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Name		Position	Dpt
Dr. Robert Abbey Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching (301) 464-3029 rabbey@american.edu Dr. Robert F. Abbey, Jr., is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at Troy University specializing in quantitative analysis, program evaluation, research methods, and policy analysis. Prior to 2002, Dr. Abbey served... [read more] x close	Abbey, Robert	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Jean Accius Adjunct Professor acciusj@hotmail.com x close	Accius, Jean	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Dr. Lynn Addington Associate Professor Ward 258 (202) 885-2902 adding@american.edu Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victims, measurement of crime, and utilization of national crime statistics. Her recent publications have addressed issues o... [read more] x close	Addington, Lynn	Associate Professor	DJLS
Nina M. Allen Graduate Advisor, Key Executive Leadership MPA Program Watkins 115 (202) 885-3857 nallen@american.edu x close	Allen, Nina M.	Graduate Advisor, Key Executive Leadership MPA Program	DPAP
Dr. Pablo Alonso Adjunct Professor pabloal@iadb.org Dr. Alonso presently works at the Inter-American Development Bank as a Senior Public Sector Management Specialist. He has 15 years experience in Public Sector Reform issues working for both the World Bank and the Inter-Americ... [read more] x close	Alonso, Pablo	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Dr. Anna A. Amirkhanyan Assistant Professor Ward 341 (202) 885-6289 amirkhan@american.edu Professor Amirkhanyan’s research focuses on public and nonprofit management, public sector reform, organizational performance, social policy, research methodology, and intellectual history of public administration. Her ... [read more] x close	Amirkhanyan, Anna A.	Assistant Professor	DPAP
Rene W. Aubourg Assistant Professor aubourg@american.edu Dr. Aubourg is a quantitative policy analyst with more than ten years of experience in economic growth and poverty alleviation, macroeconomic and fiscal policy management, environmental economics and policy, and project manag... [read more] x close	Aubourg, Rene W.	Assistant Professor	DPAP
Denise Baer Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching src_dlbaer@hotmail.com x close	Baer, Denise	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Gia Barboza Assistant Professor Ward 257 (202) 885-2366 barboza@american.edu x close	Barboza, Gia	Assistant Professor	DJLS
Dr. Chana Barron Assistant Professor Ward 211 (202) 885-2315 barron@american.edu x close	Barron, Chana	Assistant Professor	DJLS
Michael Belak Adjunct Professor belak@american.edu x close	Belak, Michael	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Richard Benedetto Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching benedett@american.edu Richard Benedetto is veteran political reporter with nearly 40 years of experience covering local, state and national government and politics. He retired in September 2006 from his post as White House correspondent for USA To... [read more] x close	Benedetto, Richard	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Richard R. Bennett Professor Ward 266 (202) 885-2956 bennett@american.edu Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice, and police organization and procedures. He has published extensively in the area of cross-national crime, policing and comp... [read more] x close	Bennett, Richard R.	Professor	DJLS
Kamal Beyoghlow Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching BeyoghlowK@ndu.edu x close	Beyoghlow, Kamal	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Ben Bolitzer Adjunct Professor Ward 320 bolitzerb@gao.gov Benjamin Bolitzer is a Senior Economist in the Applied Research and Methods Group at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). His areas of interest are program evaluation, applied econometrics, and labor economics. ... [read more] x close	Bolitzer, Ben	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Julian Bond Distinguished Adjunct Professor in Residence Ward 211 (202) 885-6221 julian_bond@msn.com x close	Bond, Julian	Distinguished Adjunct Professor in Residence	GOV
Judy Bonderman Assistant Professor Ward 252 (202) 885-2916 bonderma@american.edu x close	Bonderman, Judy	Assistant Professor	DJLS
Matthew Bourdon Administrative Assistant Ward 320 (202) 885-2375 bourdon@american.edu x close	Bourdon, Matthew	Administrative Assistant	DPAP
Dr. Sarah Brewer Professorial Lecturer & Associate Director: Women & Politics Institute Ward 235 (202) 885-3103 sbrewer@american.edu website Sarah E. Brewer is the Associate Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. She received her Ph.D. in political science from American University where her research focused on gender and political v... [read more] x close	Brewer, Sarah	Professorial Lecturer & Associate Director: Women & Politics Institute	GOV
Robert Briggs Academic Counselor (Graduate; MA - GOVT, PhD - All of SPA) Ward 236 (202) 885-6204 rbriggs@american.edu x close	Briggs, Robert	Academic Counselor (Graduate; MA - GOVT, PhD - All of SPA)	GOV
