Erica Frantz
Assistant professor of political science · Michigan State University
Expert in dictatorships, autocratic rule, authoritarian politics, world conflict
Christian Houle
Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
An expert on comparative politics of developing countries
Social Mobility Inequality Civil Wars Democracy Regime Change
Shane Barter, PhD
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics · Soka University
Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution
Minorities Separatism Indonesia Conflict Resolution Southeast Asia
Russell Lucas
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in U.S.-Middle East relations and politics of the Arab world
Democratization Saudi Arabia Public Opinion Middle East Politics Foreign Policy
Brenda Elsey
Associate Professor of History · Hofstra University
Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.
Latin American Culture Latin American Politics Sports in Latin America Gender Studies
Andrew Reynolds, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
LGBTQ Politics African Studies Conflict Management Electoral Politics Political Theory
Haroon Ullah
Policy Planning Staff · U.S. Department of State
A scholar, diplomat and author of widely acclaimed Bargain From The Bazaar and Vying for Allah's Vote. Visit haroonullah.com.
Public Policy Pakistan Diplomacy International Relations Foreign Policy
Michelle Orihel
Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University
Specializing in history lessons in pop culture, gender history in the United States, and the English revolution
Women in U.S. History Women in Colonial America Gender History in the United States Political Associations Journalism History
Peter Coclanis, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A.
Distinguished Professor; Director, Global Research Institute, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D · UNC-Chapel Hill
Albert R. Newsome Professor Professor and Director of the Global Research Institute
Southern Economy Asian Studies Globalization Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Economic Development
Jonathan Hiskey
Associate Chair of Political Science · Vanderbilt University
Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.
Honduras Guatemala Migration Crime in Latin America Immigration
Gretchen Helmke
Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.
Institutional crises in Latin America Rule of Law Democratic Political Institutions Latin American Politics
A. Joan Saab
Associate Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies · University of Rochester
Joan Saab is an Associate Professor of Art History
Cultural Studies Modern Architecture Cultural History Visual and Cultural Studies Politics of Space
George Bisharat
The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: bisharat@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4721 / Office 603F-200
Criminal Procedure Islamic Law Law and Social Anthropology Criminal Practice Law in Middle East Societies
Daniel Kreiss, Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor, School of Media and Journalism · UNC-Chapel Hill
Kreiss’s explores how technology and social media impact the public sphere and political practice.
Campaigns Social Movements Elections Data Science Qualitative Research
Charles Kurzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology, and co-director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Charles Kurzman is a Professor of Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in Middle East and Islamic studies.
Sociology of Religion Islam and the Middle East Middle East Studies Democracy Building Terrorism
Luigi Vanfretti
Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on synchrophasor technology applications and cyber-physical system modeling, simulation, stability, and control
Electrical Engineering System Identification Synchophasors Stability and Control Cyber-Physical Systems
Ugo Mattei
Distinguished Professor of Law and Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: matteiu@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4646 / Office 623-200
Comparative Law Economics and the Law European Community Law African Law Anthropological and Ecological Approaches to Law