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
Gary Espinas is a Professorial Lecturer in the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs
Professor of Arabic and International Affairs
Dr. Esseesy specializes in historical linguistics and language change, Arabic-language testing, and curriculum development and teacher training.
Lecturer
Nizar Farsakh specializes in leadership, negotiations, and advocacy with over 20 years of experience across the Middle East and North Africa.
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Feigenbaum specializes in the political economy of Western Europe and the political economy of France.
Professor of Anthropology, History, and International Affairs
Dr. Feldman specializes in anthropology, government & bureaucracy, humanitarianism, citizenship, colonialism, policing, & security. Regional focus: Middle East.
Lecturer
Lecturer on U.S.- Mexico relations. Former Mexican Ambassador to the United States.
Professor of International Affairs; Director, BA and BS in International Affairs Program
Dr. Fink specializes in Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asia, equitable development, gender and development, and civil society in ethnically diverse states.
University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Finnemore specializes in international organizations, organization theory, global governance, and ethics in international affairs.
Oliver T. Carr, Jr. Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics
Dr. Foster specializes in international economic development, inequality and poverty, and economic theory and policy.
Lecturer
Jennifer Fox specializes in public financial management, int'l development, performance measurement, budget development and evaluation, and policy analysis.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Dr. Ponce specializes in criminal and political violence prevalent in poor and middle-income countries. His regional expertise is in Latin America.
Lecturer
Joseph Gartin specializes in the Intelligence Community, intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, and talent management.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Gaskin Reyes specializes in climate change, development studies, water & natural resource conflicts, urban & regional planning, & Latin America & Caribbean.
Lecturer
James Gavrilis specializes in political science, security, military strategy & policy, warfare, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, & counter-proliferation.
Lecturer
Neela Ghoshal (any pronouns) is Senior Director of Law, Policy, and Research at Outright International.
Lecturer
Sara Gilmer specializes in public policy, program design, human trafficking, monitoring and evaluation, and international relations.
Professor Emeritus
Amb. Gnehm specializes in Middle East politics, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, international relations of the Persian Gulf region, and the UN.
Associate Professor of German and International Affairs
Dr. Gonglewski specializes in second language acquisition, foreign language pedagogy, and the use of technology in foreign and second language learning.
Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Graff specializes in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, foreign policy, and global development.
Director, Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs
Dr. Graham specializes in gender and international peacekeeping, women's empowerment, and women, peace and security.
Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs
Gordon Gray is the Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.