Faculty Directory
Mark J. Rozell
Dean
Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy
Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University
mrozell@gmu.edu
Biography
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A | B | C – D | E – F | G | H – J | K | L | M | N – O | P – R | S | T – U | V | W – Z
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Alan J. Abramson
Professor; Interim Director, Master's in Public Administration (Fall 2020); and Director, Center for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, and Policy
aabramso@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, Public Administration, Public Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Third-party (Collaborative) Governance
Zoltan Acs
Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy; University Professor
zacs@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Global & Domestic Business Environment, Managerial Economics & Public Policy, New Venture Creation, Technology Management, The Global Economy
Katrin B. Anacker
Associate Professor of Public Policy
kanacker@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Race and Ethnicity, Urban Policy, Housing
Philip Auerswald
Associate Professor
pauerswa@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Development, Economic Policy, Energy Policy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industrial Organization, International Development, Microeconomics, Regional Development, Science and Technology Policy
Kevin Avruch
Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution and Professor of Anthropology
kavruch@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Nationalist and Ethnoreligious Social Movements, Politics and Society in Contemporary Israel
B
Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley
Associate Professor
sbenouag@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Biodefense, Ethics and Weapons Development, Former Soviet States, Health and Security, Illicit Trade, International Security, Knowledge Management, Qualitative Methods, Science and Technology Studies, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Christopher D. Berk
Assistant Professor
cberk@gmu.edu
William (Bill) Bolling
Term Visiting Professor
wbolling@gmu.edu
James N. Burroughs
Associate Professor
jburroug@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Public Management, Public Administration Ethics, Administrative Law, Judicial Process, and Organization Theory
Jo-Marie Burt
Associate Professor
jmburt@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Comparative Politics, Conflict Studies, Democratization, Gender, Latin America, Historical Memory, Human Rights, Qualitative Methods, State-Society Relations, Transitional Justice
Ahsan Butt
Associate Professor
abutt4@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Ethnicity and Nationalism, International Relations, International Relations Theory, International Security, and South Asia
Kenneth J. Button
University Professor
kbutton@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economics of Privatization and Regulation, Environmental Economics, Regional Economics, Transport Planning, Transportation Economics, Urban Economics
C-D
Terry Clower
Northern Virginia Chair in Local Government; Professor of Public Policy; Director, Center for Regional Analysis
tclower@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Development, Economic Policy, Quantitative Methods, Regional Development, Transportation Policy, Regional Economic Performance, Economic Forecasting, Economic and Fiscal Impacts
James K. Conant
Professor
jconant@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Environmental Policy, Environmental Protection, Executive Branch Organization and Management, Federalism/State and Local Government, Leadership, Organizations, Public Administration, Public Budgeting, Public Law, Transportation Security, and United States
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
Associate Professor
gcorreac@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Mexico-U.S. Relations, Latin American Politics, Organized Crime, Immigration, Border Security, Human Trafficking, Latin America, Comparative Politics, Gender, International Migration, International Security, Qualitative Methods, Democratization, Energy Policy, Security Policy
Delton T. Daigle
Associate Professor
ddaigle@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Elections, Public Opinion, Political Psychology, American Politics, Canadian Politics, Survey Research, and Quantitative Research Methods
Robert L. Deitz
Professor of Public Policy
rdeitz@gmu.edu
Desmond Dinan
Professor of Public Policy and Ad personam Jean Monnet Professor
ddinan@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: European Union Governance and Institutions, Global Governance
Colin Dueck
Professor
cdueck@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Foreign Policy, International Relations, International Security, U.S. Politics and Institutions
E-F
John S. Earle
Professor
earle@gmu.edu
Website: earle.gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Comparative, Institutional, and Transition Economics; Economic Development; Economic Policy; Employment Policy; Entrepreneurship; Firm and Industry Dynamics; Labor Economics; Microeconomics; Organizations; Political Economy; Quantitative Methods; Small Business Programs, Growth, and Innovation
Sheldon M. Edner
