
Fiona Alexander Distinguished Policy Strategist-in-Residence SIS | General Academics & Research
Ms. Fiona M. Alexander is both Distinguished Policy Strategist in Residence in the School of International Service and Distinguished Fellow at the Internet Governance Lab at American University. For t…

Bryan Arva Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Dr. Bryan Arva is currently the Director of the Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Master's program. Additionally, he is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Justice, Law, and Criminology …


Shawn Bates Assistant Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Mr. Bates is an international lawyer, mediator, educator, intercultural communication consultant and trainer with over 20 years of experience in the international arena. He is currently Assistant Prof…

Samantha Bradshaw Assistant Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Dr. Samantha Bradshaw is an Assistant Professor in New Technology and Security at American University's School of International Service.

Diana Burley Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Professor URC | Vice Provost for Research Office
Diana L. Burley, Ph.D. is currently Vice Provost for Research and Innovation at American University (AU) where she also leads the Khan Cyber & Economic Security Institute and serves as a member of the…

Derrick Cogburn Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn is Professor at American University in Washington, DC. He has a joint appointment in the School of International Service where he serves in the Department of Environment, Develo…

Roberto Corizzo Assistant Professor CAS | Computer Science
Roberto Corizzo conducts research at the intersection of big data computing, machine learning, and data mining. His research addresses analytical tasks such as sensor data forecasting, time series cla…

Gary Corn Adjunct Associate Professor WCL | General Academics & Research

Leah Ding Associate Professor CAS | Computer Science
Dr. Ding is broadly interested in trustworthy machine learning with its applications in cybersecurity and scientific data analytics. She has extensive experience doing cybersecurity R&D in industrial …

Mary Gray Distinguished Professor CAS | Math and Statistics
A statistician and lawyer, Professor Gray’s areas of research include applications of statistics to human rights, economic equity, legal issues, and education. She is the founder of the Association fo…

Jeffrey Hakim Professor and Department Chair, Math & Statistics CAS | Math and Statistics
Jeffrey Hakim’s research primarily lies within the broad mathematical areas of representation theory and harmonic analysis. Most recently, he has focused on supercuspidal representations and symmetric…

Trey Herr Assistant Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security

Chelsea Horne Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Literature
Dr. Chelsea L. Horne's areas of research encompass communication, AI policy, algorithmic bias, digital ethics, information integrity, privacy, internet governance, and performance studies. Recent work…

Shawn Janzen Professorial Lecturer KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
Shawn Janzen is a information scientist with expertise in information behavior, data analytics, sociotechnical cybersecurity, cognitive security, public administration, public policy, and technology p…

Nathalie Japkowicz Professor CAS | Computer Science
Nathalie Japkowicz is a professor in the Computer Science Department at American University, which she chaired from July 2018 to June 2024. Prior to that, she directed the Laboratory for Research on M…

Alex Joel Adjunct Associate Professor WCL | General Academics & Research
Alex Joel is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. He is conducting research, developing programming, and teaching courses focused on the intersections betw…

Kathryn Kleiman Adjunct Professor WCL | General Academics & Research

Gwanhoo Lee Professor KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
Professor Lee, Chair of the Department of Information Technology and Analytics, teaches business intelligence, digital leadership and strategy, and project management. His primary research areas inclu…
Nanette Levinson Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Nanette S. Levinson is Professor and Academic Director of the SIS/Sciences-Po Exchange. Currently one of two Directors of the Internet Governance Lab, she has also served as Editor of the Internationa…

Monty McGee Adjunct Instructor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Monty McGee serves as the Director of Cyber Partnerships & Engagement with the Edison Electric Institute where he leads a range of activities to strengthen cybersecurity across the electric sector. He…

Ayman Omar Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Student Services KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
Professor Omar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Technology & Analytics and a Research Fellow at the Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center (KCGC). His research interests focus…
Suleyman Ozeren Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Dr. Ozeren is a Professorial Lecturer and Director of SPA's certificate in Cyber Policy and Management. His areas of expertise are political violence, terrorism, cybercrime and online radicalization, …

Joshua Rovner Associate Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Research interests: Intelligence, Strategy, Foreign Policy

Robert Sheldon Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SIS | General Academics & Research
Robert Sheldon is Senior Director of Public Policy & Strategy at CrowdStrike, where he leads corporate engagement on a variety of International and U.S. government policies, programs, and initiatives.…

Jay Simon Associate Professor KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
Dr. Simon joined the Kogod faculty in 2015. His background is in decision analysis, focusing on multi-attribute preference modeling. His current & recent work includes preferences over geographical da…

Aref Zahed Professorial Lecturer CAS | Computer Science
Aref Zahed is a senior-level computer science researcher, lecturer, and technology leader with expertise in AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and computer engineering. Currently a Professorial Lecturer at …

Jiali Zhou Assistant Professor KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
My main research area is cybersecurity economics and policies. My recent research addresses questions such as how to improve cybersecurity with crowdsourcing? How to address the security risks brought…