Faculty of the MA in International Affairs and Leadership program include ambassadors, military general officers, and experts in their respective fields. Students have direct access to faculty with first-hand experience and expertise in areas of diplomacy, character-driven leadership, ethics, foreign affairs, intelligence, national security, and economics.
Program Director
Ambassador Roderick Moore Professor of Practice |
Program Support Staff
Ashley Wright
Department: ASU Leadership, Diplomacy and National Security Lab
Title: Program Manager
Jenna Roelle
Department: SPGS
Title: Graduate Coordinator
The faculty within the School of Politics and Global Studies and the ASU Leadership, Diplomacy and National Security Lab work very closely with graduate students. The following faculty are associated with the MA in International Affairs and Leadership.
Lieutenant General Benjamin Freakley (ret.) Special Advisor to the President |
Ambassador Michael Polt Ambassador-in-Residence, Professor of Practice |
Ambassador Edward B. O’Donnell Professor of Practice |
Ambassador David Scheffer Professor of Practice |
Ambassador Kurt Volker Distinguished Fellow |
William Deere Distinguished Fellow |
Chaplain Margaret Kibben Distinguished Fellow |
Caroline Lynch Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Charles Ray Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Peter Romero Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Daniel Smith Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador James Swan Distinguished Fellow Teaches: The United Nations in the Global Arena |
Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Distinguished Fellow Teaches: U.S. Security Policy |
Lieutenant General (ret.) Vern “Rusty” Findley Distinguished Fellow |
Lieutenant General (ret.) John Goodman Distinguished Fellow |
Lieutenant General (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim Distinguished Fellow |
Dr. Lee Voth-Gaeddert Distinguished Fellow Teaches: Diplomacy Lab |