Doctoral Students on the Market

SPA's PhD curriculum is designed to provide doctoral students with the skills to effect immediate impact.

With expertise spanning public management, global health governance, regulatory policy and more, our PhD candidates bring the research competency and academic rigor to their respective fields and educate the next generation of public affairs leaders.

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Public Administration PhD Students

Victoria Gibney Adjunct Instructor SPA | Public Administration

Victoria Hunter Gibney is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor in 艾可直播 University's Department of Public Administration and Policy. Her research interests include material hardship and anti鈥�

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听 vg7211a@american.edu

Political Science PhD Students

Dakota Strode Adjunct Instructor SPA | Government

Dakota Strode is a PhD candidate studying Political Science at 艾可直播 University. His research in 艾可直播 politics focuses on LGBTQ politics, political behavior, campaigns and elections, and politi鈥�

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Abdullah Atalan

Abdullah is a PhD student at 艾可直播 University. He studies comparative politics, political methodology with concentrations in civil-military relations and regime-types in the Middle East. Abdullah w鈥�

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听 aa7174a@american.edu

Justice, Law & Criminology PhD Students

Hillary Mellinger Adjunct Professorial Lect SPA - Justice, Law and Criminology

Hillary Mellinger is an instructor in the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology. Her academic interests include comparative asylum / refugee law鈥�

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Natalie Chwalisz Adjunct Instructor

Natalie Chwalisz received her PhD from听 the School of Public Affairs, in the Justice, Law and Criminology Department. She focuses in on human smuggling, mixed migration and forced displacement.In her 鈥�

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