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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.

100 published academic journal articles written by SPA faculty in 2015-16, up from 57 in 2013-14, despite only adding four new faculty members.

Bradley Hardy Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Bethany Hardy Adjunct Instructor

Michael Hatch Adjunct Instructor

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

Harry Hertz Adjunct Associate Professor

Sarah Houser Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Albert Hyde Adjunct Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Derek Hyra Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Angelo Ioffreda Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Janet Ioli Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - School of Public Affairs

Gregg Ivers Professor SPA - Government

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

Bev-Freda Jackson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeremy Janow Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Susan Jenkins Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Patricia Jensen Adjunct Instructor

Robert Johnson Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Jayme Johnson Adjunct Instructor

Jocelyn Johnston Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kenneth Jones Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Keith Jones Adjunct Instructor

Kareem Jordan Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Thaddeus Juszczak Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mark Kahan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Joseph Kaplan Adjunct Instructor

Lester Kaplan Adjunct Professor SPA - JPO/JLC

Elaine Kaplan Adjunct Professor

Laura Kaplan Adjunct Instructor

Willard Kayser Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Vicki Kelsey Adjunct Instructor

Linda Kimsey Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Nancy Kingsbury Adjunct Professor

Douglas Klusmeyer Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Theodore Kniker Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Christopher Koepke Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Deatrus LaCour Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeffrey Lane Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Laura Langbein Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Robert Lapidus Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Trace Lasley Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jennifer Lawless Professor SPA - Government

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

Constance Lindsay Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Jie Lu Associate Professor SPA - Government

David Lublin Professor SPA - Government

Aaron Lucas Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Roger Lukoff Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

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

Douglas Major-Ryan Adjunct Instructor

Nadeen Makhlouf Adjunct Instructor

Patrick Malone Executive in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Paul Manuel Professor SPA - Government

Dave Marcotte Professor and Chair, Department of Public Administration and Policy SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Robert Marshak Dist. Scholar in Res Emeritus

Mark Maxin Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

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

Howard McCurdy Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Thomas Merrill Associate Professor SPA - Government

Matt Minahan Adjunct Associate Professor Public Admin SPA

Patricia Mitchell Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ryan Moore Assistant Professor SPA - Government

Constance Morella Ambassador in Residence

Taryn Morrissey Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Daniel Mullins Associate Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Karen Nash Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Candice Nelson Professor and Department Chair, Government SPA - Government

Saul Newman Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education SPA - Government