These professors have international research and teaching interests and are based in various departments and schools at the university. The list of faculty members is divided by regions of the world and a transregional category. Many individuals also have topical interests, which are included at the end of each entry. To read the faculty member’s webpage, click on his or her name.
This information is provided to help majors search for courses and seek expert advice on research projects, study abroad institutions, and employment and volunteer opportunities. For guidance about the International Studies major, students should work with the director of International Studies.
Before contacting a professor, majors are encouraged to gather and review relevant information (e.g. study abroad programs in a country of interest), read the professor’s web page, and prepare specific questions.
Region |
Name |
Department |
Topics |
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Africa |
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Simpson, Scott | Anatomy, School of Medicine | Human Evolution, Paleontology | scott.simpson@case.edu | |
Beall, Cynthia | Anthropology | Biological Anthropology | cynthia.beall@case.edu | |
McGrath, Janet | Anthropology | Medical Anthropology, HIV/AIDS | janet.mcgrath@case.edu | |
Weinberg, Aaron | Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine | HIV and Oral Diseases in Uganda, Oral Cancer in Taiwan | aaron.weinberg@case.edu | |
Sadowsky, Jonathan | History | Medicine | jonathan.sadowsky@case.edu | |
Doho, Gilbert | Modern Languages and Literatures | Theater, Film, Postcolonial Studies | gilbert.doho@case.edu | |
Sanpere, Charlotte | Modern Languages and Literatures | Film Theory and History, French Cinema, French Culture Through Films, Francophone African Cinema | charlotte.sanpere@case.edu | |
Koops, Lisa | Music | Children’s Music Education, West Africa (Gambia), Ethnomusicology | lisa.koops@case.edu | |
Dent, Arlene | Pediatrics, School of Medicine | Kenya, Malaria Immunology | arlene.dent@case.edu | |
Hengehold, Laura | Philosophy | Gender, Politics | laura.hengehold@case.edu | |
Posner, Elliot | Political Science | Governance of International Markets, International Cooperation, International Institutions, Financial Regulation | eap26@case.edu | |
Webel, Allison | School of Nursing | HIV, Uganda | allison.webel@case.edu | |
Cullis, Christoopher | Biology | Plant molecular biology, orphan crop domestication, Namibia, South Africa | christopher.cullis@case.edu | |
Asia |
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Beall, Cynthia | Anthropology | Biological Anthropology | cynthia.beall@case.edu | |
Goldstein, Melvyn | Anthropology | China/Tibet, Family, Marriage, Aging, Economic Development, Modern History and Politics | melvyn.goldstein@case.edu | |
Shaffer, Jim | Anthropology | South Asia, Archaeology | jim.shaffer@case.edu | |
Shi, Lihong | Anthropology | Reproduction, Family, Gender, Medical Anthropology | lihong.shi@case.edu | |
Park, Eunyoung | Art History | Global Contemporary Visual Culture | eunyoung.park2@case.edu | |
Balasubramanyan, Lakshmi | Banking & Finance, School of Management | Southeast Asia, Singapore, Global Banking and Capital Markets | lakshmi.balasubramanyan@case.edu | |
Aulisio, Mark | Bioethics, School of Medicine | Intercultural Clinical Bioethics | mpa5@case.edu | |
Weinberg, Aaron | Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine | HIV and Oral Diseases in Uganda, Oral Cancer in Taiwan | aaron.weinberg@case.edu | |
Clingingsmith, David | Economics, School of Management | South Asia, Behavioral Economics, Language | david.clingingsmith@case.edu | |
Dasgupta, Ananya | History | South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Colonialism, Nationalism, Religion, Gender | ananya.dasgupta@case.edu | |
Chai, Man-Lih | Modern Languages and Literatures | Chinese Language and Culture | mxc531@case.edu | |
