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Meet the SPA Faculty

We’re proud of our faculty — prominent scholar-practitioners whose expertise and leading-edge research play vital roles in policy development, both nationally and globally. They comprise some of our nation’s foremost experts, crafting solutions to critical issues in politics and governance, public policy and administration, justice, law, and criminology. Through our renowned research centers, their scholarship is shared with the greater Washington community, across the nation, and around the world.

Khaldoun AbouAssi Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Lynn Addington Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Anna Amirkhanyan Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Andrea Artero Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Richard Axelrod Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Korneliya Bachiyska Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Tricia Bacon Assistant Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Michael Bader Associate Professor CAS - Sociology

Karen Baehler Scholar in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kim Ball Research Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Andrew Ballard Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Patrick Barker Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

David Barker Professor SPA - Government

Chana Barron Assistant Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Brad Bartholomew Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Scott A. Bass Professor and Provost Emeritus SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Richard Benedetto Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

John Bennett Adjunct Professor

Richard Bennett Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Heather Berthoud Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kamal Beyoghlow Adjunct Associate Professor

Amy Bills Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ilona Birenbaum Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

David Blanding Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Paul Bledsoe Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kevin Boyle Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Andrew Brannegan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jenna Brayton Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Brewer Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Victor Brito Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Javier Bronfman Horovitz Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Quentin Brummet Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

S. Vinet Bryant Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Anastasia Bukashe Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeffry Burnam Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Vanessa Careiro Adjunct Instructor

Richard Carroll Adjunct Instructor

TaLisa Carter Assistant Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Alexander Clayton Academic Counselor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

E. Coleman Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Donta Council Postdoctoral Fellow SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Clarence Crawford Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Elizabeth Crowe Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Suat Cubukcu Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Rody Damis Adjunct Instructor

Saman Danai Adjunct Instructor

Jeri Darling Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Billy Davies Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Christiaan De Waal Adjunct Instructor

Roberto DiBella Adjunct Instructor

Glendon Diehl Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Rachel Dinkes Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Daniel Dreisbach Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

John Driessnack Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Keith Earley Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Chris Edelson Assistant Professor SPA - Government

James Eisenmann Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Todd Eisenstadt Professor SPA - Government

Karen Ellis Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ronald Elving Executive in Residence SPA - Government

Robert Engel Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Michelle Engert Scholar in Residence SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

David Fagelson Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Lewis Faulk Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Nathan Favero Assistant Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Anne M. Ferrante Adjunct Professorial Lecturer KSB - Acad Progs - Graduate

Daniel Fiorino Distinguished Executive in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

John Firman Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Betsy Fischer Martin Executive Director, Women and Politics Institute and Executive in Residence SPA - Government

G. Borden Flanagan Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Gordon-Andrew Fletcher Adjunct Instructor

Carla Flink Assistant Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Andrew Flores Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Catherine Fox Adjunct Instructor

Riordan Frost Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Donald Fulsom Adjunct Instructor

Daniel Gade Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

R. Sam Garrett Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Seth Gershenson Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy