Contact Us
Phone: (202) 885-2940 Graduate programs: spagrad@american.edu Undergraduate programs: aupublicaffairs@american.edu
Public Affairs, School of
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States
Graduate Advisors
Department of Public Administration & Policy
Renee Howatt Academic Counselor SPA -Student Svc/Research Ctr
Renee has over 30 years of experience in both the higher education and corporate sectors. She was Assistant Director of Central Admission at AU from 1980-1984, and after receiving her MS in Public Rel…
Janet Nagler Part Time Staff SPA -Student Svc/Research Ctr
Janet Nagler has been an Academic Counselor at American University since 1981, when she began advising adult and nondegree students, both graduate and undergraduate in the (former) Continuing Educatio…
Government
Robert Briggs Senior Academic Counselor SPA - Student Svc Office/Research Ctr
Bob Briggs is the Academic Counselor to students in the MA programs within the Department of Government. He is, also, the Academic Counselor to students in any/all of the PhD programs within SPA.
Justice, Law & Criminology
Shelley Morris Academic Counselor SPA -Student Svc/Research Ctr
Shelley Morris serves as the graduate advisor for the department of justice, law, and criminology. As the advisor for JLC, she is here to help you make the most of your JLC experience by providing inf…
Executive programs - Key and MSOD
Kim Kokich Program Advisor SPA - AU MSOD
- MPA and MPP students should contact Gabriella Calderon (calderon@american.edu) 202-885-6200, to schedule appointments.
- Government students should call the Department of Government front desk, 202-885-6203, to schedule appointments.
- JLC students should contact Shelley Morris (shelleym@american.edu) to schedule an appointment.
Forms
Government
MA in American Politics Worksheet
MA in Comparative Politics Worksheet
Justice, Law & Criminology
MS of Justice, Law and Criminology
