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 and Department Chair of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
Dr. Szajnfarber specializes in R&D management, space policy, space systems design, innovation and organizations.
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
David Szakonyi is Associate Professor of Political Science at GWU, co-Director of PONARS Eurasia, and co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Data Collective.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Tannenbaum specializes in nuclear weapons policy, research policy, and communicating with policymakers.
Lecturer
Dan Taylor is the director of the Office of Partner Engagement in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Lecturer
Ambassador William B. Taylor is vice president, Europe and Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Teitelbaum specializes in comparative politics, South Asian politics, political economy of development, and political economy of labor.
Professor Emeritus of French and Human Sciences
Dr. Thibault specializes in French language and literature.
Lecturer, MA International Affairs
Lyric Thompson (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, where she publishes and advises governments and thought leaders.
Practitioner-in-Residence and Senior Military Advisor
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Trynosky is a Practitioner-in-Residence in the National Security Studies Program.
Lecturer
Dr. Van Metre specializes in the Eurasia region, resilience to violent conflict, violent extremism, and conflict resolution.
Associate Dean for Research Initiatives; Director, Institute for International Science and Technology Policy; Professor, Economics and International Affairs
Institute for International Science and Technology Policy & Department of Economics
Professor of Spanish and International Affairs
Dr. Waisman specializes in Latin American literature and culture, translation, and literary theory.
Lecturer
Lynne Weil specializes in U.S. foreign policy, public diplomacy, international communications, Congress, media strategy, and public policy.
Professor of International Business, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs
Dr. Weiner specializes in the political economy of energy security, oil & conflict, energy crises, resource nationalism, and US-Chinese competition for oil.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Weiner specializes in comparative politics, ethnic politics, gender, the Middle East, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Dr. Welcome specializes in postcolonial statecraft, racialization, gendering, securitization, visuality, and affect.
Professorial Lecturer
Dan Whitman specializes in foreign policy, comparative cultural studies, the basics of college research, oral history, and international conflict management.
Professorial Lecturer
Martin King Whyte is John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Sociology, Emeritus, and faculty associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Professor of International Education and International Affairs
Dr. Williams specializes in international education and development, and educational planning and policy.