People

George Soroka

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Lecturer on Government

I am interested in the role of historical memory in structuring domestic and international politics in Europe and the former Soviet Union. In addition, I...

Karen Kaletka

Manager of Undergraduate Studies

Karen Kaletka oversees the administrative functioning of the Undergraduate Program Office. She is happy to answer your questions about your progress in... Read more about Karen Kaletka

1737 Cambridge Street
Knafel 151B
Cambridge, MA 02138

kbkaletka@gov.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-8528

Nisrine Naqqad

Student Services Staff Assistant

Nisrine Naqqad is the Student Services Staff Assistant and Catalog Coordinator in the Department of Government. She collaborates with the FAS Registrar’s...

Harry Oppenheimer

PhD Student in Government
Concentration Adviser for Kirkland House

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University with a focus on international relations and technology. My dissertation...

Aaron Watanabe

PhD Student in Government
Concentration Adviser for Leverett House

I have been around the department since I took my first Gov class as an undergraduate in Spring 2011. I've since been a Gov concentrator, written a Gov...

Meredith Dost

PhD Student in Government
Concentration Adviser for Quincy House

Hello! I am a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy studying American politics. My dissertation research focuses on how administrative burden...

Gloria Ayee

Lecturer & Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Gloria Y.A. Ayee is a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Government at Harvard University. She is a faculty associate at the Carr...

Sarah Hummel

Visiting Assistant Professor on Government

Sarah Hummel received her PhD in Politics from Princeton University in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of...

Jill Kelly

Preceptor in Geospatial Analysis

jill_kelly@fas.harvard.edu

Julie Anne Weaver

Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Lecturer on Social Studies
Concentration Adviser for Pforzheimer House

Julie Anne Weaver is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and a Lecturer on Social Studies at Harvard...

Danielle Allen

James Bryant Conant University Professor

Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, and Director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, is a... Read more about Danielle Allen

Danielle Allen's Website

cherisefields@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-9646

Matthew Blackwell

Associate Professor

I study political methodology, with a focus on dynamic causal inference, instrumental variables, experimental design, missing data, and panel data. My...

Melani Cammett

Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs

I’m Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of... Read more about Melani Cammett

Melani Cammett's Website

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mcammett@g.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-9849

Jeffry Frieden

Stanfield Professor of International Peace

Jeff Frieden studies the politics of international economic relations. His scholarship has addressed international financial, monetary, and trade...

Stephen Ansolabehere

Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government

Stephen Ansolabehere is the Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is an expert in public opinion and elections, and has...

Katrina Forrester

John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences

Katrina Forrester is John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. Her research focuses on the history of...

Eric Beerbohm

Professor of Government

Eric Beerbohm is Professor of Government at Harvard University, Chair of the... Read more about Eric Beerbohm

Eric Beerbohm's Website

1737 Cambridge Street, CGIS K421, Cambridge, MA 02138

beerbohm@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 384-9268

Daniel Carpenter

Chair of the Department of Government
Freed Professor of Government

Daniel Carpenter is Allie S. Freed Professor of Government in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Director of Social Sciences at the Radcliffe Institute...

Stephen Chaudoin

Assistant Professor

Prof. Chaudoin has previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois. He has advised many students on everything ranging...

Timothy Colton

Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor

I have worked on many research questions over many years. I currently teach on Russia, post-communism, general comparative politics, and the governance...