Faculty

Departmental Faculty

Daniel Arnon

Assistant Professor, School of Government & Public Policy

  • Technology and Security Track
  • Global Track: Middle East
  • Non-Traditional Security Track: Human Rights
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Mikhail Beznosov

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Eurasia
  • Emerging powers
  • Energy politics

Matias Bianchi

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Latin America
  • Digital technologies and politics
  • Democratic governance

Anne Boustead

Assistant Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Law and policy
  • Drug policy
  • Violent and nonviolent conflict
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Alex Braithwaite

Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • US Foreign Policy Track
  • Violent Conflict Track: Terrorism
  • Non-Traditional Security Track: Refugees and Migrants
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Jessica Maves Braithwaite

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • International relations
  • Violent and nonviolent conflict
  • Human rights and repression
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Michael Burgoyne

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Mexican politics and security
  • Organized Crime

Jennifer Cyr

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Comparative politics
  • Democracy and representation
  • Qualitative and mixed methods
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Frank Gonzalez

Assistant Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Political Psychology
  • Race and politics
  • Biology and politics
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Jeff Kucik

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • International relations
  • Global trade and investment
  • International organizations
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Paulette Kurzer

Professor, School of Government & Public Policy

  • Eurasia Track: Europe
  • Non-Traditional Security Track

Eva-Maria Maggi

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • European politics and policy
  • Democracy promotion
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Judith McDaniel

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Gender studies
  • International human rights law
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Barbara Norrander

Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • American politics
  • Primary elections
  • Gender gap

Saskia Popescu

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Bio Defense
  • Health Security
  • Global Health Initiaves

Lisa Sanchez

Assistant Professor, School of Government & Public Policy

  • Racial and Ethnic Politics
  • Legislative Politics
  • Immigration Policy

Edella Schlager

Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Institutional analysis
  • Multi-level governance
  • Water policy/politics
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Paul Schuler

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Global Track: East Asia
  • Non-Traditional Security Track: Authoritarianism

Christina Sciabarra

Adjunct Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Conflict resolution
  • Peacebuilding and reconstruction
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Karen Siderelis

Research Scientist, Natural Resources and the Environment

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Geospatial science and technology
  • Geospatial intelligence

Nick Thorne

Adjunct Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Technology and Security
  • U.S. Foreign Policy
  • Arms Production and Trade
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Tolga Turker

Program Director for Eurasia Programs, UA Global

Adjunct Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Middle East and Central Asia
  • Islamist mobilization
  • Authoritarian institutions
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Chris Weber

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • American politics
  • Political Psychology
  • Methodology

Robert Wells

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Government & Public Policy

  • U.S. China relations
  • U.S. National Security Strategy
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Chad Westerland

Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • American politics
  • Law and courts
  • Methodology
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Pat Willerton

Professor, School of Government and Public Policy

  • Comparative politics
  • Russian Politics
  • Political elites