Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Our faculty offer internationally recognized research and teaching programs. The names, terminal degrees and titles of all full-time faculty in the Whitehead School are listed below.

Margarita Balmaceda

Margarita M. Balmaceda, Ph.D.

Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations

A major player in energy politics research whose work has been supported by the EU and many international foundations.
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Assefaw Bariagaber, Ph.D.

Assefaw Bariagaber, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Assefaw Bariagaber joined the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations in fall 1999.
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Martin Edwards

Martin S. Edwards, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

The central question underpinning my research is this: What does it mean to say that international organizations matter?
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Christopher Ferrero

Christopher J. Ferrero, Ph.D.

Term Faculty

Dr. Chris Ferrero is a specialist on Iran.
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Omer Gokcekus

Omer Gokcekus, Ph.D.

Professor

Omer Gokcekus is a Professor of international economics and development.
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Benjamin Goldfrank

Benjamin Goldfrank, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

My current research focuses on citizen participation in Latin America's new left-leaning governments.
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Yinan He Ph.D.

Yinan He, Ph.D

Associate Professor

Professor He specializes in international security, politics of memory, and nationalism in East Asia.
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Huang Yanzhong, Ph.D.

Yanzhong Huang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Director, Center for Global Health Studies

Huang specializes in global health governance, health diplomacy and security, and Chinese politics and public policy.
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McCormick-Hale

Fredline A. MCormack-Hale, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

I specialize in African politics, with a focus on external agents and democratization in post-war states.
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Philip M. Moremen, J.D., Ph.D.

Philip M. Moremen, J.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

My areas of expertise are public international law, international environmental law and policy, and peace operations.
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Ann Marie Murphy, Ph.D.

Ann Marie Murphy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Conducting policy-oriented research enriches my teaching, helping me bring a real-world perspective into the classroom.
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Roger Scher

Roger M. Scher, M.A., M.B.A.

Faculty Associate

Roger has broad experience in academia and the business world, government and politics.
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Courtney Smith

Courtney B. Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Dean and Associate Professor

My areas of study include international organizations, United Nations studies and peace studies.
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Yui Suzuki

Yui Suzuki, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

My current research focuses on issues related to the effects of economic globalization.
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Zheng Wang Ph.D

Zheng Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Zheng Wang is Coordinator for the Whitehead School Graduate Specialization in Global Negotiation & Conflict Management.
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Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth A. Wilson, J.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth A. Wilson joined the Whitehead School in 2008 after working in private practice in Washington, DC.
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Adjunct Faculty

Wanda Akin, J.D.
Seton Hall University School of Law
Trial advocacy, Media and persuasion, Criminal trial preparation
Maintains private law practice

Raymond Brown, J.D.
Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California
International criminal law, Professional responsibility
Hosts New Jersey Network television programs
Due Process and Inside the Law

Robert Chandross, Ph.D.
Princeton University
International economics

Gilbert Escamilla, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio
International economics, International political economy

Jacques Fomerand, Ph.D.
The City University of New York
International organizations, Human security, Human rights
Former Director of the United Nations University Office, North America
Former member United Nations Secretariat

Aaron Hale, Ph.D.

University of Florida
Conflict and security, Global governance

Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan, M.A., M.Sc.
Cambridge University, Quaid-E-Azam University
Middle East, History of Diplomacy

Jack Jarmon, M.A.
Fordham University
Conflict prevention, International security

Sophia N. Johnson, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
International political economy, South Asian politics, Governance and globalization

Timothy Knievel, M.A.
New York University
International conflict and security

Domenic Maffei, Ph.D.
New York University
Comparative politics, American government, International relations
Professor, Caldwell College

Edislav Manetovic, Ph.D.
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Comparative politics, Human rights, International relations

Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H.
Nagarjuana University, New York University
Global health

Arnold Pronto, M.A.L.D.
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
International law
United Nations Secretariat

Ambassador Maureen Quinn, M.S.
Georgetown University
Middle East politics
Former Ambassador and Career Foreign Service officer

Jeff Ritter, Ph.D.
Harvard University
International relations, Research methods

Li-Wen Zhang, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Human security, Global health, China's foreign relations
United Nations Secretariat 
 

Tom and Ruth Sharkey Distinguished Visiting Scholars

Ambassador Robert Barry, M.A.
Course: U.S. Policy on Stabilization and Reconstruction in Fragile States
Former U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria and Indonesia

Ambassador Jack Chow, M.D., M.P.A., M.B.A., M.S.
Course: Global Health Diplomacy
Former Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization
Former Special Representative of the U.S. Secretary of State for Health and Science

Ambassador William Luers, M.A.
Course: Engaging the Enemy
Former President, United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and Czechoslovakia