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Meet the SPA Faculty

We’re proud of our faculty — prominent scholars and practitioners whose expertise and leading-edge research play vital roles in policy development, both nationally and globally. Some of our nation’s foremost experts, they craft solutions to critical issues in politics and governance, public policy and administration, justice, law, and criminology. Through our renowned research centers, their scholarship is shared with the greater Washington community, across the nation, and around the world.

Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Assoc Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Lynn Addington Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Anna Amirkhanyan Professor and Chair, DPAP SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Andrea Artero Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Bryan Arva Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Adam Auerbach Assoc Professor SIS - School of International Service

Richard Axelrod Sr Adj Prof Lecturer

Korneliya Bachiyska Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Tricia Bacon Assoc Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Karen Baehler Associate Dean of Faculty & Scholar in Residence SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Julie Baldwin Research Professor SPA - School of Public Affairs

Andrew Ballard Asst Professor SPA - Government

Le Bao Adjunct Instructor

David Barker Professor SPA - Government

Patrick Barker Adjunct Professorial Lect

Chana Barron Asst Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Brad Bartholomew Sr Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Scott A. Bass Professor and Provost Emeritus SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Richard Benedetto Adjunct Professorial Lect

John Bennett Adjunct Professor

Richard Bennett Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Ross Berg Adjunct Professorial Lect

Heather Berthoud Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kamal Beyoghlow Adjunct Assoc Prof

Amy Bills Adjunct Professorial Lect

Ilona Birenbaum Adjunct Professorial Lect

David Blanding Adjunct Professorial Lect

Paul Bledsoe Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Kevin Boyle Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Andrew Brannegan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Victor Brito Adjunct Professorial Lect

Javier Bronfman Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Quentin Brummet Part-Time Instruction

S. Vinet Bryant Adjunct Professorial Lect

Anastasia Bukashe Sr Adj Prof Lecturer

Jeffry Burnam Adjunct Professorial Lect

Tracy Burnett Adjunct Professorial Lect

Capri Cafaro Adjunct Professorial Lect

Vanessa Careiro Adjunct Instructor

Richard Carroll Adjunct Professorial Lect

TaLisa Carter Asst Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Alexander Clayton Academic Counselor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Matthew Collinson Adjunct Instructor SPA - School of Public Affairs

Patrick Condray Adjunct Instructor

Matthew Continetti Adjunct Instructor

Donta Council Adjunct Professorial Lect SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Assoc Professor SPA - Government

Sheryl Cozart Adjunct Professorial Lect

Clarence Crawford Adjunct Professorial Lect

Jonathan Crock Adjunct Instructor

Jeffrey Crouch Asst Professor SPA - Government

Elizabeth Crowe Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Suat Cubukcu Professorial Lecturer SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Rody Damis Adjunct Instructor

Saman Danai Adjunct Instructor

Jeri Darling Adjunct Professorial Lect

Bill Davies Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justice Law & Criminology SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Christiaan De Waal Adjunct Instructor

Taylor Delaney Adjunct Instructor

Ryan Detamble Adjunct Instructor

Roberto DiBella Adjunct Professorial Lect

Glendon Diehl Adjunct Professorial Lect

Rachel Dinkes Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Daniel Dreisbach Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

John Driessnack Adjunct Professorial Lect

Keith Earley Adjunct Professorial Lect

John Eassey Research Professor SPA - School of Public Affairs

Chris Edelson Asst Professor SPA - Government

James Eisenmann Adjunct Professorial Lect

Todd Eisenstadt Professor, Research Director of CEP SPA - Government

Karen Ellis Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Abdulrahman El-Sayed Scholar in-Residence

Ronald Elving IR Professorial Lecturer SPA - Government

Michelle Engert Senior Scholar in Residence SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

David Fagelson Assoc Professor SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Lewis Faulk Assoc Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Nathan Favero Asst Professor SPA - Public Admin and Policy

Daniel Fiorino Director, Center for Environmental Policy SPA - Public Admin and Policy

John Firman Adjunct Professorial Lect SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Betsy Fischer Martin Executive Director, Women & Politics Institute and Executive in Residence SPA - Government