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Sam Garrett Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Department of Government

Additional Positions at AU
Research Fellow, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
Degrees
PhD, Political Science, School of Public Affairs, American University




MPA, School of Public Affairs, American University




BA, School of Public Affairs, American University, summa cum laude

Bio
R. Sam Garrett holds a Ph.D. in political science, M.P.A. and B.A. (summa cum laude), all from American University’s School of Public Affairs. He serves as Specialist in American National Government at the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Sam was selected as a 2005 Presidential Management Fellow. Sam continues to teach at AU as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Government. He is also a research fellow at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. Prior to joining CRS, Sam served as a visiting instructor in AU’s Department of Government and as Assistant Director for Research at CCPS. He is the author of Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to Congress (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010). Sam and his wife, Karen, live in Washington, D.C.
See Also
SPA Department of Government
SPA Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
For the Media
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Teaching

Spring 2024

  • GOVT-424 Campaign Finance

  • HNRS-050 Honors Supplement: Campaign Finance