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 Coordinator Sr
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 Edward B. O’Donnell Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Michael Polt Ambassador-in-Residence, Professor of Practice |
Ambassador David Johnson Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Catherine Novelli Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador William Heidt Distinguished Fellow |
Chaplain Margaret Kibben Distinguished Fellow |
William Deere Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Kurt Volker Distinguished Fellow |
Caroline Lynch Distinguished Fellow |
Matthew Rooney Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Charles Ray Distinguished Fellow |