History Affiliate Faculty

Patricia Aufderheide University Professor SOC | Communication Studies

Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She founded the School's Center for Media & Social Impac

  paufder@american.edu

  (202) 885-2069

Philip Brenner Prof Emeritus

Dr. Philip Brenner has published widely on U.S./Cuba relations, U.S./Latin American relations, contemporary U.S. foreign policy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. His most recent book is Cuba Libre: A

  (202) 885-1605

Bill Davies Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justice Law & Criminology SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Dr. Davies is a historian of the European Union's constitutional and legal system. Dr. Davies teaches courses such as JLC-110 Western Legal Traditions and JLC-411 Great Trials in Legal History.

  davies@american.edu

  (202) 885-2319

Michelle Egan Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics

Michelle Egan is a Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, and Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center in the School of International Service, American University, and formerly a Global Fe

  megan@american.edu

  (202) 885-1764

Helen Langa Associate Professor CAS - Art

Professor Helen Langa  (now retired) taught a sequence of courses on American Art from the colonial era to the late 20th century with an emphasis on issues related to national identity, politics, race

  hlanga@american.edu

  (202) 885-1682

Sarah Snyder Professor SIS | Global Inquiry

Sarah B. Snyder is a historian who specializes in the influence of nonstate actors such as human rights activists and overseas Americans on U.S. foreign relations. She is the author of From Selma t

  ssnyder@american.edu

  (202) 885-6587

Leonard Steinhorn Professor SOC | Public Communication

Leonard Steinhorn is a professor of Communication and an affiliate professor of History. His expertise includes American politics, culture and media; the presidency and presidential elections; politic

  lsteinh@american.edu

  (202) 885-2031

Rodger Streitmatter Prof Emeritus

Rodger Streitmatter is a full-time professor of Journalism. A cultural historian, he is a leader in exploring how the media have helped to shape the way Americans think and act. The most recent of his

  rstreit@american.edu

Quansheng Zhao Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security

Dr. Quansheng Zhao is Professor of international relations and Chair of Asian Studies Research Council at American University, serving as Director of the Division of Comparative and Regional Studies f

  zhao@american.edu

  (202) 885-1662

Washington College of Law Faculty

In Residence Faculty

Dan Arbell Scholar-in-Residence CAS | History

Dan Arbell, a scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies at AU, is a 25 year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service, serving in senior posts overseas in the UN, the US and Japan, and holdi

  arbell@american.edu

Albert Beveridge Historian in Residence

Albert Beveridge has been an attorney in Washington, DC for 45 years. After a series of legal positions, including three years in the Department of Justice, he established his own firm, Beveridge & Di

  beveridg@american.edu

Michelle Engert Senior Scholar in Residence SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology

Michelle Engert joined JLC as a full-time faculty member of JLC after a diverse career as a trial attorney and as a policy advisor. Michelle began her legal career as a trial attorney with the New Mex

  engert@american.edu

Johanna Neuman Scholar in Residence

Johanna Neuman is an independent scholar whose research focuses on women’s history. A former journalist and author, she graduated with a PhD in history from American University in 2016. Her first acad

  jn6911a@american.edu