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.
Lecturer
Atta Nasib specializes in the international relations of South Asia and the Middle East and U.S.-Afghanistan and Pakistan relations.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Nau specializes in US foreign policy, international politics, US foreign economic policy, and international political economy.
Professorial Lecturer
Daniel Neep is a political scientist who works on conflict and state-building in the Middle East, with a focus on Syria.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Noble serves as Director, Office of Advanced Analytics in the Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Lecturer
Katherine Norton specializes in career coaching, resume writing, federal employment, government & politics, veteran employment advocacy, and interview coaching.
Research Professor of International Affairs; Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Director, Rising Powers Initiative
Dr. Ollapally specializes in int'l relations of South Asia, India-China relations, Indo-Pacific regional security, & identity & foreign policy of rising powers.
Director, Sustainability Research Institute
Dr. Orttung specializes in comparative politics, Russia, Ukraine, Energy security, Federalism, and Democracy.
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Space Policy Institute; Director, Institute for International Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Pace specializes in space policy, analysis of space projects, international space cooperation and competition and Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Dr. Pardo Pedraza specializes in demilitarized landscapes, post-conflict economics, environmental politics, & multispecies relations of aid & care in Colombia.
Lecturer
Sunggun's research focuses on the impact of military strategy on foreign policy and the role of prestige and reputational concerns in international affairs.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Parker specializes in U.S. foreign policy and security issues.
Lecturer
Dan Peck is an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton where he is a senior instructor for Indo-Pacific Affairs teaching on the China Way of War (CWOW) team.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Professorial Lecturer of Law
Dr. Pelzman specializes in international trade and finance, law and economics, and economies in transition.
Lecturer
Specializes in political psychology, conflict processes, and foreign policy. Special Interests: Public Opinion, Psych of Violent Extremism, Security Studies.
Research Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Peyrouse specializes in political systems, economic development, religion in Central Asia, and Central Asia's positioning toward China, India & South Asia.
Lecturer
Joe Plenzler specializes in communication with an emphasis on neuroscience and applied theories of human persuasion.
Lecturer
Russell Porter specializes in conflict and stabilization, Latin America, counter-terrorism, economics, and U.S. foreign policy.
Lecturer
Former Pentagon Senior Executive with Navy and Marine Corps. Thirty-plus years teaching national security analysis at GWU.
Professor of Geography and International Affairs
Dr. Price specializes in political and cultural geography, Latin America, and immigration.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Puck specializes in comparative politics, policing, and private security with a regional focus on Mexico.
Professorial Lecturer
Sabs K. Quereshi is a Professor/ Lecturer for the Women in Global Politics course as part of the Gender Equality in International Affairs program at Elliott.
Research Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Rabgey specializes in statehood, authoritarianism, elite Chinese politics and Tibet, int'l law, sovereignty, autonomy, and China’s economic statecraft.