SPA Faculty

Adjunct Associate Professor

Dr. Robert F. Abbey, Jr., is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at Troy University spec... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jean Accius serves as a Project Officer within the Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group at the... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Amirkhanyan’s research and teaching focuses on public and nonprofit management, public sec... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aubourg is a quantitative policy analyst with more than ten years of experience in economic grow... [More]

Scholar in Residence

Dr. Karen Baehler holds a Ph.D. in Policy Sciences from the University of Maryland (1999), where she... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor

Scott A. Bass is the Provost at American University and holds the faculty appointment of Professor o... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Richard Benedetto is an adjunct professor of Journalism. He is a retired White House correspondent a... [More]

Professor

Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Kamal Beyoghlow is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Government at American University but a full Pr... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Jennifer Biddle is a post-doctoral fellow conducting research on collaborative environmental gov... [More]

Distinguished Adjunct Professor

Research Assistant Professor

Julia Carrano is the supervisor for the Preventing Wrongful Convictions Project, a federally funded,... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Joshua M. Chanin is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Administration and Justice, Law, and Society. His di... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Dante Chinni is the director of the Patchwork Nation project, a Knight Foundation-funded collaborati... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Clayman is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs. Her concentrations are in com... [More]

Research Professor

Caroline Cooper has been involved with the provision of technical assistance, evaluation, and traini... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Assistant Professor of Government. An AU alumna, she has taught at AU, St.... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mark Croatti teaches American Government and foreign policy-related courses at the American Universi... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Michael S. Danielson is a comparative politics Ph.D. candidate at American University, and also stud... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Bill Davies is a legal historian, focusing on the transnational nature of legal ideas and system... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor DeGregorio's research and teaching focuses on Congress, interest groups and political comm... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Dennis is presently the Senior Policy Advisor for Corrections in the Department of Justice... [More]

Professor

Professor Dreisbach's principal research interests include American constitutional law and history, ... [More]

Professor

Professor Durant’s teaching and research focus is executive branch politics, public management, poli... [More]

Assistant Professor

Chris Edelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government. His teaching and research i... [More]

Department Chair, Government

Todd A. Eisenstadt's latest book, Politics, Identity, and Mexico’s Indigenous Rights Movements (Camb... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Fagelson's research interests include global ethics, constitutional rights, law and develo... [More]

Associate Professor

Katherine Farquhar (Director of the MSOD program) has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Boston Unive... [More]

Assistant Professor

Lewis Faulk’s research spans the topics of foundation grant-making, competition in the nonprofit sec... [More]

Executive in Residence

Daniel J. Fiorino is Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Executive in Residence at S... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Fischer’s research investigates the relationship among secularism, gender, and democratization... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Assistant Professor

Borden Flanagan’s area of expertise is the history of Western political philosophy. His teaching and... [More]

Professor

Brian Forst joined the American University faculty in 1992, following three years on the George Wash... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Don Fulsom is a freelance writer/editor/researcher who was a White House correspondent during the Jo... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

R. Sam Garrett holds a Ph.D. in political science, M.P.A. and B.A. (summa cum laude), all from Ameri... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Glover teaches and does research in the field of comparative politics, with a concentratio... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Golash's research interests center on the philosophy of law, particularly the moral justif... [More]

Professor

A lawyer and social scientist, Professor Gould combines empirical research with policy advocacy to a... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Patrick J. Griffin teaches a graduate seminar on the legislative process and is the academic dir... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Guess has worked for more than 20 years providing technical assistance and training to strengthe... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Assistant Professor

Tamara Hafner's research focuses on science and technology policy and global health. Her most recent... [More]

Professor Emerita

Assistant Professor

Bradley Hardy is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy. Prior to joining Americ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Danny Hayes is an assistant professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs. His research fo... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Matthew Herrmann is a proud alumnus of American University. He currently serves as Legislative Direc... [More]

Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies

Eric Hershberg is Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and Professor of Gove... [More]

Research Associate Professor

Richard B. Hoffman directs the Caseflow Management Initiative at the Justice Programs Office. He is ... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Gregory A. Hunt, a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Justice, Law and Society, work... [More]

Professor

Gregg Ivers is professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, where he teaches co... [More]

Associate Professor

Alison Jacknowitz (PhD, Policy Analysis) is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Poli... [More]

Professor

Professor Johnson's areas of expertise include the prison and other institutions of punishment and c... [More]

Department Chair, Public Administration and Policy

Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and inte... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Mark Kahan is an attorney and businessman. Beginning in 1972, he worked to reform energy and communi... [More]

Assistant Professor

Kristine Kalanges is an assistant professor of Justice, Law and Society in the School of Public Affa... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Victor Kamber is an adjunct professor of Public Communication. He has been associated with American ... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Professor Kaplan has had extensive experience in the administration, management, and evaluation of p... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jerrold Keilson has spent thirty years working in international affairs. He is Vice President of Pla... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Professor Kimble’s interests include comparative legal practice, judicial decision making, and princ... [More]

Associate Professor

Currently, I am Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society at American University. I have both ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Lane's research and teaching interests focus on Comparative Politics, Research Methodology... [More]

Professor

Professor Langbein teaches quantitative methods, program evaluation, policy analysis, and public cho... [More]

Associate Professor

Jennifer L. Lawless graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.A. in political ... [More]

Assistant Professor

Adrienne LeBas (Ph.D., Columbia University) joined the Department of Government in the fall of 2009.... [More]

