International Studies: Faculty and Staff

Professors

Stephen J. Ceccoli. 1998. P.K. Seidman Professor of Political Economy. B.A., Heidelberg College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University. (International relations, political economy, comparative public policy.)

Esen Kirdis. 2011. B.A., Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. (Middle East politics, Islamic politics, international relations, comparative politics.)

Shadrack W. Nasong’o. 2005. B.A., M.A., University of Nairobi, Kenya; Ph.D., Northeastern University, Boston. (African politics, comparative politics, international relations.)

Amy E. Risley. 2005. Stanley J. Buckman Professor of International Studies. B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. (Latin American politics, comparative politics, international relations.)

Nikolaos Zahariadis. 2016. Mertie Buckman Distinguished Professor of International Studies. B.A., Slippery Rock University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia. (European politics, international relations, comparative politics.)

Associate Professor

Chien-Kai Chen. 2013. Chair. B.A., National Taiwan University; M.A., The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Ph.D., Boston University. (East Asian politics, comparative politics, international relations.)

Assistant Professor

Kevin Galambos. 2024. J.S. Seidman Research Fellow. B.A., Emory University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. (Security studies, foreign policy, international relations.)

Staff

Elizabeth Houck. 2023. B.A., Rhodes College.