Peter Brusoe Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching pwbrusoe@gmail.com x close	Brusoe, Peter	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Sean Cain Assistant Professor Ward 224 (202) 885-2942 cain@american.edu x close	Cain, Sean	Assistant Professor	GOV
Robert Carroll Executive-in-Residence Ward 342 x close	Carroll, Robert	Executive-in-Residence	DPAP
Anna M Castro Administrative Assistant Ward 270 (202) 885-2948 castro@american.edu x close	Castro, Anna M	Administrative Assistant	DJLS
Joshua Chanin Adjunct Professor Ward (202) 885- jc9655@american.edu x close	Chanin, Joshua	Adjunct Professor	DJLS
Dr. Robert Cleary Emeritus Professor x close	Cleary, Robert	Emeritus Professor	DPAP
Allison Comins-Richmond Staff Assistant to the Chair Ward 268 (202) 885-2373 cominsri@american.edu x close	Comins-Richmond, Allison	Staff Assistant to the Chair	DJLS
Carl Cook Academic Counselor Ward 264 (202) 885-2936 ccook@american.edu website x close	Cook, Carl	Academic Counselor	DJLS
Caroline S. Cooper Research Professor Brandywine 100 (202) 885-2875 ccooper@american.edu Caroline Cooper is Associate Director of the Justice Programs Office of the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington D.C. and a Research Faculty member of the School of Public Affairs. She is a graduate o... [read more] x close	Cooper, Caroline S.	Research Professor	DJLS
Jacqueline Corbett Director of Communications Ward 333 (202) 885-2937 corbett@american.edu x close	Corbett, Jacqueline	Director of Communications	SPA
Dr. Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Assistant Professor Ward 221 (202) 885-6223 kcowell@american.edu Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Assistant Professor of Government. An AU alumna, she has taught at AU, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. She is the author of Religion and Politic... [read more] x close	Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly	Assistant Professor	GOV
Carolyn Cox Cohan Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching ccoxcoh@american.edu x close	Cox Cohan, Carolyn	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Phil Crewson Adjunct Professor crewson@american.edu Dr. Crewson specializes in research methods, health services research, and health technology assessment. He has several years of research, teaching, and management experience and has written and co-authored numerous publicati... [read more] x close	Crewson, Phil	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Jonathan Davidson Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching Jonathan.Davidson@mail.house.gov x close	Davidson, Jonathan	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Bill Davies Assistant Professor Ward 255 (202) 885-2319 davies@american.edu x close	Davies, Bill	Assistant Professor	DJLS
Christiaan De Waal DJLS Blackboard Administrator Ward-270 (202) 885-2948 cd3325a@american.edu website [read more] x close	De Waal, Christiaan	DJLS Blackboard Administrator	DJLS
Dr. Christine DeGregorio Associate Professor Ward 218 (202) 885-2343 cdegreg@american.edu Professor DeGregorio's research and teaching focuses on Congress, interest groups and political communications. In her recent book, Networks of Champions: Leadership, Access, and Advocacy, she examines the partnerships that f... [read more] x close	DeGregorio, Christine	Associate Professor	GOV
Grégoire Delhaye Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching gregoire.delhaye@gmail.com x close	Delhaye, Grégoire	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Nathan Diament Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching ndiament@ou.org x close	Diament, Nathan	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Jennifer Segal Diascro Assistant Professor Ward 219 (202) 885-2246 diascro@american.edu website Dr. Diascro is Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University where she teaches courses on law and politics, constitutional law and civil rights... [read more] x close	Diascro, Jennifer Segal	Assistant Professor	GOV
Dr. Daniel L. Dreisbach Professor Ward 225 (202) 885-2380 ddreisb@american.edu Professor Dreisbach's principal research interests include American constitutional law and history, First Amendment law, church-state relations, and criminal procedure. He has written extensively on these topics. He has auth... [read more] x close	Dreisbach, Daniel L.	Professor	DJLS
Dr. Robert F. Durant Professor Ward 345 (202) 885-2509 durant@american.edu Professor Durant’s teaching and research focus on executive branch politics, public management, policy implementation, environmental policy, and administrative reform. He is Associate Editor for Administrative Research ... [read more] x close	Durant, Robert F.	Professor	DPAP
Chris Edelson Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching edelson@american.edu Please view resume.... [read more] x close	Edelson, Chris	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Todd Eisenstadt Associate Professor Ward 213 (202) 885-6493 eisensta@american.edu Todd A. Eisenstadt is principal researcher of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Higher Education and Development Program grant: “Uniting Law and Society in Oaxaca, Mexico: A Research a... [read more] x close	Eisenstadt, Todd	Associate Professor	GOV
