SPA Faculty Directory

Jean Accius is an expert in aging, Medicaid and long-term care issues. He is a Senior Strategic Poli... [More]

Marilee Adams, Ph.D., is an author, executive coach, facilitator, and professional speaker. She is p... [More]

Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victi... [More]

Susannah Bruns Ali (BA, University of Maryland – College Park; MPP, American University) is a third-... [More]

Professor Amirkhanyan’s research and teaching focuses on public and nonprofit management, public sec... [More]

Dr. Meredith (Walker) Anderson’s research spans Public Policy, Public Administration and Race and Et... [More]

Dan Arbell, a scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at AU, is a 25 year veteran of ... [More]

Dr. Aubourg is a seasoned quantitative policy analyst with twenty years of experience in macroeconom... [More]

Dick Axelrod is among the world’s top OD practitioners, specializing in whole-system change. The “Co... [More]

Tricia Bacon, PhD, is a Professorial Lecturer at American University’s School of Public Affairs. She... [More]

Professor Karen Baehler holds a Ph.D. in Policy Sciences from the University of Maryland (1999), whe... [More]

A lawyer and social scientist, Prof. Barron received her Master’s degree from the Department Of Just... [More]

Dr. Bartholomew received his doctoral degree from the University of Maryland in 2012. His research f... [More]

Provost

Scott A. Bass is the Provost at AU and Professor of Public Administration and Policy. A Fellow of th... [More]

Richard Benedetto is an adjunct professor of Journalism. He is a retired White House correspondent a... [More]

John Bennett, PhD is a practitioner, academic, and educator who earned his MA and PhD in Human and O... [More]

Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice... [More]

With over 25 years of experience as an OD practitioner, Heather Berthoud specializes in nonprofit an... [More]

Kamal Beyoghlow is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Government at American University but a full Pr... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Chris Birdsall is a PhD student in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. His research ... [More]

Ms. Birenbaum is a leadership and organizational consultant/leadership coach with over 20 years of e... [More]

Andrew Borene is an executive with IBM who leads strategy and business development for US federal ag... [More]

Mike Bouchard is the President of Security Dynamics Group LLC. Under contract, he also serves as the... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Andrew Brannegan is presently a fourth-year PhD Public Administration and Policy student at American... [More]

Javier Bronfman is presently a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Public Administration ... [More]

Dr. Anastasia Bukashe, Executive Director of the Wilgespruit Fellowship Centre outside Johannesburg,... [More]

Dante Chinni is the director of the American Communities project, a collaboration including The Wall... [More]

Caroline Cooper has been involved with the provision of technical assistance, evaluation, and traini... [More]

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Assistant Professor of Government. An AU alumna, she has taught at AU, St.... [More]

Mark Croatti teaches American Government and foreign policy-related courses at the American Universi... [More]

Jeri Darling is President of Darling Global, LLC and has more than 25 years of experience working wi... [More]

Dr. Davies is approaching the study of the European Union legal system from a fresh perspective by c... [More]

Joep C. de Jong is an experienced international OD scholar-practitioner. He is currently Founder, Ma... [More]

Professor Dennis is presently the Senior Policy Advisor for Corrections in the Department of Justice... [More]

Erik Devereux has worked for over 20 years in the public policy and management field, including teac... [More]

Erich J. Dietrich (PhD, American University) is a healthcare administrator in the U.S. Navy and has ... [More]

Professor Dreisbach's principal research interests include American constitutional law and history, ... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Professor Durant resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is a founding partner of Emeritus Associates, LLC. ... [More]

Chris Edelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government. His teaching and research i... [More]

Professor Eisenstadt's research focuses on the intersection of formal institutions and laws with inf... [More]

Michelle Engert is a Senior Counsel in the Access to Justice Initiative for the United States Depart... [More]

Professor Fagelson's research interests include ethical issues in law, politics and international re... [More]

Lewis Faulk is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. His resear... [More]

Daniel J. Fiorino is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Executive in Residence ... [More]

John R. Firman is the Director of the Research Division of the International Association of Chiefs o... [More]

On research leave at the University of Toronto for the academic year 2014-2015. Borden Flanagan’s ar... [More]

Brian Forst joined the American University faculty in 1992, following three years on the George Wash... [More]

Catherine Fox is Founder and Principal of an international consulting and coaching group, CJFox Asso... [More]

Dave Frederickson is the Director of Performance Monitoring in the Performance Management Center at ... [More]

Dr. Darya Funches is a seasoned scholar-practitioner who is known for creative and cutting edge appr... [More]

Dr. Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Katherine Gillespie is an attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She currently serve... [More]

Ed Girovasi is a Senior Consultant with the Financial, Acquisition and Resource Management Group of ... [More]

Professor Glover teaches and does research in the field of comparative politics, with a concentratio... [More]

Dr. Morgan Gopnik is an expert on ocean and coastal policy, with a particular focus on integrated ma... [More]

A lawyer and social scientist, Professor Gould combines empirical research with policy advocacy to a... [More]

Dr. Patrick J. Griffin teaches a graduate seminar on the legislative process and is the academic dir... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Claire Griggs is a faculty member in the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology in the School of... [More]

Jennifer Gumbrewicz is a successful attorney, experienced professor, and proven leader with a long c... [More]