Ajay Bhatt
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)
Ajay Bhatt is a Senior Attorney with the Human Rights Law Division, part of the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Previously, from 2001-20…
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James Burrell
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Public Administration
Dr. James Burrell is an accomplished leader with distinguished service as a senior federal government executive, corporate c-level executive, and academic/research professional. His leadership experie…
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burrell@american.edu
Travis Carlisle
Adjunct Instructor
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Travis Carlisle is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, School of Public Affairs (SPA), American University and currently teaches Intelligence Analysis at the graduat…
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Khelani Clay
Assistant Law Librarian
WCL | Library
Khelani Clay is an assistant law librarian and professor at American University Washington College of Law in charge of access services and circulation operations. Professor Clay teaches Advanced Le…
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kclay@american.edu
(202) 274-4441
Matthew Collinson
Adjunct Instructor
SPA | Other Operations and Administration
Matt Collinson is an adjunct professor in the School of Public Affairs’ department of Justice Law and Criminology, where he teaches an undergraduate class on the history and purpose of the legal syste…
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mcollins@american.edu
(202) 885-6454
Clarence Crawford
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Public Administration
Clarence Crawford is founder and president of the Teach ‘em to Fish. The God-given value proposition for the ministry is to establish a business incubator that helps deserving people get a fresh st…
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crawford@american.edu
(202) 885-2357
Jonathan Crock
Professorial Lecturer
SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Jonathan Crock (pronouns: he, him, his) is an expert in democracy and human rights law. He researches the human right to democratic decision-making, including new developments in rights of direct poli…
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Suat Cubukcu
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)
Suat Cubukcu, Ph.D., is a Professorial Lecturer in Justice, Law, and Criminology Department at American University, specializing in the area of terrorism and methodological issues in terrorism researc…
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Edie Fortuna
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
J. Edie Fortuna is a career public defender in Maryland. She worked as a trial lawyer in Baltimore City for 11 years, then in Southern Maryland for 6. She has had approximately 100 jury trials, defend…
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efortuna@american.edu
Jason Fritz
Adjunct Instructor
Jason Fritz, Ph.D., is a researcher and consultant on peacebuilding, fragile and conflict states, the intersection of security and development, the politics of policing, and political violence. Prior …
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Destiny Fullwood-Singh
Adjunct Associate Professor
WCL | General Academics & Research
Professor Destiny Fullwood-Singh is Policy Counsel at DC Justice Lab (DCJL), a team of law and policy experts researching, organizing, and advocating for large-scale changes to the District of Colu…
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dfsingh@american.edu
Jennifer Gumbrewicz
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Jennifer Gumbrewicz is currently the Director, M.S. in Counterterrorism and Homeland Security. She is a successful attorney, experienced professor, and proven leader with a long career in legal practi…
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gumbrewi@american.edu
(202) 885-2290
Bev-Freda Jackson
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Bev-Freda holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and English with a minor in African American studies from Gettysburg College. She is an alum of American University’s Department of Government …
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Trace Lasley
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Dr. Trace Lasley is a Professor of Practice in the Terrorism and Homeland Security Policy Program in the School of Public Affairs. He teaches courses on homeland security at the graduate and undergrad…
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Charlotte Lopez-Jauffret
Adjunct Instructor
Charlotte Lopez-Jauffret is pursuing a doctoral degree in Justice, Law & Criminology from American University. In 2015, she received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Colorado …
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Aaron Lucas
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Aaron J. Lucas, III started his criminal justice career in the federal probation system at the Washington, D.C., United States District Court probation office in 1973. During the first 17 years in the…
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Matthew Pascocello
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Matthew Pascocello is an Adjunct Professor at both American University’s School of Public Affairs and at the Washington College of Law, where he serves as the Director of Alumni Professional Developme…
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(202) 274-4092
Sanja Pesek
Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
PhD in political science, with over eight years in teaching (at the Central European University, Georgetown University and American University) transitional justice, violence and law, law and society,…
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sanjap@american.edu
Kiran Raj
Adjunct Instructor
KSB | General Academics & Research
Kiran Raj is a senior executive in a financial technology company that operates in the blockchain space.
Prior to working in the fintech space, Kiran worked in private legal practice as a partne…
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raj@american.edu
Rainey Ransom
Adjunct Associate Professor
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Rainey Ransom has been an Adjunct Professor at American University within the Department of Justice, Law and Society since 1991. Dr. Ransom was a full-time professor in the Department of Justice, Law …
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(202) 885-6300
Rick Russell
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | General Academics & Research
Russell is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at the American University's School of Public Affairs where he teaches a seminar on terrorism and American national security policy. He also has an appointment…
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Rhea Siers
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Ms. Rhea Siers combines her operational, legal and policy experience from over thirty years in the US Intelligence Community and the private sector to bring a multifaceted approach to intelligence and…
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Michael Sullivan
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Michael Sullivan is an attorney and international relations professional with extensive experience working in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Vietnam, and Thailand. As an academic, Sulliva…
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Jorhena Thomas
Adjunct Professorial Lect
Jorhena Thomas has dedicated her career to finding meaningful ways to improve, enhance, and transform security efforts at all levels. She has extensive experience in intelligence analysis and investig…
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Gabe Whitbread
Adjunct Instructor
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Dr. Whitbread is an adjunct instructor, teaching courses in the department of Government and the department of Justice, Law and Criminology. Her primary research interests are comparative punishment p…
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Zuberi Williams
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Zuberi Bakari Williams is an associate judge of the District Court of Maryland, District VI - Montgomery County. He was appointed by former Governor Martin O'Malley in December 2014. He was later con…
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zwilliam@american.edu