University of Georgia

May 2016

Andrew P. Owsiak

Andrew P. Owsiak is a Professor in the Department of International Affairs and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor. His research examines three broad themes: why countries fight one another

May 2016

Loch K. Johnson

Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Georgia.  He received the Ph.D.

May 2016

Daniel W. Hill, Jr.

Daniel Hill was born in Birmingham, Alabama and earned his Ph.D. in political science from the Florida State University in 2012. Before coming to UGA he held a one-year research

May 2016

Maryann E. Gallagher

Maryann E. Gallagher is the Director of the Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program (SLP) at the University of Georgia’s Benson-Bertsch Center for International Trade and Security and a senior

Apr 2016

K. Chad Clay

K. Chad Clay is the Director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS) and an Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs at the University of

Apr 2016

Leah Carmichael

As director of active learning, Leah Carmichael is leading the implementation of a five-year, $6 million campus-wide initiative to promote and enhance the use of active learning strategies in the

Apr 2016

Gene A. Brewer

Dr. Brewer is an internationally recognized public management scholar who regularly lectures, consults, and conducts research in the U.S. and abroad. He is considered an expert on public administration, management,

Apr 2016

Jeffrey D. Berejikian

Dr. Jeffrey D. Berejikian is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia, and Professor in the Department of International Affairs. Dr. Berejikian earned his Ph.D. from

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