Summer Diversity Academy Mentors

Browse our list of faculty mentors for the Summer Diversity Academy. Note: not all mentors will be available for the 2022 Summer Academy.

Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration

Khaldoun AbouAssi is the Provost Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration & Policy. He holds a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affa…

Ìý abouassi@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-2509

Anna Amirkhanyan Professor SPA | Public Administration

Professor Amirkhanyan’s research focuses on public and nonprofit management, organizational performance, public-private differences, and citizen participation. Her articles have been published in v…

Ìý amirkhan@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6289

Karen Baehler Scholar in Residence SPA | Public Administration

Karen Baehler's teaching and research focuses on the craft of policy analysis and the intersection between public policy and public administration, with applications to the social and environmental po…

Ìý baehler@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6072

Scott Bass Professor and Provost Emeritus SPA | Public Administration

Dr. Scott A. Bass is Provost Emeritus and Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ). Since his arrival at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2008, Dr. Bass has focus…

Ìý sbass@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6305

TaLisa Carter Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D. is a native of Long Island, New York, dedicated to understanding the interactions of deviance, social organizations, and race. Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the Depar…

Ìý carter@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-3021

Seth Gershenson Professor SPA | Public Administration

Seth Gershenson holds a PhD from Michigan State University in Economics with a primary focus on education policy. While at Michigan State, he taught several courses and received an Outstanding Teachin…

Ìý gershens@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-2687

Jocelyn Johnston Professor SPA | Public Administration

Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the Jo…

Ìý johnston@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-2608

Dave Marcotte Interim Senior Associate Dean SPA | Public Administration

Dave E. Marcotte is Professor in the Dept. of Public Administration and Policy. His recent research focuses on inequality and socioeconomic segregation in K-12 education; access and attainment in high…

Ìý marcotte@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-3108

Marquise McGraw Professorial Lecturer SPA | Public Administration

Marquise J. McGraw is an economist with a keen interest in applying economic principles and methods to affect real-world policy outcomes. He serves as the director of SPA's top-ranked Master's degr…

Ìý mcgrawm@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-1485

Kenneth Meier Distinguished Scholar in Residence SPA | Public Administration

Professor Meier’s research in public policy and administration is characterized by a multi-disciplinary approach that combines both empirical and normative questions. He uses institutional theories…

Ìý kmeier@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-2361

Taryn Morrissey Professor, DPAP Chair, and Associate Dean of Research SPA | Public Administration

Dr. Morrissey is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Affairs and Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her work centers on examining and improving public polic…

Ìý morrisse@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6323

Claudia Persico Associate Professor SPA | Public Administration

Claudia Persico is an Associate Professor of public policy whose research focuses on environmental policy, inequality, health and education policy using causal inference methods. Persico is also a Res…

Ìý cpersico@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-2719

David Schwegman Assistant Professor SPA | Public Administration

David J. Schwegman is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. He is also an Academic Affiliate with the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES) in the General Service…

Ìý schwegma@american.edu

Erdal Tekin Charles W. Fotis, Sr. and Dorothea G. Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy SPA | Public Administration

Erdal Tekin is the Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)…

Ìý tekin@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6361

Vicky Wilkins Acting Provost PRO | Academics, Research & Awards

Vicky M. Wilkins is acting provost and chief academic officer at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and professor of public administration and policy. Before assuming this role, she served as the dean of the School …

Ìý vwilkins@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6443

Jhacova Williams Assistant Professor SPA | Public Administration

Jhacova Williams is an applied microeconomist focusing primarily on economic history and cultural economics. Her previous work has examined Southern culture and the extent to which historical events h…

Ìý jhacovaw@american.edu