Faculty

Shaping the next generation of problem solvers

As a highly ranked public policy school in a Tier I research university, the LBJ School attracts nationally and internationally recognized scholars and experts across a range of major policy areas. They come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds: engineering, sociology, economics, history, geography and political science. Many have held senior positions as policymakers at the federal (CIA, Department of Defense, Congressional Research Service, White House, etc.), state and local levels. They lead research and dialogue on today’s most salient public policy and management issues. The majority of faculty members listed here have their primary home appointment in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, making them readily accessible to students and research collaborators.

Faculty


Peniel Joseph, Professor of public affairs and Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at the LBJ School

Peniel Joseph

Professor of Public Affairs; Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values; Founding Director, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

 

Alan J. Kuperman, associate professor of public affairs and nuclear nonproliferation expert at the LBJ School

Alan J. Kuperman

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 

Isabel Laterzo-Tingley

Isabel Laterzo-Tingley

Postdoctorate Fellow

 

Amy Leff, LBJ School Professor

Amy Leff

Assistant Professor of Practice

 

LBJ School faculty member Erin Lentz

Erin Lentz

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 

LBJ School faculty member Martin J. Luby

Martin J. Luby

Associate Professor of Public Affairs

 

Ji Ma

Ji Ma

Assistant Professor in Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies

 

Joseph Maguire, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Clements Center for National Security at the LBJ School of Public Affairs

Joseph Maguire

Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Clements Center for National Security

 

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William McRaven

Professor of National Security

 

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Becca North

Lecturer

 

LBJ School faculty member Francie Ostrower

Francie Ostrower

Professor of Public Affairs and Professor of Fine Arts (College of Fine Arts)

 

LBJ School faculty member Rajeev Patel

Rajeev Patel

Research Professor

 

Steven Pedigo, Assistant Dean for Faculty of Practice and Policy Engagement, Director, LBJ Urban Lab

Steven Pedigo

Assistant Dean for Faculty of Practice and Policy Engagement, Director of the LBJ Urban Lab

 

J. Paul Pope

J. Paul Pope

Professor of Practice; Senior Fellow, Intelligence Studies Project

 

Heath Prince

Heath J. Prince

Director and Research Scientist, Ray Marshall Center for the Study for Human Resources

 

LBJ School faculty member Varun Rai

Varun Rai

Professor of Public Affairs

 

Lorinc Redei, lecturer and graduate adviser, Master of Global Policy Studies at the LBJ School

Lorinc Redei

Associate Professor of Instruction; Assistant Dean for Academics

 

Katherine Rittenhouse

Katherine Rittenhouse

Assistant Professor

 

Jaganath Sankaran

Jaganath "Jay" Sankaran

Assistant Professor

 

Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations Bill Shute

William Shute

Executive Director, LBJ Washington Center