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 Political Science and International Affairs; Director, Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Dr. Lynch specializes in Middle East politics, Arab media and public opinion, Islamist movements, and public diplomacy.

Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Affairs
Dr. Macartney specializes in the history of radical politics and violence in Modern Japan and Modern Germany.


Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Maguire specializes in development studies, bottom-up/grassroots development, Haiti, US-Haiti policy, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Manzano specializes in the development challenges in Latin America, with emphasis on resource abundance, agriculture, energy, and growth and productivity.

Professor Emeritus
Dr. Marquardt specializes in leadership, learning, globalization and organizational change.

Professorial Lecturer, Part-time professor on Global Mental Health
Andrea Horvath Marques specializes in global mental health, dissemination and implementation science , suicide prevention and psychoneuroimmunology.

Assistant Research Professor of International Affairs; Associate Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies
Dr. Marshall specializes in Middle East political economy, global weapons trade, and corruption.

Lecturer
Mariam Martinez specializes in hospitality management, higher education, human behavior, organizational management and Spanish language.

Professorial Lecturer
Emily Matson is a professorial lecturer of International Affairs at GWU's Elliott School and an adjunct professor of Modern Chinese History at Georgetown.

Professor of American Studies, International Affairs, and Media & Public Affairs
Dr. McAlister specializes in U.S.-Middle East (1945-present), the U.S. religious right and foreign policy, and culture and globalization.

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. McCarthy specializes in US foreign policy, Latin America, the global south, political economy, democratization, populism, illiberalism & citizen insecurity.

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. McClintock specializes in Latin American politics and U.S. policy towards Latin America.


Professorial Lecturer
Dr. McCue specializes in the use of internet-based technologies in developing countries.

Professor of History and International Affairs
Dr. McHale specializes in Southeast Asian and Vietnamese history, colonialism and decolonization, and religious transformations.

Lecturer, Elliott School of International Affairs; Lead Policy Officer, Transport and ICT Global Practice, The World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.
Samia Melhem specializes in information and communication technologies (ICT) that increase efficiency and boost innovation in developing nations.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Melzer specializes in transnational organized crime, threat financing, illicit trade, and criminology.

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Metz specializes in international security, security cooperation, military effectiveness, nuclear weapons, and methods for studying war.

Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Miles specializes in Central Asia, Tajikistan, gender, religion, and politics.

Lecturer
Alistair Millar specializes in counterterrorism, preventing violent extremism, multilateral diplomacy, and national security strategies.

Professor Anthropology and International Affairs
Dr. Miller specializes in culture and globalization, anthropology and policy, social inequality food and culture, and South Asia

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Miller specializes in democratization, autocratic institutions and elections, political economy, formal theory, and research methods.