Term Professor
sedner@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Ethics and Administration, Third Party Governance, Intergovernmental Relations, Interagency Coordination and Communication
Heba F. El-Shazli
Assistant Professor
helshazl@gmu.edu
G
Justin Gest
Associate Professor of Policy and Government
jgest@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Comparative Politics, Diversity, Europe, Immigration Policy, International Migration, Islam, Middle East, Minority Politics, Muslim Politics, Qualitative Methods, Race and Ethnicity, United States
Jonathan L. Gifford
Professor
jgifford@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Civil Engineering, Development and Delivery, Federalism/State and Local Government, Fiscal Policy and Budgeting, Infrastructure Finance, Public-private Partnerships, Regional Development, Transportation Policy, Urban Policy
Jack A. Goldstone
Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor; Director, Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions, and Policy (SCIP)
jgoldsto@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Social Protest and Revolutions, Political Demography, Comparative Politics, Democratization, East Asia, Economic Development, Middle East
H-J
Bassam S. Haddad
Associate Professor; Director, Middle East and Islamic Studies
bhaddad@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Political Economy of Development, Violence and Terrorism and US foreign policy, The Triangular Crisis Area in the Middle East
David M. Hart
Professor; Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
dhart@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Energy Policy, Innovation Policy, Manufacturing Policy, Science and Technology Policy, U.S. Politics
Michael V. Hayden
Distinguished Visiting Professor; Founder, Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security
mhayden4@gmu.edu
Anne Holton
Professor of Public Policy and Education; Senior Fellow, EdPolicyForward
aholton2@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Education Policy, Social Welfare Policy, Urban Policy
Michael Hunzeker
Assistant Professor
mhunzeke@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: International Security, Military Innovation, Honor and Conflict Termination
K
Mark N. Katz
Professor
mkatz@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Russian Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle East, Security Policy, Revolution, War on Terror
Richard Kauzlarich
Co-Director, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP); Distinguished Visiting Professor
rkauzlar@gmu.edu
Mirae Kim
Associate Professor
mkim216@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Nonprofit Financial Management, the Role of Nonprofits in Civil Society, Nonprofit Arts Management, Cultural Policy, and Interorganizational Partnerships
Younsung Kim
Associate Professor, College of Science
ykih@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Environmental Policy and Management, Climate and Renewable Energy Policy, Environmental Policymaking in Developing Countries, Collaborative Governance, Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainability
Gregory Koblentz
Associate Professor; Director, Biodefense Graduate Programs
gkoblent@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Biodefense, Foreign Policy, Global Health Security, International Relations, International Security, Middle East, Security Policy, South Asia, Terrorism
Naoru Koizumi
Professor, Director of Research
nkoizumi@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Biostatistics, GIS and Spatial Statistics, Health Care Services and Policy, Chronic Diseases and Organ Transplants
Maurice Kugler
Professor of Public Policy
mkugler@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Growth, International Economic Development, Human Capital, Foreign Direct Investment, International Trade and Global Labor Markets.
L
Ellen Laipson
Professor, International Security Program Manager, Director for the Center of Security Policy Studies
elaipson@gmu.edu
Todd M. La Porte
Associate Professor
tlaporte@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Energy Policy, Environmental Policy, Public Administration, Science and Technology Policy, Climate Change Adaptation, Energy and Climate Policy
Andrew Light
University Professor; and Director, Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy
alight1@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: International Climate Change Policy, Environmental Ethics and Policy, Normative Dimensions of Emerging Technologies
Siona Robin Listokin-Smith
Associate Professor
slistoki@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Federalism/State and Local Government, Microeconomics, Political Economy, Quantitative Methods, Regulatory Policy, Private Regulation, Corporate Governance, Public Finance
Mariely Lopez-Santana
Associate Professor, Director of Political Science Doctoral and Master's Programs
mlopezs1@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Comparative Politics, Europe, Federalism/State and Local Government, Qualitative Methods, Social Welfare Policy, Comparative Welfare States, European Union, Governance
M
Stuart Malawer
Distinguished Service Professor of Law & International Trade
stuartmalawer@msn.com
Areas of Research: Foreign Policy, International Trade Law, National Security Law, Public Law, Security Policy, State Economic Development, Trade Policy, World Trade Organization
