Faculty, Staff and Experts

SMU Tower Center Faculty & Staff

Name  
Vanessa Diggs  
Astrid Galvan-Segura  
James Hollifield  
Robert Jordan  
Diana Newton  
Ray Rafidi  
Stefano Recchia  
Luisa del Rosal  
Hiroki Takeuchi  
Molly Weaver  

 

Senior Fellows

Name Position
Sabri Ates Associate Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies, SMU
President and CEO George W. Bush Presidential Center
Frederick Chang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, SMU
Cullum Clark Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics, SMU
Karisa Cloward Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, SMU
Kathleen Cooper Senior Fellow, SMU Tower Center
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
James Hollifield
 Arnold Chair in International Political Economy, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Tower Center, Director of the Tower Scholars Program, Acting Director of the Texas-México Center, SMU
Robert Jordan Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Diplomat-in-Residence, Adjunct Professor, 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
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, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Tower Center National Security Program, SMU
Luisa del Rosal Colin Powell Teaching Fellow, Chief of Staff, SMU Tower Center
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
Fellow SMU Tower Center and President-Elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies
Fellow SMU Tower Center and Founder, Stan Crow Enterprises
Anthony Elia Associate Dean, Founder and J.S. Bridwell Foundation Endowed Librarian
Jason Galui Fellow SMU Tower Center and Director, Veterans and Military Families, George W. Bush Institute
Colin Powell Teaching Fellow, SMU Tower Center
General U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and 26th Chief National Guard
Daniel Orlovsky Professor Emeritus of History, SMU
Professor of Political Science, University of North Texas
Lieutenant General U.S. Air Force, (Ret.) 21st Deputy Chairman of NATO
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
Vice President, Associate Director of Research and Director of the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Colin Powell Teaching Fellow and President of the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations

 

Associates

Name Position

Dean of Dedman College
Rachel Ball-Phillips Director, National Student Fellowships and President’s Scholars and Adjunct Lecturer at William P. Clements Department of History, 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
Daniele Forlino
Associate Teaching Professor of Italian, Department of World Languages and Literatures, SMU
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
Ashlyn Hand Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at SMU
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas
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
Christopher Jenks Senior Law of War Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Sara Johnson Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, SMU
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
Grace Mueller Professor of Political Science, SMU
Dayna Oscherwitz Professor of French and Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness, SMU
Avshalom Schwartz
Professor of Political Science, SMU
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