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Khaldoun AbouAssi is the Provost Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration & Policy. He holds a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Professor Addington’s research interests include the nature of violent crime and its impact on victims, measurement of crime, and utilization of U.S. crime statistics. Her current work focuses on…
Dr. Maria De Jesus brings to AU a wealth of research and teaching experience in global health and migration, with an emphasis on im/migrant and marginalized communities. Her research examines the…
Lewis Faulk is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at American University. Dr. Faulk is a Non-Resident Fellow of the Urban Institute's Center on…
I do research in two distinct areas—organized violence by non-state actors and urban politicsIn the first area, on which I have spent more time, I examine the politics, internal dynamics, and…
Professor Grier is an interdisciplinary scholar with diverse expertise across private, government, and non-profit sectors. Her research examines marketplace topics related to race, with a focus on…
Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the…
Daniel Kerr is the director of American University's Humanities Truck program and the associate director of its public history program. He is the president-elect of the Oral History Association. Kerr…
Dr. Matlon is an urban sociologist and scholar of race and colonial legacies in Africa and the African diaspora. Her scholarship interrogates the ways “Blackness” operates as a signifier, intersects…
Dr. Morrissey is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Affairs and Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her work centers on examining and improving public…
Dr. Jane Palmer is an Associate Professor who teaches research methods, statistics, and social policy-oriented classes (child & family policy; legal & policy responses to gender-based violence). She…
Professor Pike has taught in the Department of Literature since 1995. His most recent book is After the End: Cold War Culture and Apocalyptic Imaginations in the 21st Century (Manchester UP, 2024).…
Malini Ranganathan is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, and a political ecologist and urban geographer by training. She is a scholar of environmental…
Dr. Elizabeth Rule (enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation) is an Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at American University in Washington, DC. Rule’s research on…
David J. Schwegman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Since July 2025, he has served as the Director of the MPA program. Between 2021 and 2024, he was an…
Brenda V. Smith is professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law and Director of the Community Economic Development Law Clinic. From 2018-2020, Smith served as Senior…
Benjamin Stokes is a civic media scholar, game designer, and director of The Playful City Lab. He is an associate professor and division director for the School of Communication's Communication…
Jhacova Williams is an applied microeconomist focusing primarily on economic history and cultural economics. Her previous work has examined Southern culture and the extent to which historical events…