Peter Mandaville
Professor of Government and Politics
pmandavi@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Democratization, Foreign Policy, International Development, International Relations, Middle East, Political Islam, Information Technology & Social Change, Emerging Powers and World Order
Philip Martin
Assistant Professor
pmarti5@gmu.edu
John Marvel
Associate Professor
jmarvel@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Organizations, Public Administration, Public Management, Quantitative Methods
John May
Full Term Professor
jmay21@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Population Policies, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Demographic Dividend, Mortality, Fertility, Migration, Urbanization,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Jeremy Mayer
Associate Professor
jmayer4@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: American Government and Politics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Media Politics, Public Opinion, Racial Politics, Statistical Methods, U.S. Foreign Policy
Terry McAuliffe
Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Andrew McCabe
Distinguished Visiting Professor
amccabe4@gmu.edu
Eric McGlinchey
Associate Professor
emcglinc@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Central Asia, Comparative Politics, Democratization, Foreign Policy, International Development, International Migration, International Relations, Political Violence, Qualitative Methods
Robert J. McGrath
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Programs
rmcgrat2@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Federalism/State and Local Government, Health Policy, Legislatures, Presidency and Executive Branch, Quantitative Methods
Connie L. McNeely
Professor of Public Policy; Co-Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy
cmcneely@gmu.edu
Char R. Miller
Associate Professor
cmillerd@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Political Theory, Public Law, Political Culture
Phillip Mink
Term Assistant Professor, Director of Pre-Law Advising
pmink@gmu.edu
N-O
Tonya Thornton Neaves
Research Assistant Professor; Director, Extramural Projects; Director, Centers on the Public Service
tneaves@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Communal Resiliency, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Organizational Behavior, Performance Management, Rural Mortality, Survey Methodology, Traffic Safety
Arnauld Nicogossian
Distinguished Research Professor; Director, Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices
anicogos@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Aerospace Medicine, Global Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Health Policy, Internal Medicine, Program/Project Management, Public Health Policy, Strategic Planning and Execution of Research and Development
Lucas Núñez
Assistant Professor
lnunez6@gmu.edu
Jim Olds
University Professor of Neuroscience, Policy and Government
jolds@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Science Policy; Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Life Sciences; Team Science; Crisis Management in Science Agency Administration
P-R
Steven Pearlstein
Robinson Professor of Public Affairs
spearls2@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Principles, Political Economy, Economic Policy, Morality of Modern Capitalism
Anh Pham
Assistant Professor
apham16@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Taxation, Public Economics, Development Economics
Saskia Popescu
Assistant Term Professor
spopesc2@gmu.edu
Priscilla M. Regan
Professor
pregan@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Information and Communication Privacy Policy, Digital Government, Public Policy Process
David Rehr
Term Professor of Public Policy
drehr@gmu.edu
Kenneth A. Reinert
Professor of Public Policy; Director, International Commerce and Policy Program
kreinert@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Development, Economic Policy, International Development, International Economics, Latin America, Microeconomics, Political Economy, Trade Policy, Applied Trade Policy Analysis, Globalization, Basic Goods Provision
Edward Rhodes
Professor
edrhodes@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Diplomatic History, Foreign Policy, Identity, International Relations, International Security, Naval Power and Strategy, Security Policy, United States, U.S. Politics and Institutions
Hilton L. Root
Professor of Public Policy
hroot2@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Collective Action, Comparative Politics, Complex Systems, Democratization, East Asia, Economic Development, Economic Policy, Emerging Asia, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Fiscal Policy and Budgeting, Foreign Policy, Global Development, International Development, International Economic Policy, International Economics, International Relations, Institutions, Political Economy, Public Management, Risk, South Asia, U.S. Global Engagement
Mark J. Rozell
Dean
Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy
Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University
mrozell@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Elections, Federalism/State and Local Government, Public Law, U.S. Politics and Institutions, Presidency, Religion and Politics, Separation of Powers (U.S.)
