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.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Dr. Samaniego specializes in macroeconomics, technical change, and financial development.
Lecturer
Stacey Schamber works as a Senior Program Officer with the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN).
Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Associate Professor of History and International Affairs
Dr. Schluessel specializes in the social history of China and Central Asia, and his work focuses on Xinjiang (East Turkestan) in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Schropp specializes in international economics, trade and investment policy, international trade law, digital trade, e-commerce, and economic sanctions.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Sekelick specializes in Latin American studies, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program
Dr. Shambaugh specializes in China's modern history, domestic politics, foreign relations, military, and security, and the international relations of Asia.
Research Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Shaw specializes in nuclear weapons, deterrence, terrorism, international organizations, U.S. foreign policy, and asymmetric warfare.
Professorial Lecturer
Laura Sheehan is a Professorial Lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Shetty specializes in East Asian and African development, development finance, and gender equality.
Professor of Geography and International Affairs
Dr. Shiklomanov specializes in the Arctic environment, climatic change, geomorphology, history of Arctic research, and development in Arctic regions.
Professorial Lecturer
Amb. Shinn specializes in Africa with a focus on Horn of Africa, China-Africa, Turkey-Africa, Russia-Africa, Gulf States-Africa, and U.S. policy in Africa.
Professorial Lecturer
Rhea Siers specializes in cybersecurity, intelligence/national security, terrorism, and counterterrorism.
Lecturer
Scott Siler specializes in geopolitical and country risk, transnational issues, strategy and operations, and data science/machine learning.
Professor of Sociology, International Affairs, and Public Policy & Public Administration
Dr. Silver specializes in European Studies, migrant integration & inequality in Europe, social exclusion, homelessness, & poverty, & comparative urban studies.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Simsik specializes in international development, diplomacy, leadership, energy, food security, natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Dr. Sinclair specializes in macroeconomics and econometrics.
Lecturer
Barbara Slavin specializes in journalism with a focus on the Middle East and U.S.-Iran relations.
Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Chair of the Economics Department
Dr. Smith specializes in development economics and poverty, the economics of participation, and the economics of organization.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Snyder specializes in fluid mechanics, thermal science and energy, mechanical engineering, and propulsion.
Research Professor of International Affairs
Dr. Spear specializes in the history of the int'l arms trade, US & UK arms export controls, disarmament, demobilization & reintegration, security & development.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Spector specializes in Asia, 20th-century United States, the Cold War, and military history.
Professor of International Business and International Affairs
Dr. Spencer specializes in firm strategies, cross-national differences in firms’ capabilities, entrepreneurship, and new industry emergence.