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. Matt Jenkins received his doctorate from the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., in 2023, where he specialized in space policy.


Professorial Lecturer
Todd Johannessen retired from the Central Intelligence Agency after twenty-six years in analysis and operations where he covered a range of issues from Eastern

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Joja specializes in European studies, transatlantic relations, and strategic studies.

Professor of English, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Theatre, Intl' Affairs, & East Asian Languages & Literatures; Co-director, Digital Humanities Institute & Taiwan Education & Research Program; affiliate faculty, Institute for Korean Studies
Public Interest Technology Scholar; affiliate, NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society; race, Sinophone diaspora studies, cultural diplomacy

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Jurkovic specializes in data analysis as part of research methods, as well as social injustice in international relations.

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Kabra specializes in foreign affairs and diplomacy, public diplomacy and public affairs, Middle East and North Africa studies.

Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Dr. Kaminsky specializes in macroeconomics, international finance, and monetary policy.

Professor
Xiaofei teaches courses on religions in East Asia, and her research focuses on gender, ethnicity, and Chinese religions in traditional and modern China.

Assistant Professor of Geography and International Affairs
Dr. Kansanga specializes in agriculture & sustainable food systems, political ecology, natural resource management, environment & health and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Kaplan specializes in global finance & development, Chinese foreign investment & development finance, and Latin American political economy.