Professor

Jan E. Leighley's research and teaching interests focus on American political behavior, voter turnou... [More]

Dean, School of Public Affairs

Dean of the School of Public Affairs and a specialist in Latin American politics and U.S. foreign po... [More]

Associate Professor

Alan M. Levine is an Associate Professor of political theory in the Department of Government and an ... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Jiaqi Liang is a PhD student in Department of Public Administration and Policy, majoring in Public A... [More]

Associate Professor Emeritus

An interest in the environment—its conservation and management—is the foundation for Professor Liebe... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Lu studies local governance, the political economy of institutional change, public opinion and p... [More]

Professor

Since receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard, David Lublin has authored two books, The Paradox of Represen... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Aaron J. Lucas, III started his criminal justice career in the federal probation system at the Washi... [More]

Department Chair, Justice, Law and Society

Ed Maguire is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Justice, Law & Society at American ... [More]

Executive-in-Residence

Dr Malone teaches courses in public sector leadership, leadership ethics, organizational analysis, a... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Matt Mandel currently serves as a Vice-President at the Glover Park Group, an independent, strategic... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Marr, an Assistant Professor of Justice, Law and Society, was named Director of the SPA Le... [More]

Senior Scholar in Residence

Dr. Marshak has taught organization dynamics and change leadership in SPA since 1977. His areas of e... [More]

Executive in Residence

Mrs. McBride has a long and distinguished career in American politics and government. Most recently,... [More]

Professor

Dr. Howard McCurdy is professor of public affairs in the public administration and policy department... [More]

Assistant Professor

Thomas W. Merrill is an assistant professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public ... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Judge Patti Mitchell is a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland bench. She is an AU alumna (SPA ... [More]

Ambassador in Residence

Connie Morella served as U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme... [More]

Assistant Professor

Prior to joining the SPA faculty in fall 2010, Taryn Morrissey served as a Health Policy Advisor on ... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Mullin's research has focused on fiscal reform and decentralization, intergovernmental fis... [More]

Associate Professor

Candice J. Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government. She is an expert on pre... [More]

Assistant Professor

Stephanie Newbold specializes in the intellectual history of public administration and the intersect... [More]

Associate Professor

Saul Newman is an associate professor in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affair... [More]

Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Karen O’Connor is the Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Founde... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Walter J. Oleszek is senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Matthew Pascocello is an Adjunct Professor at both American University’s School of Public Affairs an... [More]

Assistant Professor

David Pitts is a public management and policy scholar with a primary focus on representative bureauc... [More]

Instructor

Alicia Kolar Prevost brings more than 10 years of experience in government and politics to her Ameri... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Jim Quirk teaches a wide range of comparative politics and international relations courses. He has t... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Reed specializes in parties and interest groups, campaigns and elections, and election and... [More]

Distinguished Professor

Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, Rosenbloom specializes in constitutional-administr... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Savage currently teaches History and Philosophy of Criminology and Introduction to Justice... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Schaler’s work is focused on the “therapeutic state”—the union of medicine and state. He c... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Michael Shelby is the Chief Economist in the Transportation and Climate Division of the Office o... [More]

Assistant Professor

Professor Sherman brings over two decades of teaching, research and administrative experience to her... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Bill Shields is Vice President of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the nation's leading pu... [More]

Associate Professor

Jeremy Shiffman is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University. A... [More]

Adjunct Professor

Michael Siegel is a Senior Training Specialist in the Division of Education, The Federal Judicial Ce... [More]

University Professor

Professor Simon's research interests and primary areas of concentration in academic work are law and... [More]

Associate Professor

Dr. Singerman is an Associate Professor and comparativist whose research interests focus on politica... [More]

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Professor Stazyk’s research and teaching focuses on organization theory and behavior, public managem... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Sykes focuses on the U.S. presidency, comparative executive leadership, political parties,... [More]

Acting Assistant Professor

Stephen Tankel is an Assistant Professor at American University and a non-resident scholar in the So... [More]

Associate Professor

Professor Taylor's teaching and research focus on urban politics, the politics of race and ethnicity... [More]

Distinguished Professor

James A. Thurber is University Distinguished Professor of Government and Founder (1979) and Director... [More]

Distinguished Practitioner in Residence

Robert Tobias teaches courses in public management, leadership, facilitation and team development, c... [More]

Adjunct Associate Professor

Dr. Toregas teaches courses in Public Private Partnerships and IT as Empowerment for Public Administ... [More]

Research Professor

Joseph Trotter, an attorney, is a Research Professor on the faculty of American University's School ... [More]

Professor

A pioneer in the field of victimology, victims rights, and an expert in the field of transnational c... [More]

Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Meredith Walker is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Public Administration and Policy.... [More]

Assistant Professor

Dr. Walti is an international scholar in public policy. Her fields of specialization include compara... [More]

Assistant Professor

Jessica Waters is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society teaching Intr... [More]

Professor Emeritus

Professor Ronald Weiner has taught at AU since 1972. He is an expert on violent sex offenders and is... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Keith L. Williams has over 20 years of experience in private security and municipal law enforcement.... [More]

Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Jason Wolf is committed to developing the management skills critical to becoming a high performi... [More]

Instructor

Kevin Wozniak is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs. His concentrations are justic... [More]

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor Young's interests relate to the cross-national causes and consequences of terrorism. He ha... [More]

Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Ruth Zaplin is the assistant director for the Key Executive Leadership Programs. Prior to becomi... [More]