Meet the Board: Leanna Brown (AB ’10, MIP ’12)
Aug 2021
Leanna Brown (AB ’10, MIP ’12) is grateful for the opportunities the School of Public and International Affairs offered during her time as a student. As a member of the
The Department of International Affairs was formed in 2001 when the School of Public & International Affairs was founded. Formerly, the department had been part of the larger Political Science department in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. We currently offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs, two master’s degrees (Master of International Policy and a Master of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs), and a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Affairs.
We currently have 24 tenured and tenure-track faculty and lecturers in the department that specialize in a wide array of topics, including international conflict, human rights, political institutions, extremism, political economy, and the environment. Many of our faculty have won prestigious teaching awards at the school and university levels. Our faculty are also world-renowned researchers, often winning research awards and external grants and serving in editorial positions at top peer-reviewed journals.
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Fall 2021 Letter from International Affairs Department Head
Jul 2021
Dear International Affairs Alumni and Friends, It has been a year of unprecedented challenges for the world community. My colleagues and I in the Department of International Affairs have reflected
SPIA professor links terror attacks to social desirability bias in new article
Jun 2021
By: Rachael Andrews In his most recent research article, “Threat-Inducing Violent Events Exacerbate Social Desirability Bias in Survey Responses,” Dr. Shane Singh, along with his co-author, investigates the connection between
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Photo Galleries
2017 Networking Night
Apr 2017
On April 21, 2017, the third annual SPIA Networking Night was hosted at the Holiday Inn in Athens, GA. There were over 250 alumni, faculty, students, and organizations in attendance.
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SPIA DC Reception & Program
Nov 2016
On November 16, 2016, the School of Public and International Affairs hosted its annual reception and program for alumni and friends in Washington DC. The event’s program featured a post-election
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Trip
Mar 2014
In March 2014, fifteen students from the Masters of International Policy and Doctorate in International Affairs programs, accompanied by the director and staff of the Center for International Trade and
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This is our spring at UGA
Feb 2014
Spring arrives early here at UGA. We start wear sandals in January, shorts and t-shirts in February and you can catch us walking barefoot through the grass on North Campus
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It’s pretty quiet here… except on Saturdays
Feb 2014
Some would say that fall is the best time of year at UGA. And they’d be 30% right. Spring and summer are great, too. Maybe it’s the smell of coffee
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Department Contact
Amanda Murdie
Head of Department of International Affairs
Georgia Athletic Association Professor
Dean Rusk Scholar of International Relations
Faculty Fellow, Center for International Trade and Security
327 Candler Hall
murdie@uga.edu
Bill Zachmann
Department of International Affairs
Administrative Specialist I
Office Manager
Sectioning Officer
Candler Hall 219
Office: 706-542-6705 or 706-542-4153
zachmann@uga.edu
