Department of International Affairs
The Department of International Affairs is dedicated to fostering cultural understanding and global engagement through the discovery, dissemination, and translation of knowledge, using diverse approaches from the humanities, social sciences, and language studies. The department is at the forefront of university efforts to prepare students for a globally interconnected future and to educate global citizens and future leaders.
The department offers diverse curricula that immerse students in the social, political, economic, and cultural implications of globalization. The BA in International Studies combines a linguistic and cultural proficiency with a flexible set of tracks and a mandatory abroad experience.
Bartel, Michael, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Cornell University, 2017
Blackburn, Christine, Lecturer
International Affairs
PHD, Washington State University, 2015
Castillo, Jasen J, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Chicago, 2003
Field, Kimberly, Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MA, U.S. Army War College, 2008
Gause III, Francis G, Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Harvard University, 1987
Gill, Matthew, Assistant Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MA, The U.S. Naval War College, 2010
Gottlieb, Jessica A, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Stanford University, 2013
Hamie, Christine S, Instructional Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of York, 2007
Howell, Michael, Associate Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MA, U.S. Naval War College, 2009
Huang, Reyko, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Columbia University, 2012
Hudson, Valerie M, University Distinguished Professor
International Affairs
PHD, The Ohio State University, 1983
Layne, Christopher, University Distinguished Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1981
Lemon, Edward, Research Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Exeter, 2016
Liu, Zongyuan, Instructional Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Johns Hopkins University, 2019
MacWillie III, Donald MacGlashan, Lecturer
International Affairs
MS, US Army War College, 2002
Marbach, Moritz, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Mannheim, 2016
Marin Thornton, Gabriela, Instructional Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Miami, 2006
McLaughlin, James Kevin, Professor Of The Practice
International Affairs
MA, Webster University, 1987
Mu, Ren, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Michigan State University, 2004
Napper, Larry C, Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MS, University of Virginia, 1974
Natsios, Andrew S, Executive Professor
International Affairs
MPA, Harvard University, 1979
Norris, William J, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
Olson, James M, Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
JD, The University of Iowa, 1969
Poertner, Mathias, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 2018
Robertson, Raymond, Professor
International Affairs
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Ross, Andrew L, Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Cornell University, 1984
Ross, Gershon, Associate Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MS, National Intelligence University, 2008
Ruyle, Leslie E, Lecturer
International Affairs
PHD, University of Georgia, 2012
Schuessler, John M, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, The University of Chicago, 2007
Serra, Danila, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Oxford and Centre for the Study of African Economies, 2009
Sievert, Ronald J, Associate Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
JD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1977
Snider, Erin A, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Cambridge, Trinity College, 2011
Sowell, Jesse Horton, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015
Tabaar, Mohammad A, Associate Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Georgetown University, 2012
Teague, Aileen, Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, Vanderbilt University, 2018
Weary, Katherine T, Assistant Professor of the Practice
International Affairs
MA, The George Washington University, 2005
Weber, Yuval, Research Assistant Professor
International Affairs
PHD, University of Texas at Austin, 2014