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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.

Bradley Hardy Associate Professor and Chair, DPAP SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Eric Hershberg Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Center for Latin American/Latino Studies

Harry Hertz Adjunct Associate Professor

Masaki Hidaka Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Sarah Houser Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Albert Hyde Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Derek Hyra Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Angelo Ioffreda Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Gregg Ivers Professor SPA - Government

James Ives Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Janice Iwama Assistant Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Alison Jacknowitz Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Bradley Jackson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Bev-Freda Jackson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Natalie Jackson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeremy Janow Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Jayme Johnson Adjunct Instructor

Lallen T. Johnson Assistant Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Jocelyn Johnston Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kenneth Jones Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kareem Jordan Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Joshua Joseph Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Thaddeus Juszczak Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mark Kahan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Thomas Kahn CCPS Faculty Fellow and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Laura Kaplan Adjunct Instructor

Willard Kayser Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adam Keiper Adjunct Instructor

Cornelius Kerwin Professor and President Emeritus SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Sahar Khan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Seo-young Silvia Kim Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Bruce Kimble Adjunct Associate Professor

Linda Kimsey Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Nancy Kingsbury Adjunct Professor

Deborah Kircher Executive in Residence

Douglas Klusmeyer Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Theodore Kniker Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Aeric Koerner Adjunct Instructor

Deatrus LaCour Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ronald Lampard Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeffrey Lane Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Laura Langbein Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Trace Lasley Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Adrienne LeBas Associate Professor SPA - Government

Jan Leighley Professor SPA - Government

William LeoGrande Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs SPA - Government

Alan Levine Director, Political Theory Institute and Associate Professor SPA - Government

David Lublin Professor and Department Chair, Government SPA - Government

Aaron Lucas Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Roger Lukoff Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Lee Lukoff Adjunct Instructor

Rachael Lussos Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Peter Maida Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Nadeen Makhlouf Adjunct Instructor

David Malet Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Patrick Malone Executive in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Katharine Manning Adjunct Instructor

Paul Manuel IR Hurst Sr Professorial SPA - Government

Dave Marcotte Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Mark Maxin Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Anita McBride CCPS Fellow in Residence SPA - School of Public Affairs

Howard McCurdy Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Marquise McGraw Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kenneth Meier Distinguished Scholar in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Hillary Mellinger Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Thomas Merrill Associate Professor SPA - Government

Amanda Miller Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Cynthia Miller-Idriss Professor, School of Public Affairs and School of Education SPA - School of Public Affairs

Matt Minahan Adjunct Associate Professor Public Admin SPA

Patricia Mitchell Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kim Moloney Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ryan Moore Associate Professor SPA - Government

Constance Morella Ambassador in Residence

Taryn Morrissey Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Anthony Musa Adjunct Instructor

Elizabeth Nelson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Candice Nelson Professor SPA - Government

Saul Newman Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education SPA - Government

Nathan Newman Adjunct Professorial Lecturer