Stephen Ruth
Professor
ruth@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Education Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Technology Interventions in Postsecondary Education, Public Policy and Abrahamic Faith Traditions
S
Matthew Scherer
Associate Professor
mschere2@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Democratization, Political Theory, United States, Religion, Secularism, Constitutionalism
Laurie Schintler
Associate Professor of Public Policy; Director, Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, Masters Program; Associate Director of Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices
lschintl@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Gender, Quantitative Methods, Regional Development, Science and Technology Policy, Transportation Policy, Social Media, “Big Data,” Information Technology
Bill Schneider
Professor of Public Policy and Public and International Affairs
bschneid@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Elections, Mass Media, Political Communication, Public Opinion, U.S. Politics
Frank H. Shafroth
Instructor/Director, Center for State and Local Government Leadership
fshafrot@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Federalism/State and Local Government, Leadership, Public Administration, Regional Development, Transportation Policy, Urban Policy, Municipal Bankruptcy, The Disruptive Economy, Ethics
Alan R. Shark
Associate Professor
ashark@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Technology Leadership in Government, Civic Media and Digital Service Delivery, IT Governance, Cyber Security Policy and Governance
Louise I. Shelley
Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy; University Professor; and Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
lshelley@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Corruption, Human Trafficking, Illicit Trade, International Security, Soviet Successor States, Terrorism, Transnational Crime
J.P. Singh
Professor
jsingh19@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Global Political Economy, Cultural Economics, Global Governance and Development, Socio-economic Impact of Information Technologies, Global Diplomacy and Deliberations
Sita Nataraj Slavov
Professor of Public Policy; Director, Doctoral Program in Public Policy
sslavov@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Economic Policy, Microeconomics, Economics of Aging, Political Economy, Public Finance, Quantitative Methods
Rainer Sommer
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Enterprise Engineering
rsommer@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Business Process Analysis, Change Management, Enterprise Engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning, Industrial Organization, Transportation Policy
Jessica Srikantia
Associate Professor
jhpieper@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Leadership; Organizations; International Development; Democratization; Education Policy; Globalization, Structural Violence, and De-Globalization; Critical Management Studies; Peace and Justice Studies
Bonnie Stabile
Associate Professor; Director, Masters of Public Policy Program; Director, Gender and Policy Center
bstabile@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Gender, Health Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Bioethics, and Ethics in Public Policy
T-U
Faye Taxman
University Professor
ftaxman@gmu.edu
Jessica Terman
Associate Professor
jterman@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Energy Policy, Federalism/State and Local Government, Public Administration, Public Management, Regulatory Policy, Third-party Governance, Contracting-out, Rules and Governance Institutions
Tojo Thatchenkery
Professor; Director, Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program
thatchen@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Appreciative Intelligence, Appreciative Inquiry, & Innovation; Change Management and Organizational Development; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Industrial Organization; Leadership; Knowledge Management; Nonprofit Management; Organizations; Public Administration; Public Management; Race and Ethnicity; South Asia
A. Trevor Thrall
Associate Professor
athrall@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: International Security, Political Communication, Public Attitudes Toward Foreign Policy and War
Stefan Toepler
Professor; Director, Master's in Public Administration
stoepler@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Europe, International Development, Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, Public Administration, Nonprofit/Government Relations in Russia, Global Civil Society, Cultural Policy
V
Jennifer N. Victor
Associate Professor
jvictor3@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Campaign Finance, Elections, Interest Groups, Legislatures, Quantitative Methods, Social Network Analysis, U.S. Politics
W-Z
Laura Walker
Associate Professor
lwalker1@gmu.edu
Ming Wan
Professor, Associate Dean Schar School Program Faculties
mwan@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: East Asia, Foreign Policy, International Development, Political Economy of East Asia, International Relations, International Relations Theory, Political Economy, Political Economy of Security, Sino-Japanese Relations
Zhi Wang
Senior Policy Fellow
zwang36@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Gross Trade Accounting, Measuring Trade in Value-Added, Value Chain in Global Production Network, Computable General Equilibrium Modeling, Data Reconciliation Methods, Economic Integration Among Greater China Area, Chinese Economies, International Trade
Janine R. Wedel
University Professor
jwedel@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Anthropology of Public Policy, Influence Elites, Corruption, Central and Eastern Europe, Foreign Aid, Governance, Privatization of Policy, Social Networks
David C. Williams
Distinguished Visiting Professor
dwilli47@gmu.edu
Hyeon Yeo
Affiliate Professor and Distinguished Senior Fellow
hyeo@gmu.edu
Areas of Research: Business & Policy in the 4th Industrial Revolution, Cognitive Psychology and Decision-making, Creative Management and Development Cooperation, Korean Politics, Leadership Development, Negotiation and Conflict Studies, Sharing Economy, Smart Education, Social Responsibility/Corporate Citizenship
Fengxiu Zhang
Assistant Professor
fzhang22@gmu.edu
Ketian Zhang
Assistant Professor
kzhang20@gmu.edu
Edmund Zolnik
Associate Professor
ezolnik@gmu.edu