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Department Leadership
Eric D. Lawrence
Chair
Associate Professor of Political Science
Robert Stoker
Associate Chair
Professional Advisor (Public Policy)
Professor of Political Science
Ingrid Creppell
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Yonatan Lupu
Director of Graduate Placement
Associate Professor of Political Science
Sarah Binder
Professional Advisor (Political Science)
Professor of Political Science
Susan Wiley
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science
Mila Temnyalova
Assistant Advisor of Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department Staff
Andrew Layman
Department Supervisor
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Alex Caramanica
Department Administrator
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Clare Hemmig
Senior Office Assistant
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Faculty Directory

Associate Professor of American Studies and Political Science
Elisabeth Anker is Associate Professor of American Studies and Political Science at the George Washington University, and Director of the Film Studies program.

Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
South Korea, Japan, North Korea, state-society relations, law and society, media and politics, Northeast Asian security

Associate Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs; Co-Director, George Washington Regulatory Studies Center
U.S. Politics; Executive and Legislative Branch; Interest Groups; State Politics; Technology; Public Policy; Quantitative Empirical Methods; Chinese Politics

University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science
Middle East; humanitarianism; international affairs; international organizations

Professor of Political Science
American politics, judicial politics, and political methodology

Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science
American politics with a concentration on race, gender, ethnicity, and the legislative branch


Professor of Political Science
Congress, American political development, political parties

Professorial Lecturer
Comparative politics, theoretical and historical origins of liberalism and the state.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Comparative political economy, development, Southeast Asia


Professor of International Affairs and Political Science
International security, conflict and conflict resolution, U.S. foreign and defense policy

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Government and politics of the Middle East, democratization and constitutionalism, rule of law in the Arab world

Professorial Lecturer
Janice Butler is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professorial Lecturer
Richard Chasdi is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Lecturer
Colin Cleary is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Local and global challenges in water politics and policy, political economy of development, civil society and accountability, climate change

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Identity, ideas of enmity and conflict, origins of toleration and liberalism, early modern and modern political thought

Lecturer
Mark Croatti is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science
American political system, Congress

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Chinese domestic politics, East Asian politics, political change and democratization, general comparative politics, U.S.-China relations

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Technology and the rise and fall of great powers, political economy of innovation, China's scientific & tech capabilities, tech and international security

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International security, civilian victimization and civilian casualties in war, foreign-imposed regime change

Professorial Lecturer
Daniel Ericson is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professor of Political Science
Political economy of Western Europe, political economy of France

University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International organizations, organization theory, and ethics in international affairs

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political economy of development; political violence; organized crime; political behavior; Latin American politics

Professorial Lecturer
Mohammad Ghaedi is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs
The international system, state behavior, U.S. nuclear strategy and missile defense policy

Professorial Lecturer
Michael Goff is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Political Science
Political theory, religion and politics, political theology, and conservative political thought

Professorial Lecturer
Joseph Grant is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Kimberly Gross' work on media framing and public opinion has appeared in the Journal of Communication, American Journal of Political Science and more.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International organization, social theories of international politics, international security, cold war, arms control, and international ethics

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Ethnic politics, federalism, democratization, political parties, politics of Eurasia (esp. Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia)

Assistant Professor of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, public opinion, state and local politics, public policy, inequality

Professor of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, media and politics

Professorial Lecturer
Samuel Henkin is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Lecturer
Nicholas Heras is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professorial Lecturer
Heidi Hiebert is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.


Lecturer
Faysal Itani is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professorial Lecturer
Alvin Kaltman is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political economy of global markets and development, Latin American politics

Lecturer
Joyce Karam is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.


Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political economy of development in Africa; vote buying, clientelism, and violence during elections; political/institutional determinants of public welfare

Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies; Director, Illiberalism Studies Program; Director, Central Asia Program; Co-Director, PONARS-Eurasia; Research Professor of International Affairs
Marlene Laruelle works on the rise of populist and illiberal movements in post-Soviet Eurasia, Europe and the US.

Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science
Congress, public policy, methodology

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Affairs
Hugh L. LeBlanc's areas of expertise include Political Parties and Elections

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
International relations, national and international security, and methodology

Associate Professor of Political Science
Political violence; ethnic conflict; state formation; Africa

Associate Professor of Political Communication and International Affairs
Steven Livingston is the Founding Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics (IDDP) and Professor of Media and Public Affairs.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs
John M. Logsdon's area of expertise is space policy and history

Associate Professor of Political Science
International law and institutions, international conflict, human rights, courts, networks

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Arab media and public opinion, Islamist movements, constructivism in international relations, public diplomacy

Professor of Political Science
Judicial politics, Congress, American national government

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Latin American politics, U.S. policy towards Latin America

Professorial Lecturer
Dennis McGrath is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Democratization and the causes and consequences of autocratic elections, formal and quantitative methodology, and political economy

Lecturer
Melissa Milne is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Japanese politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Japan relations, East Asian security


Professor of Political Science Director, European and Eurasian Studies Program
Comparative politics, European politics

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Processes of nation- and state-building, the politicization of cultural differences, immigrant and refugee integration policies, and institutional change

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs
Henry R. Nau's areas of expertise include U.S. foreign policy, international politics, U.S. foreign economic policy, and international political economy.

Professorial Lecturer
Lawrence Olson is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science
American politics, political behavior, political communication


Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Political theory; contemporary political theory; theories of human rights and global justice; collective agency and collective personhood

Professorial Lecturer
Kourosh Rahimkhani is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.


Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs
Professor Reich is a former Chair of the department. He is a well-known expert on the politics of the Middle East, with a special emphasis on Israel.

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs
Burton Sapin's is an expert in U.S. foreign policy

Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs
Susan K. Sell's area of expertise includes the politics of intellectual property, trade, investment and private power.

Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs
China's domestic politics; China's foreign relations; China's military and security; and international relations of Asia

Jasmine Smith's areas of expertise include behavior and identities, and race and ethnic politics.

Professorial Lecturer
Vincent Stine is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professorial Lecturer
Galen Stocking is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, and Public Administration
Public policy analysis, social policy

Research Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Clarence Stone (Ph.D., Duke University, 1963) is Research Professor of Political Science and Public Policy.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political economy; business-government relations; post-Soviet politics; corruption; authoritarianism; clientelism

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Comparative politics, South Asian politics, political economy of development, political economy of labor

Assistant Professor of Political Science
American politics, political psychology, public opinion, race and politics, experimental methods

Professorial Lecturer
David Throup is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Christopher Utter is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professor of Political Science and Dean of Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Judicial politics, constitutional law, methodology

Professorial Lecturer
Julian G. Waller holds a Ph.D in Political Science with research focuses on comparative authoritarian institutions, the dynamics of modern illiberalism.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
American Politics, race and politics, political psychology, political behavior, voting behavior, experimental and survey methods

Associate Professor of Political Science
American politics, representation, public opinion, state and local politics, environmental politics and policy, and statistical methodology

Professorial Lecturer
Scott Weiner is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Professorial Lecturer
Diana White is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.

Associate Professor of Political Science
American political behavior and domestic public policy

Professorial Lecturer
Phillip Wininger is a part-time faculty member at the George Washington University Department of Political Science.


Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Central and East European politics and policy making, comparative politics of Central/Eastern Europe

Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Professor Wolman's teaching and research interests include issues of urban politics and policy.

Associate Research Professor of Political Science
Garry Young's research covers a range of areas with emphasis on legislative institutions and public policy.
Doctoral Students
Graduate Caucus Contact: email [email protected]
- American Politics
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Jacob Ausubel
American Elections, Mis/Disinformation, Public Opinion, Religion and PoliticsChristopher (Luke) Basham
Congress; Political Institutions; Elections and Voter BehaviorSara Bornstein
Local politics, political psychology, survey researchAnnika Davies
Political Institutions, Legislative Politics, Interest GroupsJared Heern
American Political InstitutionsAaron Meek
Judicial Politics, Political Institutions, Legal DevelopmentDickson Su
Local Politics, Public Opinion, Political Decision-making and BehaviorKerry Synan
Judicial Politics, Political InstitutionsYat To Yeung
Asian American Politics, Political Representation, Political BehaviorDan Ziebarth
Representation, Political Parties, Public Opinion, Local/Regional Governance - Comparative Politics
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Sultan Alamer
Nationalism, State-formation, Political ViolenceSamer Anabtawi
The Middle East; international political economy; the impact of various economic and development policies on the trajectories of nationalist movementsMark Berlin
Middle East politics, political violence, Islamist movementsJosiah Augustine
Constitutional design, including specifically electoral formulas, district shape magnitude, strength of legislature and bicameralism, and minority recognition statusJoe Cerrone
Migration; Nationalism; Ethnic PoliticsSamuel Frantz
Comparative political economySean Givnish
LGBT politics, African politics, Social movements, NGOsStas Gorelik
Elections in authoritarian regimes, Russian and post-Soviet politicsAkbota Karibayeva
Authoritarianism, Identity, Elite Politics, EurasiaAdam Lenton
Nationalism and Ethnicity, Political Integration, Former Soviet Union, EU, Political TheoryElizabeth Meehan
Transparency; Political Economy; Public PolicyRosalie Rubio
Authoritarianism, Middle East and North Africa, Civil-Military RelationsCaleb H. Schmotter
Identity, Ethnicity, Public PolicyEmily Schraudenbach
Public provisioning for excluded minorities in post-colonial democracies, interpretivism, and interviews.Anum Syed
Ethnic and Identity Politics, Social Movements, South Asian PoliticsDaniel Trombly
Political violence, contentious politicsDouglas Vantran
Chinese Politics, Foreign InvestmentRaushan Zhandayeva
Political economy, Development, Inequality, IdentityDanning Zhang
Corruption, Political Economy, AuthoritarianismMarko Zilovic
Party Politics, Political Regimes, Ethnic Politics - International Relations
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Eleanor Albert
Chinese foreign policy, global governance and international organizations, security in East Asia, U.S.-China relationsAmoz Hor
Racialization, Emotions, IR TheoryGarrett Johnson
Global Governance, Politics of Development, Indigenous PoliticsAlexander Kirss
International Political Economy, Security Studies, Geopolitical RiskJittip Mongkolnchaiarunya
International security, cybersecurity, international normsGiacomo H. Mattei
Migration and SecurityShahryar Pasandideh
Security; Military Technology; Security Dynamics in AsiaAlex Vandermaas-Peeler
Conflict, Gender, and Human RightsStephen Rangazas
International security, Violence during civil warsKerin Shilla
International Law, Human Rights, Compliance, InstitutionsSverrir Steinsson
International Security, Institutions, Digital PlatformsHannah Elyse Sworn
International Political Economy, Regulation and Governance, Intellectual Property, US-China RelationsMila Temnyalova
European integration and disintegration, construction of national identity and collective memoryAlexander L. Wright
International Security, Interstate War