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Anne Marie Baylouny, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: Middle East, Refugees, Crowds, Social Welfare
Glasgow Hall, Room 302
ambaylou@nps.edu
(831) 656-2739

Anne Clunan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Expertise: Russia, Ukraine, economic and financial globalization, sanctions, interdependence, advanced and emerging technologies, economics and security, geostrategic competition, international change, WMD, sovereignty, international law, law of armed conflict
Glasgow Hall, Room 391
alclunan@nps.edu
(831) 656-2904

Erik Dahl, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: Intelligence, Terrorism, Homeland Defense and Security, International Relations Theory
Glasgow Hall, Room 356
ejdahl@nps.edu
(831) 656-3168

Ryan Gingeras, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: Turkey, Middle East, Balkans, Organized Crime
Glasgow Hall, Room 310
rgingera@nps.edu
(831) 656-1118

Christopher Darnton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Expertise: Latin America, International Relations, Research Methods
Glasgow Hall, Room 315
cndarnto@nps.edu
(831) 656-7729

David Dow , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Academic Associate for Curriculum 688
Expertise: Comparative Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa, Policing, State-Building
Glasgow Hall, Room 354
david.dow@nps.edu
(831) 656-1038

Mariana Giusti Rodríguez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Expertise: Comparative Politics, Latin America
Glasgow Hall, Room 364
m.giustirodriguez@nps.edu
(831) 656-3357

Michael Glosny, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Academic Associate for Curriculum 682
Expertise: Chinese Foreign Policy, East Asian Security, Rise of Great Powers, International Relations Theory
Glasgow Hall, Room 362
maglosny@nps.edu
(831) 656-3654

Mohammed M. Hafez, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: Islamist Political Violence, Radicalization Processes, and Middle Eastern Politics
Glasgow Hall, Room 337
mmhafez@nps.edu
(831) 233-0272

Carolyn Halladay, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Academic Associate for Curricula 685, 691, 692, and 693
Expertise: German and Central European History and Politics, Cultural History, Law and National Security, International Law, Nationalism, Political Extremism
Glasgow Hall, Room 392
cchallad@nps.edu
(831) 656-6256

Scott Jasper, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Defense Strategy, Hybrid Warfare, Cyber Policy
Glasgow Hall, Room 301
sejasper@nps.edu
(831) 656-3163

S. Paul Kapur, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: South Asian Politics and Security, International Relations
Glasgow Hall, Room 363
spkapur@nps.edu
(831) 656-3898

Feroz Khan, BG (Retired)

Research Professor
Expertise: South Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nuclear Strategy and Proliferation
Glasgow Hall, Room 360
fhkhan@nps.edu
(831) 656-3043

Letitia Lawson, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Political Economy of Development in African Neopatrimonial States
Glasgow Hall, Room 364
lllawson@nps.edu
(831) 656-6257

Tristan Mabry, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Academic Associate for Curriculum 681 and 683
Expertise: Comparative Politics, Nationalism, Media and Communications
Glasgow Hall, Room 343
tjmabry@nps.edu
(831) 656-7528

Michael Malley, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Academic Associate for Curriculum 241
Expertise: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, International Relations, Comparative Politics
Glasgow Hall, Room 392
msmalley@nps.edu
(831) 656-2409

Cristiana Matei, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)
Expertise: Civil-Military Relations, Latin America Security, Transnational Security Issues/Threats, Intelligence, and National Security
Glasgow Hall, Room 361
cmatei@nps.edu
(831) 656-2208

Aleksandar Matovski, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Expertise: Russia, European Politics and Security Institutions, Authoritarian Politics, Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy, Security Studies, Research Methods
Glasgow Hall, Room 325
aleksandar.matovski@nps.edu
(831) 656-7891

Emily Meierding, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Expertise: Energy Politics, Environmental Security, Economic Statecraft
Glasgow Hall, Room 348
elmeierd@nps.edu
(831) 656-2798

Covell Meyskens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Instruction
Expertise: China, East Asia, Modern World History
Glasgow Hall, Room 312
cfmeyske@nps.edu
(831) 656-3293

Clay Moltz, Ph.D.

Professor, Academic Associate for Curriculum 254, 255, 695, and 696
Expertise: Space, Nuclear Strategy, East Asia, Russia
Glasgow Hall, Room 394
jcmoltz@nps.edu
(831) 656-1039

Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez, Ph.D.

Research Professor
Expertise: Geopolitics, Strategy, Mexico, Innovation, North America
Glasgow Hall, Room 344
rnietogo@nps.edu

Sierra Nota, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Expertise: Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, History, Great Power Competition, Nationalism
Glasgow Hall, Room 396
sierra.nota@nps.edu

Afshon Ostovar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Research
Expertise: Iran, Middle East, Strategy, History, War Studies
Glasgow Hall, Room 357
afshon.ostovar@nps.edu
(831) 656-1862

Jessica Piombo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Academic Associate for Curriculum 684
Expertise: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, African Security, US Engagement in Africa
Glasgow Hall, Room 374
jrpiombo@nps.edu
(831) 656-2831

Maria Rasmussen, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor
Expertise: Terrorism, Counter-terrorism
Glasgow Hall, Room 304
mrasmussen@nps.edu

Zachary Shore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
20th-Century International History, Foreign Policy Decision Making
zshore@nps.edu
(831) 656-3358

Christopher Twomey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Expertise: International Relations, Asian Security, Chinese Foreign Policy, Strategic Deterrence
Glasgow Hall, Room 376
ctwomey@nps.edu

Robert Weiner, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Asia, Japan, the Koreas, Comparative Politics, Democratic Institutions and Governance, Research Methods
Glasgow Hall, Room 375
rjweiner@nps.edu
(831) 656-3952

James Wirtz, Ph.D.

Professor
Expertise: International Relations Theory, Intelligence, Deterrence, Strategy, Security Studies
Glasgow Hall, Room 308
jwirtz@nps.edu
(831) 656-7981