and comm…
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(202) 885-6478
Chenyang Xiao
Associate Professor
CAS - Sociology
Dr. Xiao earned his MA at University of Toledo, OH, and PhD at Washington State University. His main research interests include environmental beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and public opinion over envi…
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(202) 885-2426
Svetlana Xu
Sr Professorial Lecturer
CAS - World Languages and Cultures
Dr. Xu has an extensive background as a linguist in both Chinese and Russian, with an emphasis in the areas of philosophy, literature, culture and communication.
Possessing an impressive academic bac…
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(202) 885-2262