Faculty, Staff and Experts

51²è¹Ý Tower Center Faculty & Staff

Name Position
Jennifer Apperti Deputy Director 
Astrid Galvan -Segura Events Coordinator 
James Hollifield Academic Director, Ora Nixon Arnold Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Political Science, and Director of Tower Scholars Program, 51²è¹Ý
Robert Jordan 
Diplomat-in-Residence
Lauren Kelly  Assistant Director of Student Engagement
Diana Newton  Colin Powell Teaching Fellow, Tower Scholars Program 
Ray Rafidi  Senior Associate Director
Stefano Recchia  John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security
Luisa del Rosal Colin Powell Teaching Fellow, Tower Scholars Program, Special Advisor
Hiroki Takeuchi  Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia


Senior Fellows

Name Position
Sabri Ates  Associate Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies, 51²è¹Ý
Frederick Chang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, 51²è¹Ý
Cullum Clark   Director, Bush Institute-51²è¹Ý Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics, 51²è¹Ý 
Kathleen Cooper Senior Fellow, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center
Karisa Cloward  Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, 51²è¹Ý 
Journalist, Host of  on KERA
Jeffrey Engel Professor of History and David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History, 51²è¹Ý
Neil Foley The Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in History and Associate Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, 51²è¹Ý
Robert Jordan Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Diplomat-in-Residence, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center
Joseph F. Kobylka  Associate Professor, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Chair of the Department of Political Science, 51²è¹Ý 
Maribeth Kuenzi Associate Professor and Director of the Albert W. Niemi Center for Economic Growth and Leadership Development, 51²è¹Ý
Lai Yee Leong Senior Fellow, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center, Distinguished Fellow at the 51²è¹Ý Center for Presidential History (CPH) and Lecturer in Political Science, 51²è¹Ý
Diana Newton Senior Fellow and Colin Powell Lecturer in Public Policy and International Affairs, 51²è¹Ý
Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Thomas Osang Associate Professor and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Economics, 51²è¹Ý
Stefano Recchia John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security, 51²è¹Ý
Harold Stanley Vice President for Executive Affairs and Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy, 51²è¹Ý
Hiroki Takeuchi Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia, 51²è¹Ý
Matthew Wilson Associate Professor of Political Science and Kairo Endowed Director of the Center for Faith and Learning, 51²è¹Ý


Fellows

Name Position
Caroline Brettell 

University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, 51²è¹Ý 

  Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and President-Elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies 
  Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and Founder, Stan Crow Enterprises 
Jason Galui  Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and Director, Veterans and Military Families, George W. Bush Institute
Andrew Graybill Professor of History and Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, 51²è¹Ý
  Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and Migration Specialist, Organization of American States 
Dennis S. Ippolito  Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science, 51²è¹Ý 
Calvin Jillson  Professor of Political Science, 51²è¹Ý 
Sheri Kunovich  Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success, 51²è¹Ý
  Fellow, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center
Simon Mak Founding Vice Chancellor, AI University, Mumbai
  General U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and 26th Chief National Guard  
  Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and President, N-GE
 Lynne Novack Fellow 51²è¹Ý Tower Center and Vice-President of the American Committee on Foreign Relations
Daniel Orlovsky  Professor Emeritus of History, 51²è¹Ý 
Director for Asia at Yale University
  Professor of Political Science, University of North Texas 
Lieutenant General U.S. Air Force, (Ret.) 21st Deputy Chairman of NATO
Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Dallas
Herve Tchumkam  Associate Professor of French and World Languages and Literature for French, 51²è¹Ý
Admiral U.S. Navy (Ret.), former Commander of the Pacific Fleet and President of Cristo Rey Dallas 
Stephen Wegren  Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies, 51²è¹Ý
Vice President, Associate Director of Research and Director of the Globalization , Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Jay Young
Colin Powell Teaching Fellow and President of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations


Associates

Name Position
Nathan Balke Interim Dean of Dedman College and Dedman Family Distinguished Professor, 51²è¹Ý Department of Economics 
Rachel Ball-Phillips  Director, National Student Fellowships and President’s Scholars and Adjunct Lecturer at William P. Clements Department of History, 51²è¹Ý
Eric G. Bing
Professor of Global Health and Co-Director of Health and Society Programs, 51²è¹Ý
Maryann Cairns  Assistant Professor of Anthropology, 51²è¹Ý
  Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
Pam Corley  Professor of Political Science and Director of Law and Legal Reasoning Minor, 51²è¹Ý
Eva Szalkai Csaky  Research Associate Tower Center, 51²è¹Ý 
Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, TCU
Professor of Political Science, TCU
Klaus Desmet  Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor of Economics, 51²è¹Ý 
Gianna Englert  Assistant Professor of Humanities, University of Florida
Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and Director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute, Syracuse University
Kenneth Hamilton  Professor of History and Director of Ethnic Studies, 51²è¹Ý
Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas
Erin Hochman  Associate Professor of Modern German and European History, 51²è¹Ý
Dean of The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas
Robert Hunt Professor of Global Theological Education and Director of the Center for Evangelism, 51²è¹Ý
Christopher Jenks Senior Law of War Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Macabe Keliher  Associate Professor, 51²è¹Ý 
Assistant Professor, 51²è¹Ý 
Rita Kirk Professor and William F. May Endowed Director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility, 51²è¹Ý
Thomas J. Knock  Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, 51²è¹Ý
Mike Lusztig  Professor of Political Science, 51²è¹Ý
Luigi Manzetti  Professor of Political Science, 51²è¹Ý
Adjunct Professor, USC & former Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council
Kelly McKowen Assistant Professor of Anthropology, 51²è¹Ý
John T. Jones Chair of Economics and Associate Professor of Economics, Austin College
Dayna Oscherwitz  Professor of French and Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness, 51²è¹Ý
President, Rincón & Associates LLC
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at TCU
Brian W. Stump  Albritton Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, 51²è¹Ý
Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Head of Department, University of Canterbury
Research Associate, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center
Assistant Professor of Politics, Fairfield University 
Bernard (Bud) Weinstein Research Associate, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center

Updated August 21, 2024