Cheryl Epps Adjunct Professor Ward (202) 885- cepps@american.edu x close	Epps, Cheryl	Adjunct Professor	DJLS
Dr. Lawrance L. Evans Adjunct Professor levans@american.edu Dr. Lawrance Evans, Jr. is a Senior Economist in the Applied Research and Methods Group at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). His areas of interest are policy, program and regulation evaluation, applied econometr... [read more] x close	Evans, Lawrance L.	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Dr. David Fagelson Associate Professor Ward 249 (202) 885-2397 dfagel@american.edu website Professor Fagelson's research interests include global ethics, constitutional rights, law and development, political theory and human rights. He has published a book and numerous articles in journals of law and politics conce... [read more] x close	Fagelson, David	Associate Professor	DJLS
Dr. Katherine Farquhar Director, AU/NTL Watkins - 111 (202) 885-6206 kfarq@american.edu Katherine Farquhar (Director of the AU/NTL program) has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Boston University. A tenured faculty member in American University’s School of Public Affairs, she has taught here since 1989. He... [read more] x close	Farquhar, Katherine	Director, AU/NTL	AUNTL
Dan Fiorino Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching fiorino.dan@epamail.epa.gov x close	Fiorino, Dan	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
John Firman Adjunct Professor Ward (202) 885- firman@american.edu x close	Firman, John	Adjunct Professor	DJLS
Dr. Jeff Fishel Professor Emeritus (202) 342-0502 jfishel@american.edu x close	Fishel, Jeff	Professor Emeritus	GOV
Dr. Borden Flanagan Assistant Professor Ward 217 (202) 885-6258 flanagan@american.edu Borden Flanagan is an assistant professor of political theory in the Department of Government. His area of expertise is the history of Western political philosophy. He received... [read more] x close	Flanagan, Borden	Assistant Professor	GOV
Ka Flewellen Assistant Director, AU/NTL McKinley 107E (202) 885-6212 flewelle@american.edu x close	Flewellen, Ka	Assistant Director, AU/NTL	DPAP
Jocelyn Fontaine Adjunct Professor Ward (202) 885- jf2965@american.edu x close	Fontaine, Jocelyn	Adjunct Professor	DJLS
Eric Fontaine Adjunt Professor fontaine@american.edu Mr. Eric Fontaine, J.D., is a graduate of the University of Virginia, School of Law and received his Bachelors from Concordia College in Minnesota. Mr. Fontaine is currentlya member of the adjunct faculty at American Universi... [read more] x close	Fontaine, Eric	Adjunt Professor	DPAP
Dr. Brian Forst Professor Ward 248 (202) 885-6270 bforst@american.edu Brian Forst joined the American University faculty in 1992, following three years on the faculty of the George Washington University. Before that, he was director of research at the Institute for Law and Social Research... [read more] x close	Forst, Brian	Professor	DJLS
Donald Fulsom Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching fulsom@american.edu x close	Fulsom, Donald	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. R. Sam Garrett Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching samg@american.edu R. Sam Garrett holds a Ph.D. in political science, an M.P.A. and B.A. (summa cum laude), all from American University’s School of Public Affairs. He serves as Analyst in American National Government at the Congressional... [read more] x close	Garrett, R. Sam	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. Brett Gelso Adjunct Professor bgelso@yahoo.com x close	Gelso, Brett	Adjunct Professor	DPAP
Dr. Susan Glover Assistant Professor Ward 243 (202) 885-2674 glover@american.edu x close	Glover, Susan	Assistant Professor	GOV
Dr. Deirdre Golash Professor and Chair Ward 252 (202) 885-2955 dgolash@american.edu website Professor Golash's research interests center on the philosophy of law, particularly the moral justification of criminal punishment. She has published numerous articles on these subjects. Before coming to American University, ... [read more] x close	Golash, Deirdre	Professor and Chair	DJLS
Dr. Gabriel Goodliffe Assistant Professor Ward 307 when teaching ggoodliffe@jhu.edu [read more] x close	Goodliffe, Gabriel	Assistant Professor	GOV
Jessica Gorman Assistant to the Chair Ward 231 (202) 885-6459 jgorman@american.edu x close	Gorman, Jessica	Assistant to the Chair	GOV
Dr. Milton Greenberg Emeritus Professor mgreenb@american.edu x close	Greenberg, Milton	Emeritus Professor	GOV
Patrick Griffin Adjunct Faculty Ward 307 when teaching pgriffin@jmp-dc.com x close	Griffin, Patrick	Adjunct Faculty	GOV
Dr. George Guess Scholar-in-Residence and Co-Director, The Center for Democracy and Election Management Ward 333 guess@american.edu George Guess is Co-Director, Center for Democracy and Election Management and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University, Washington, D.C. Prior to that he was Director of... [read more] x close	Guess, George	Scholar-in-Residence and Co-Director, The Center for Democracy and Election Management	DPAP
Dr. Susan Hammond Professor Emerita HAMMONDAU@aol.com x close	Hammond, Susan	Professor Emerita	GOV
Dr. Jerome J. Hanus Emeritus Professor jhanus@american.edu x close