Ernesto Castañeda conducts research on migration, urban issues, health disparities, vulnerable populations, and social movements. He compares immigrant integration and ethnic political mobilization in…
Dr. Maria De Jesus brings to AU a wealth of research and teaching experiences in the area of health inequalities, a critical area of focus in interstate and transnational relations. Her research exami…
Professor Esser is the 2019 Distinguished Service Awardee of the AAG's Asian Geography Specialty Group and the 2015 SIS Scholar-Teacher of the Year. The director of SIS's Olson Scholars program and a …
Lewis Faulk is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at American University. Dr. Faulk is a Fellow of the Metropolitan Policy Center at American Un…
I do research in two distinct areas—organized violence by non-state actors and urban politics In the first area, on which I have spent more time, I examine the politics, internal dynamics, and patter…
Professor Grier conducts interdisciplinary research on topics related to target marketing, race in the marketplace, the social impact of commercial marketing, and social marketing. Her current researc…
Bradley Hardy is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University and nonresident senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution. He also serves as a v…
Lallen T. Johnson is a social scientist that studies how crime and justice outcomes vary across urban space. He is particularly concerned with how social structural and institutional processes facilit…
Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the Jo…
Dr. Matlon is an urban sociologist interested in questions of race and belonging in Africa and the African diaspora, and the ways “blackness” as a signifier – and in its intersection with gender, clas…
Dr. Morrissey is a SPA Dean's Scholar Associate Professor. Her work centers on examining and improving public policies for vulnerable children. She is Associate Professor of public policy at AU, a non…
Dr. Jane Palmer is the faculty director of the Community-Based Research Scholars program. In this role, she oversees a selective, living-learning community of first year students who learn how to cond…
Professor Pike is Chair of the Department of Literature (June 2016-May 2021). His most recent book is Canadian Cinema since the 1980s: At the Heart of the World (U of Toronto P, 2012). He is the autho…
Dr Ranganathan is a critical urban geographer with a broad interest in environmental justice. She uses history, ethnography, critical mapping, and social theory to study the struggles surrounding urba…
Benjamin Stokes is a civic media scholar and game designer, and director of The Playful City Lab. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, and at the AU Game Lab. Previously, he co…