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4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 United StatesDepartment Chair
Research interests
- Internal dynamics of insurgent and paramilitary groups
- DDR
- Dynamics of post-conflict violence
Department Director of Graduate Studies
Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod Professorial Lecturer SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Research interests
- Human rights
- Social movements
- Genocide
Core Faculty
Christine Chin Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Research interests
- Intercultural relations
- Transnational migration
- Southeast Asian studies
Derrick Cogburn Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Accessible global governance
- Global information and communication technology
- Geographically distributed collaboration
Naomi Moland Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Research interests
- International education
- Global media
- Public diplomacy
- Multiculturalism and pluralism
Research interests
- Health communication
- Communication and social change
- Diasporas and communication
Nanette Levinson Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Technology
- Culture and development
- Social entrepreneurship
- Internet governance
Mariam Durrani Professorial Lecturer SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Research interests
- Global racialization
- Migration
- Education
- Geopolitics of war
Randolph Persaud Prof Emeritus
Research interests
- Political economy of globalization
- Human and global security
- Global politics of race
- American hegemony
Robert Kelley Assistant Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Research interests
- Public and cultural diplomacy
- Intercultural communication
- Non-state actors and political change
- Global citizenship
Affiliated Faculty
Akbar Ahmed Distinguished Professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Rob Albro Research Associate Professor URC | Center for Latin American & Latino Studies
Patricia Aufderheide University Professor SOC - School of Communication
Fanta Aw VP Undergrad Enrollment, Campus Life, Inclusive Excellence Campus Life
Erran Carmel Professor KSB | Information Technology & Analytics
Carolyn Gallaher Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Sherry Mueller Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | General Academics & Research
Shoon Murray Associate Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Nancy Sachs Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Online Partner Programs (OPM)
Amanda Taylor Asst. VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion SA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Rhonda Zaharna Professor SOC - School of Communication
