Meet the SPA Faculty

We’re proud of our faculty — prominent scholars and practitioners whose expertise and leading-edge research play vital roles in policy development, both nationally and globally. Some of our nation’s foremost experts, they craft solutions to critical issues in politics and governance, public policy and administration, justice, law, and criminology. Through our renowned research centers, their scholarship is shared with the greater Washington community, across the nation, and around the world.

Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration

Jean Accius Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)

Lynn Addington Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Irene Ahn Assistant Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Anna Amirkhanyan Professor SPA | Public Administration

Bryan Arva Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Rene W. Aubourg Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)

Korneliya Bachiyska Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

Tricia Bacon Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Karen Baehler Scholar in Residence SPA | Public Administration

Mandi Bailey Senior Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

Julie Marie Baldwin Research Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

David Barker Professor SPA | Government

Cynthia Barnett-Ryan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | General Academics & Research

Brad Bartholomew Senior Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Scott Bass Professor and Provost Emeritus SPA | Public Administration

Zachary Bauer Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | General Academics & Research

Allison Bawden Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)

Eric Beinhart Adjunct Instructor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Andrew Bennett Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Key Executive Education IRC Programs

Richard Bennett Prof Emeritus

Hannah Betesh Adjunct Instructor SPA | Public Administration

Ajay Bhatt Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)

Amy Bills Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Ilona Birenbaum Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Quincy Booth Adjunct Instructor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Kevin Boyle Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Jenna Brayton Adjunct Instructor SPA | General Academics & Research

Quentin Brummet Adjunct Professorial Lecturer

Cecilia Bruni Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Diana Burley Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Professor URC | Vice Provost for Research Office

Tracy Burnett Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

James Burrell Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Koray Caglayan Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

John Calabrese Assistant Professor SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration

Lauren Camera Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Vanessa Careiro Adjunct Instructor SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration

Travis Carlisle Adjunct Instructor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Richard Carroll Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

TaLisa Carter Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Holly Champagne Adjunct Instructor

Bryan Champion Adjunct Professor SPA | Public Administration

Tianyu Chen Adjunct Instructor

Hannah Chesterton Adjunct Instructor

Angela Chiarenza Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Brian Chiglinsky Part Time Staff President, Office of the

Brandyn Churchill Assistant Professor SPA | Public Administration

Khelani Clay Assistant Law Librarian WCL | Library

Matthew Collinson Adjunct Instructor SPA | Other Operations and Administration

Matthew Continetti Adjunct Instructor SPA | Government

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Associate Professor SPA | Government

Sheryl Cozart Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Clarence Crawford Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Mark Croatti Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

Jeffrey Crouch Assistant Professor SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration

Manal Daher-Mansour Adjunct Instructor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Saman Danai Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Lorita Daniels Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Online Partner Programs (OLP)

Matthew D'Anna Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Nicole Darnall Professor KSB | General Academics & Research

Bryan Daves Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Bill Davies Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justice Law & Criminology SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Christiaan De Waal Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Victor Del Pino Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Anita Dhillon Adjunct Instructor

Bert DiBella Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

China Dickerson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

Glendon Diehl Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Government

Sandra Donati Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Tom Draffen Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Daniel Dreisbach Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

John Driessnack Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

John Eassey Research Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Chris Edelson Assistant Professor SPA | Government

James Eisenmann Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Todd Eisenstadt Professor, Research Director of CEP SPA | Government

Diane Elmore Adjunct Professor SPA | Public Administration

Morad Elsana Adjunct Professorial Lecturer CAS | Critical RGC Studies

Abdul El-Sayed Scholar-in-Residence SPA | Public Administration

Ron Elving Executive in Residence SPA | Government