Faculty Directory
Our distinguished faculty comprises leading scholars and policy practitioners who bring an impressive range of expertise and experience to the study and practice of international affairs. Use this directory to search for an Elliott School faculty member.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Kirwin specializes in politics, development, and security in Africa and public opinion analysis. Languages: Hausa and French.
Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs
Dr. Klaren specializes in the socio-political history of twentieth-century Latin America, particularly Peru and the Andean region.
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies and International Affairs
Dr. Kleppinger specializes in French politics and culture and homegrown terrorism in France.
Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs
Dr. Kloppe-Santamaría specializes in Latin America, Mexico and Central America, violence, crime and (in)security, and religion, gender and culture.
Professor of International Affairs; Director, Leadership, Ethics and Practice Initiative; Director, MA European and Eurasian Studies
Christopher Kojm specializes in U.S. Foreign Policy, National Security Policy and the Intelligence Community.
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Kramon specializes in clientelism, ethnic politics, electoral accountability, and judicial politics in new democracies.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Kronvall specializes in Transatlantic, Nordic-Baltic, Ukrainian and Georgian security, U.S. national security, conflict resolution, and Cold War Studies.
Professor Emerita of Anthropology, International Affairs, Human Sciences
Dr. Krulfeld specializes in transnational migration, refugees, gender, human rights, ethics, and Southeast Asia.
Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Dr. Kuipers specializes in linguistic Anthropology with a regional focus on Indonesia.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Kuntz specializes in homeland security and the policy implications of artificial intelligence.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Kuradusenge-McLeod specializes in human rights activism, Diaspora consciousness, social mobilization, and genocide prevention.
Program Lead, Transatlantic Program; Associate Research Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Lagadec specializes in the EU, NATO, Development aid, and Crisis management.
Associate Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Lal specializes in the research of organized crime, terrorism, religious extremism, human rights, China, South Asia, and other areas.
Research Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, Director of the Illiberalism Studies Program
Dr. Laruelle specializes in nationalism, far right, extremism, populism, illiberalism, great power competition, Russia, Europe, Arctic, and Central Asia.
Teaching Associate Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Lazarus specializes in conflict analysis and resolution, dialogue, evaluation, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and peace education.
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Lebovic specializes in international relations, national and international security, and methodology.
Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Global Capstone
Dr. Ledermann specializes in African agricultural development, development policy, sustainability, poverty & inequality assessments, and technology adoption.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Chinese and International Affairs
Dr. Lee specializes in Chinese language and linguistics.
Professor of the Practice of International Business
Dr. Leipziger specializes in development economics, international economic policy, and macro and economic growth.
Lecturer
Hugo Lejeune specializes in homeland security, emergency management, and countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Quarterly; Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Lennon specializes in grand strategy, global security, nuclear security and nonproliferation.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Leone specializes in international economics, central banking, financial stability and crises, official statistics.
Professor of Practice of International Affairs; Director, National Security Studies Program
Dr. Levinger specializes in conflict analysis and resolution, genocide prevention, nationalism, revolutionary politics, modern Germany and France.