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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.

Sasha O'Connell Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Karen O'Connor Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science SPA - Government

Jacob Olidort Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ali Ozdogan Adjunct Instructor

Jane Palmer Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Patricia Parham Adjunct Associate Professor

Matthew Pascocello Adjunct Professor WCL - Career and Prof Devel

Miriam Perez Adjunct Instructor

Claudia Persico Assistant Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Elizabeth Peters Scholar in Residence

Evelyn Ploumis-Devick Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jeffrey Poirier Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Alyssa Purdy Adjunct Instructor

Daniel Puskin Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Steven Putansu Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

James Quirk Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Andrew Rahaman Executive in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Frank Rangoussis Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Rainey Ransom Adjunct Associate Professor

John Reeder Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Ann-Marie Regan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Barbara Romzek Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Alan Rosenblatt Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

David Rosenbloom Distinguished Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Doug Ryan Adjunct Instructor

Jonathan Schwabish Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Lara Schwartz Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Carl Shapiro Adjunct Professor

Elizabeth Sherman Assistant Professor SPA - Government

William Shields Adjunct Instructor

John Shosky Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Beatrix Siman-Zakhari Assistant Prof Emerita

Tiffany Simmons Adjunct Professorial Lecturer WCL - Career and Prof Devel

Carletta Taylor Sims Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Diane Singerman Associate Professor SPA - Government

Aparna Soni Assistant Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Michael Spochart Adjunct Instructor

Douglas Steiger Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Neil Stroul Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Elizabeth Suhay Associate Professor SPA - Government

Patricia Sykes Associate Professor SPA - Government

Gwendolyn Sykes Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Steven Taylor Associate Professor SPA - Government

Erdal Tekin Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

James Thurber Distinguished Professor SPA - Government

Timothy Titus Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Robert Tobias Distinguished Practitioner in Residence SPA - Key Leadership Program

Melvin Urofsky Adjunct Professor CAS - History

Christopher Utter Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Matthew Vanderschuere Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

John Vogelsang Adjunct Associate Professor

Ruth Wagner Executive in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

James Wallner Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Sonja Walti Assistant Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Fei Wang Adjunct Instructor

Jessica Waters Dean of Undergraduate Education & Vice Provost for Academic Student Services Provost, Office of the

Reginald Wells Executive in Residence SPA - School of Public Affairs

Gabe Whitbread Adjunct Instructor

Vicky Wilkins Dean, School of Public Affairs SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Tiffanesha Williams Postdoctoral Fellow SPA - Government

Brian Williams Adjunct Professor

Winfield Wilson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Joseph Young Associate Professor and Department Chair, JLC SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Rebecca Yurman Professorial Lecturer SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Enrique Zaldivar Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Ruth Zaplin Executive in Residence SPA - Key Leadership Program

Thomas Zeitzoff Associate Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology