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Jonathan Aronson Jonathan Aronson
 Professor of International Relations and Communications

 Research Specialities: International Political Economy
 Email: jaronson@annenberg.edu
 Office: ASC 324G
 Phone: (213)743-4647

 

John Barnes John Barnes
 Associate Professor of Political Science

 Research Specialities: Public Law,American Politics
 Email: barnesj@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 310
 Phone: (213)740-1689

 

Laurie Brand Laurie Brand
 Robert Grandford Wright Professor and Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: National narrative construction. Migration, citizenship and  diaspora. State-expatriate relations. Voting from abroad. International politics &  security;  Middle East and North African affairs;
 Email: brand@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)740-3651

Ann Crigler Ann Crigler
 Professor of Political Science

 Research Specialities: American Politics, Political Communication, Public Opinion,  Research   Methods, Presidential Elections, Emotions and politics, Civic Engagement
 Email: acrigler@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 327
 Phone: (213)740-3168

Mai'a Cross Mai'a Cross
 Assistant Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: diplomacy, epistemic communities, EU integration, Common  Security  and Defense Policy, public diplomacy
 Email: mkcross@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)740-8982

Robert English Robert English
 Associate Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International foreign policy & defense analysis; Regional  studies -  Russia, the former USSR & Eastern Europe
 Email: renglish@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)821-3090


Lee Epstein

 Lee Epstein  
 Provost Professor of Law and Political Science and Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law

 Research Specialities: U.S. Supreme Court, constitutional courts abroad, judicial  behavior, and constitutional law
 Email: lepstein@law.usc.edu
 Office: VKC 312
 Phone: (213) 740-1685





Howard Gillman Howard Gillman
 Anna H. Bing Dean's Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Professor  of  Political Science, History and Law
 
 Research Specialities: American Constitutional Development, Judicial Politics, Legal  Theory
 Email: dean@college.usc.edu
 Office: ADM 304
 Phone: (213)740-2531

Christian Grose Christian Grose
 Assistant Professor of Politicial Science

 Research Specialities: American Government and Political Institutions (Congress; the  Executive Branch; legislatures; governance; representation, race, and voting rights  policy;  distributive public policy) and Political Methodology
 Email: cgrose@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 327
 Phone: (213)740-6998

Ange-Marie Hancock Ange-Marie Hancock
 Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies

 Research Specialities: American Politics, Political Theory, Public Policy Race/Ethnic  Politics,  Gender Politics, Intersectionality
 Email: ahancock@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 327
 Phone: (213)740-6998

Jacques Hymans Jacques Hymans
 Associate Professor of International Relations

 Email: hymans@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)740-8837

 

Patrick James Patrick James
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: Foreign Policy Analysis, Ethnopolitics, Security Studies,  Canadian  Politics, Quantitative Methods, Conflict & Intervention; Regional studies -  Canada
 Email: patrickj@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)821-4114

Jane Junn Jane Junn
 Professor of Political Science

 Email: junn@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 327
 Phone: (213)740-6998

 

David Kang David Kang
 Professor of International Relations and Business

 Email: kangdc@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)821-4319

 

Saori Katada Saori Katada
 Associate Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: Japanese foreign policy; International political economy;  Regional  studies - Pacific Rim
 Email: skatada@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 309
 Phone: (213)740-8542

Steven Lamy Steven Lamy
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International relations theory; Foreign policy analysis; Regional  studies - Europe
 Email: lamy@college.usc.edu
 Office: ADM 304
 Phone: (213)740-2531

Daniel Lynch Daniel Lynch
 Associate Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International relations of East and Southeast Asia; domestic  politics  and foreign policies of China, Taiwan, and Thailand; state-society relations;  democratization; socialization into the international society of states
 Email: dlynch@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 326
 Phone: (213)740-0773

Matthew McCubbins Mathew McCubbins
 Provost Professor of Business, Law, and Political Economy

 Research Specialties: Legislative Politics, Political Economy, Administrative Agencies,  Communication and Networks
 Email: mmccubbins@marshall.usc.edu
 Office:  BRI 308
 Work: (213) 740-7538



Gerardo Munck Gerardo Munck
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: Democracy, comparative politics, methods, measurement
 Email: munck@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)821-2720


John Odell John Odell
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International political economy; International bargaining &  negotiating
 Email: odell@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213) 740-4298


Brian Rathbun Brian Rathbun
 Associate Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International relations theory; international organizations;  human  rights; European politics; European integration; party politics; ideology  and  foreign policy;  American foreign policy; political psychology; negotiation  and  bargaining
 Email: brathbun@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
                                          Phone: (213)740-8840

Alison Dundes Renteln Alison Dundes Renteln
 Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, and School of Policy, Planning, and  Development

 Research Specialities: International Law, Human Rights, Comparative Law,  Constitutional  Law, Political and Legal Theory
 Email: arenteln@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 231A
 Phone: (213)740-3248

Stanley Rosen Stanley Rosen
 Professor of Political Science

 Email: rosen@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 232A
 Phone: (213)740-1697



Eliz Sanasarian Eliz Sanasarian
 Professor of Political Science

 Research Specialities: Middle East Politics, Women in International Development,  Comparative Politics
 Email: sanasari@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 231
 Phone: (213)740-3624


Mary Sarotte Mary Sarotte
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: Please see above and CV
 Email: sarotte@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)740-3480


Jefferey Sellers Jefferey Sellers
 Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies

 Research Specialities: Multilevel Governance and Federalism, Urban Politics and  Policy,  Comparative Politics, European Politics, American Politics, Environmental Policy  and Politics
 Email: sellers@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 317
 Phone: (213)740-1684

Ann Tickner J. Ann Tickner
 Professor of International Relations

 Research Specialities: International theory, peace & security studies; international  political  economy; gender studies
 Email: tickner@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 330
 Phone: (213)740-2266


Nicholas Weller Nicholas Weller
 Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations

 Research Specialities: Political Economy, Human Learning and Decision Making,  Research  Methodology, Experimental Design
 Email: nweller@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 327
 Phone: (213)740-1688


Carol Wise Carol Wise
  Associate Professor of International Relations

  Research Specialities: International political economy; institutional reform; international   development; Latin American politics and economics; Interdevelopment; China-Latin   American relations
  Email: cwise@usc.edu
  Office: VKC 330
  Phone: (213)740-2138

Janelle Wong Janelle Wong
 Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity

 Research Specialities: Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Political Participation, Public Opinion  Research
 Email: janellew@usc.edu
 Office: VKC 232
 Phone: (213)740-1696