Faculty, Staff and Experts

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ 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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Frederick Chang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Cullum Clark Director, Bush Institute-Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Economic Growth Initiative and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Kathleen Cooper Senior Fellow, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center
Karisa Cloward Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Journalist, Host of on KERA
Jeffrey Engel Professor of History and David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Neil Foley The Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in History and Associate Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Robert Jordan Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Diplomat-in-Residence, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center
Joseph F. Kobylka Associate Professor, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Maribeth Kuenzi Associate Professor and Director of the Albert W. Niemi Center for Economic Growth and Leadership Development, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Lai Yee Leong Senior Fellow, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center, Distinguished Fellow at the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Center for Presidential History (CPH) and Lecturer in Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Diana Newton Senior Fellow and Colin Powell Lecturer in Public Policy and International Affairs, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Thomas Osang Associate Professor and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Economics, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Stefano Recchia John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Harold Stanley Vice President for Executive Affairs and Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Hiroki Takeuchi Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Matthew Wilson Associate Professor of Political Science and Kairo Endowed Director of the Center for Faith and Learning, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

Fellows

Name Position
Caroline Brettell University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and President-Elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies
Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and Founder, Stan Crow Enterprises
Jason Galui Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and Director, Veterans and Military Families, George W. Bush Institute
Andrew Graybill Professor of History and Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and Migration Specialist, Organization of American States
Dennis S. Ippolito Eugene McElvaney Professor of Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Calvin Jillson Professor of Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Sheri Kunovich Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Fellow, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center
Simon Mak Founding Vice Chancellor, AI University, Mumbai
General U.S. Air Force (Ret.) and 26th Chief National Guard
Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and President, N-GE
Lynne Novack Fellow Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center and Vice-President of the American Committee on Foreign Relations
Daniel Orlovsky Professor Emeritus of History, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Director for Asia at Yale University
Professor of Political Science, University of North Texas
Lieutenant General U.S. Air Force, (Ret.) 21st Deputy Chairman of NATO
Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Dallas
Herve Tchumkam Associate Professor of French and World Languages and Literature for French, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Department of Economics
Rachel Ball-Phillips Director, National Student Fellowships and President’s Scholars and Adjunct Lecturer at William P. Clements Department of History, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Eric G. Bing Professor of Global Health and Co-Director of Health and Society Programs, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Maryann Cairns Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Pam Corley Professor of Political Science and Director of Law and Legal Reasoning Minor, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Eva Szalkai Csaky Research Associate Tower Center, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, TCU
Professor of Political Science, TCU
Klaus Desmet Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor of Economics, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Gianna Englert Assistant Professor of Humanities, University of Florida
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Texas at Dallas
Erin Hochman Associate Professor of Modern German and European History, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Christopher Jenks Senior Law of War Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Macabe Keliher Associate Professor, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Assistant Professor, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Rita Kirk Professor and William F. May Endowed Director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Thomas J. Knock Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Mike Lusztig Professor of Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Luigi Manzetti Professor of Political Science, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Adjunct Professor, USC & former Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council
Kelly McKowen Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
President, Rincón & Associates LLC
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at TCU
Brian W. Stump Albritton Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ
Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Head of Department, University of Canterbury
Research Associate, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center
Assistant Professor of Politics, Fairfield University
Bernard (Bud) Weinstein Research Associate, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Tower Center

Updated February 13, 2025