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    Mar 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2015-2016 
    
American University Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SIS Administration and Faculty


Dean  James M. Goldgeier
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Learning  Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs  Nanette Levinson
Assistant Dean for Communications and Outreach  Anya Schmemann
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives  Mana Zarinejad
Director of Financial Operations  Elif Ekingen
Director of Academic Affairs  Lee Schwentker
Director of Communications  Joe Navatto
Director of Graduate Enrollment Management  Jia Jiang
Online Programs  Matthew Meekins, Colleen Haverkos, Shane Melnick, Julia Stroop
Graduate Academic Advising  Marley Crutcher, Michael Rosenberger, Mary Barton, Annie Belott, Kaitlin Capobianco, Marisa Rivero
Undergraduate Academic Advising  Marianne Norman, Justina Grubor, Ubah Aden, Megan Kelly, Suzanne Skillings, Lauren Wagoner, Julie Wickham
Graduate Enrollment Management  Stephen Angelsmith, Rebecca Davis, Sarah Goldberg, Elizabeth Kelaher
Career Advising  David Fletcher
International Programs  Matt Sacco, Melissa Chapman
Comparative and Regional Studies MA Program Director  Jessica Trisko Darden
Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs MA Program Director  Jeff Bachman
Global Environmental Politics Program MA Director  Simon Nicholson
Global Governance, Politics, and Security MA Program Director  Michael Schroeder
International Communication MA Program Director  Amanda Taylor
International Development MA Program Director  Louis Goodman
International Economic Relations/International Economics MA Program Director  Arturo Porzecanski
International Peace and Conflict Resolution MA Program Director  Anthony Wanis-St. John
Master of International Service Program Director  Claudia Hofmann
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development MA Program Director  Judith Shapiro
Social Enterprise Program Director  Robert Tamasko
US Foreign Policy and National Security MA Program Director  Philip Brenner
JD/MA Program Director  Paul Williams
Director of MA Experiential Learning  Stephanie Fischer
Undergraduate Program Director  Rose Shinko
PhD Program Director  Sharon K. Weiner

Faculty

The diversity of the full-time faculty members at SIS in terms of academic disciplines and professional experience, both in the United States and abroad, exemplifies the multidisciplinary and cross-cultural aspects of international relations. Bringing cutting-edge research into their classrooms, faculty members use a variety of interactive approaches such as simulations, case studies, and media in their teaching. The school regularly appoints adjunct and visiting professors and benefits from their expertise in the field of international relations. As a center of public dialogue, the school brings leading experts from around the world to address emerging issues in international affairs.

Full-Time Faculty

Distinguished Professor  M. Kahler
University Professor Emeritus  J. Mittelman
Professor Emeritus/a  G. Adams, F. Cheru, D.L. Clarke, S.D. Cohen, R. Fisher, R.W. Gregg, J. Goldstein, M. Hammer, G.L. Harris, L.L. Lubrano, C. Lusane, S. Mardin, F.J. Piotrow, J.M. Richardson, A.A. Said, M.P. Walker, L.C. Wilson
Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies  A. Ahmed
Mohammed Said Farsi Chair Emeritus of Islamic Peace  A.A. Said
Professor  M. Abu-Nimer, A. Acharya, D. Bernhofen, P. Brenner, R. Broad, C. Chin, K. Conca, M. Egan, J. Fox, J.M. Goldgeier, L.W. Goodman (Dean Emeritus), R. Henning, D. Hirschmann, P.T. Jackson, J. Mertus, V. Samarasinghe, S. Silvia, P. Wapner, G. Weaver, P. Williams, Q. Zhao
Associate Professor Emeritus  S.H. Arnold, W. Kincade
Associate Professor  B. Atzili, C. Call, D. Cogburn, K. Darden, D. Esser, C. Gallaher, T. Gutner, N.S. Levinson, S. Murray, R. Persaud, R. Robinson, C. Rudolph, C. Schneider, S. Shepler, M. Taylor, S. Venturelli, A. Wanis-St. John, S. Weiner, J. Young
Assistant Professor  A. Auerbach, S. Bates, A. Boesenecker, D. Bosco, E. Bratman, C. Brunel, L. Carruth, E. Cohn, E. Collins, M. De Jesus, M.A. Giraudy, T. Graddy, A. Hart, P.K. Heng, S. Jinnah, J.R. Kelley, S. Knight, J. Lee, A.C. LeVan, J. Matlon, D. Mislan, S. Mokhtari, K. Nam, S. Nicholson, J. Poole, M. Ranganathan, D. Schneider, R. Shinko, S. Snyder, J. Tama, S. Tankel, J. Trisko Darden, K. Tuomi, W. Wigfall-Williams, T. Yamanis, G. Ziv
Senior Professional Lecturer  G. Groen
Professorial Lecturer  J. Bachman, D. Banks, W. Belding, D. Craig, S. Dalzell, A. Diamond, M. Dixon, D. Eralp, A. Erol, L. Field, T. Gargano, T. Hall, A. Hardig, M. Moneim Hassan, C. Hofmann, V. Kiechel, J. King, G. Martin, D. Ohls, N. Paxton, T. Sajjad, M. Schroeder, L. Seybert, A. Taylor, S. Thomas, E. Walton, B. Wien
Distinguished Diplomat-in-Residence  A. Quainton, S. Shelton-Colby
Distinguished Economist-in-Residence  A. Porzecanski
Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence  D. Gregory
Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence  D. Barno
Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence  N. Bensahel, J. Mittelman, J.A. Tickner
Executive-in-Residence  S. Fischer
Scholar-in-Residence  J. Shapiro, M. Singh
Instructor  J. Moriarty, M. Morosini-Dominick, A. Spath