Faculty

Eric Abitbol Adjunct Professorial Lect SIS-School of Intl Service

Eric Abitbol is an academic-practitioner in the field of environmental peacebuilding, housed in IPCR (International Peace and Conflict Resolution) and GEP (Global Environmental Politics) at American U

  abitbol@american.edu

  (202) 885-6583

Jeff Bachman Associate Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations

Jeff Bachman is an Associate Professor with a focus on genocide, political violence, and human rights. He is also the Director of the American University International Relations Society. Additionally,

  bachman@american.edu

  (202) 885-6826

Robin Broad Research Professor-in-Residence SIS | Finance & Personnel Administration

Dr. Robin Broad, Professor of International Development, established and heads SIS’s International Development Program’s two unique professional tracks: Rethinking Globalization & Development, and Env

  rbroad@american.edu

  (202) 885-1478

Kelso Cratsley Senior Professorial Lecturer CAS | Philosophy/Religion

Kelso Cratsley teaches courses in bioethics, neuroethics, and logic, and his research focuses on issues in – and often at the intersection of – bioethics, mental health, and global health. He has prev

  cratsley@american.edu

  (202) 885-2981

Daniel Esser Associate Professor SIS | Global Inquiry

Ellen Feder Professor CAS | Philosophy/Religion

Ellen K. Feder is the William Fraser McDowell Professor of Philosophy and Social Policy. She works at the intersection of contemporary continental philosophy and feminist and critical race theory, par

  efeder@american.edu

  (202) 885-2931

Gershon Greenberg Professor CAS | Philosophy/Religion

Gershon Greenberg is the author of three definitive bibliographies of religious thought and the Holocaust, and numerous articles on German-Jewish philosophy, history of Jewish thought in America and r

  greenbe@american.edu

  (202) 885-2912

Hrach Gregorian Practitioner-in-Residence SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations

Hrach Gregorian is the MA International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program Director at the School of International Service, American University. He is a Strategic Partner at the Washington-based IN

  gregoria@american.edu

  (202) 885-6698

Julie Mertus Professor SIS-School of Intl Service

Professor Julie Mertus has written widely on human rights and gender, conflict, the Balkans, U.S. foreign policy and U.N. institutions. She is the author or editor of ten books, including Bait and

  mertus@american.edu

  (202) 885-2215

Shadi Mokhtari Assistant Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations

Shadi Mokhtari teaches at the School of International Service at American University in Washington D.C., where she focuses on the politics of human rights, political change in the Middle East, and pol

  mokhtari@american.edu

Martyn Oliver Faculty Chair, AU Core CAS | Critical RGC Studies

Martyn was born and raised in southern Minnesota. In addition to Washington State and Boston, his studies also took him to Scotland, Lebanon, Austria, and Morocco. His work explores the construction o

  oliver@american.edu

  (202) 885-2943

Amy Oliver Associate Professor Emerita

Professor Oliver's teaching and research on Latin America explore philosophical topics such as marginality, feminism, nepantlismo, and transfronterismo. She works on the Hispanic ess

  aoliver@american.edu

  (202) 885-2140

Jin Y Park Professor and Department Chair, Philosophy & Religion CAS | Philosophy/Religion

Jin Y. Park is a Professor and Department Chair of Philosophy and Religion at American University. She also served as the Founding Director of the Asian Studies Program from 2013 to 2020. Park special

  jypark@american.edu

  (202) 885-2919

Mike Schroeder Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics

Michael Schroeder is Senior Professorial Lecturer and Associate Dean for Graduate Education at the School of International Service. He previously served as the director of the school's Global Governan

  schroede@american.edu

  (202) 885-1664

Susan Shepler Associate Professor SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations

Susan Shepler is an anthropologist with twenty years of experience working in conflict-affected West Africa. Her research focus is understanding how local communities engage with international interve

  shepler@american.edu

Lauren Weis Sr Professorial Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Philosophy CAS | Philosophy/Religion

I earned a PhD in Philosophy from Boston College specializing in Continental and History of Philosophy with a focus on ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, gender studies and feminist theory. Since j

  weis@american.edu

  (202) 885-2926