Faculty, Staff and Experts

ÃÛÌÒ½´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, SMU
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, SMU
Frederick Chang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, SMU
Cullum Clark   Director, Bush Institute-ÃÛÌÒ½´Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics, SMU 
Kathleen Cooper Senior Fellow, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center
Karisa Cloward  Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, SMU 
Journalist, Host of  on KERA
Jeffrey Engel Professor of History and David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History, SMU
Neil Foley The Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in History and Associate Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU
Robert Jordan Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Diplomat-in-Residence, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center
Joseph F. Kobylka  Associate Professor, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Chair of the Department of Political Science, SMU 
Maribeth Kuenzi Associate Professor and Director of the Albert W. Niemi Center for Economic Growth and Leadership Development, SMU
Lai Yee Leong Senior Fellow, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center, Distinguished Fellow at the ÃÛÌÒ½´Center for Presidential History (CPH) and Lecturer in Political Science, SMU
Diana Newton Senior Fellow and Colin Powell Lecturer in Public Policy and International Affairs, SMU
Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Thomas Osang Associate Professor and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Economics, SMU
Stefano Recchia John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security, SMU
Harold Stanley Vice President for Executive Affairs and Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy, SMU
Hiroki Takeuchi Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia, SMU
Matthew Wilson Associate Professor of Political Science and Kairo Endowed Director of the Center for Faith and Learning, SMU


Fellows

Name Position
Caroline Brettell 

University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, SMU 

  Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and President-Elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies 
  Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and Founder, Stan Crow Enterprises 
Jason Galui  Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and Director, Veterans and Military Families, George W. Bush Institute
Andrew Graybill Professor of History and Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, SMU
  Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and Migration Specialist, Organization of American States 
Dennis S. Ippolito  Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science, SMU 
Calvin Jillson  Professor of Political Science, SMU 
Sheri Kunovich  Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success, SMU
  Fellow, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center
Simon Mak Founding Vice Chancellor, AI University, Mumbai
  General U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and 26th Chief National Guard  
  Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and President, N-GE
 Lynne Novack Fellow ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center and Vice-President of the American Committee on Foreign Relations
Daniel Orlovsky  Professor Emeritus of History, SMU 
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, SMU
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, SMU
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, ÃÛÌÒ½´Department of Economics 
Rachel Ball-Phillips  Director, National Student Fellowships and President’s Scholars and Adjunct Lecturer at William P. Clements Department of History, SMU
Eric G. Bing
Professor of Global Health and Co-Director of Health and Society Programs, SMU
Maryann Cairns  Assistant Professor of Anthropology, SMU
  Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
Pam Corley  Professor of Political Science and Director of Law and Legal Reasoning Minor, SMU
Eva Szalkai Csaky  Research Associate Tower Center, SMU 
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, SMU 
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, SMU
Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas
Erin Hochman  Associate Professor of Modern German and European History, SMU
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, SMU
Christopher Jenks Senior Law of War Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Macabe Keliher  Associate Professor, SMU 
Assistant Professor, SMU 
Rita Kirk Professor and William F. May Endowed Director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility, SMU
Thomas J. Knock  Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, SMU
Mike Lusztig  Professor of Political Science, SMU
Luigi Manzetti  Professor of Political Science, SMU
Adjunct Professor, USC & former Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council
Kelly McKowen Assistant Professor of Anthropology, SMU
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, SMU
President, Rincón & Associates LLC
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at TCU
Brian W. Stump  Albritton Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, SMU
Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Head of Department, University of Canterbury
Research Associate, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center
Assistant Professor of Politics, Fairfield University 
Bernard (Bud) Weinstein Research Associate, ÃÛÌÒ½´Tower Center

Updated August 21, 2024