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 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 |
Ambassador Catherine Novelli Distinguished Fellow |
William Deere Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador William Heidt Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador David Johnson Distinguished Fellow |
Chaplain Margaret Kibben Distinguished Fellow |
Caroline Lynch Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Charles Ray Distinguished Fellow |
Ambassador Peter Romero Distinguished Fellow |
Lieutenant General (ret.) Frederick Rudesheim Distinguished Fellow |
Dr. Lee Voth-Gaeddert Distinguished Fellow Teaches: Diplomacy Lab |