Faculty, Staff and Experts
SMU Tower Center Faculty & Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Astrid Galvan -Segura | Events Coordinator |
| James Hollifield | 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 |
| 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 | Chief of Staff and Colin Powell Teaching Fellow |
| 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-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics, SMU |
| Kathleen Cooper | Senior Fellow, SMU Tower Center |
| Karisa Cloward | Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, SMU |
| Lee Cullum | Journalist, Host of CEO 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, SMU 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, SMU Tower Center, Distinguished Fellow at the SMU 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 |
| Pia M. Orrenius | 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 |
| Xi Chen | Fellow SMU Tower Center and President-Elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies |
| Stan Crow | Fellow SMU Tower Center and Founder, Stan Crow Enterprises |
| Jason Galui | Fellow SMU 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 |
| Miryam Hazan | Fellow SMU 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 |
| Danielle Casarez Lemi | Fellow, SMU Tower Center |
| Simon Mak | Founding Vice Chancellor, AI University, Mumbai |
| Craig McKinley | General U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and 26th Chief National Guard |
| Alejandro Nieto | Fellow SMU Tower Center and President, N-GE |
| Lynne Novack | Fellow SMU Tower Center and Vice-President of the American Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Daniel Orlovsky | Professor Emeritus of History, SMU |
| Jieun Pyun | Director for Asia at Yale University |
| Idean Salehyan | Professor of Political Science, University of North Texas |
| Steven M. Shepro | Lieutenant General U.S. Air Force, (Ret.) 21st Deputy Chairman of NATO |
| Marianne Stewart | Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Herve Tchumkam | Associate Professor of French and World Languages and Literature for French, SMU |
| Pat Walsh | 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 |
| Mark Wynne | 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, SMU 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 |
| Jesus Cañas | 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 |
| Carrie Liu Currier | Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, TCU |
| Manochehr Dorraj | 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 |
| Shubha Ghosh | 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 |
| Karl Ho | Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas |
| Erin Hochman | Associate Professor of Modern German and European History, SMU |
| Jennifer Holmes | 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 |
| Woo Kim | 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 |
| Garrett Marquis | Adjunct Professor, USC & former Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council |
| Kelly McKowen | Assistant Professor of Anthropology, SMU |
| Daniel Nuckols | 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 |
| Edward T. Rincón | President, Rincón & Associates LLC |
| Michael Strausz | Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at TCU |
| Brian W. Stump | Albritton Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, SMU |
| Alexander Tan | Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Head of Department, University of Canterbury |
| Sandy Thatcher | Research Associate, SMU Tower Center |
| Lembe Tiky | Assistant Professor of Politics, Fairfield University |
| Bernard (Bud) Weinstein | Research Associate, SMU Tower Center |
Updated February 13, 2025