Hagiwara, Takao | Modern Languages and Literatures | Gender, Race, Religion, Comparative Literature, U.S.-Japan Relations | takao.hagiwara@case.edu | |
Shirai, Yasuhiro | Modern Languages and Literatures | Linguistics, Japanese Language | yasuhiro.shirai@case.edu | |
McMann, Kelly | Political Science | Democratization, Corruption, Local Politics | kelly.mcmann@case.edu | |
Schroeder, Paul | Political Science | International Trade, Environment | paul.schroeder@case.edu | |
Deal, William | Religious Studies | Religion, Ethics | william.deal@case.edu | |
Sarma, Deepak | Religious Studies | Hinduism, Indian Philosophy, Post-Colonialism, Bioethics, Sanskrit | deepak.sarma@case.edu | |
Tan, Jonathan | Religious Studies | Southeast Asia (Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia), Postcolonial Studies, Migration Studies, World Christianity, Global Catholicism, Inter-religious Studies | jonathan.tan@case.edu | |
Webster, Timothy | School of Law | Asian Legal Studies, International Trade and Human Rights | timothy.j.webster@case.edu | |
Hardin, Heather | School of Nursing | Implementation and Evaluation of the Chronic-Disease Self-Management Program among Chinese Immigrant older Adults in the U.S. | hkh10@case.edu | |
Lindell, Deborah | School of Nursing | Menstrual Health, China | dxl41@case.edu | |
Voss, Joachim | School of Nursing | Global Health Department, ongoing joint Grant Proposal with Taiwan | jgv20@case.edu | |
Zhang, Amy | Urology, School of Nursing | Depression in Chinese Cancer Patients | axz16@case.edu | |
Europe |
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Gaines, Atwood | Anthropology; Bioethics and Psychiatry, School of Medicine; School of Nursing | Western Europe, France, Medical Anthropology, Gender, Aging, Dementia, Social Identity | atwood.gaines@case.edu | |
Benay, Erin | Art History | Gender, Science | erin.benay@case.edu | |
Gertsman, Elina | Art History | Medieval Art, Material Culture, Devotion, Senses, Imagination, Performance | elina.gertsman@case.edu | |
Popkin, Maggie | Art History | Roman Art and Architecture | maggie.popkin@case.edu | |
Rager, Andrea | Art History | Environment, Photography, British Art and History | andrea.rager@case.edu | |
Scallen, Catherine | Art History | Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Art in Northern Europe 1400-1800; Art Market, Art Museums | catherine.scallen@case.edu | |
Adkins, Evelyn | Classics | Greek and Latin Language, Archaeology, Gender and Sexuality, Roman Social and Cultural History; working in Italy, Greece, France, and Turkey | evelyn.adkins@case.edu | |
Iversen, Paul | Classics | Greek and Latin Epigraphy, Archaeology | paul.iversen@cwru.edu | |
Sternberg, Rachel | Classics | Greek Language, Emotions, Morality | rachel.sternberg@case.edu | |
Wutrich, Timothy | Classics | Greek and Roman Drama, Latin Language and Literature, Greek Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, Classical Tradition in Literature and Art | timothy.wutrich@case.edu | |
Koenigsberger, Kurt | English | British Literature | kurt.koenigsberger@case.edu | |
Olbricht, Erika | English | Landscape Studies, Botanical History | erika.olbricht@case.edu | |
Vinter, Magdalena | English | British Literature, Theater, Religion, Science | magdalena.vinter@case.edu | |
Vrettos, Athena | English | Victorian Literature, Medicine, Sexuality | athena.vrettos@case.edu | |
Woodmansee, Martha | English | Law, Economics in Literature | martha.woodmansee@case.edu | |
Broich, John | History | Environment, Race, Military | john.broich@case.edu | |
Geller, Jay | History | Religion, Urban History | jay.geller@case.edu | |
Ledford, Kenneth | History | Capitalism, Class Formation, European Union Law and European Legal History, European Legal Professions, Diplomatic History | kenneth.ledford@case.edu | |
Weiss, Gillian | History | Mediterranean, France, Islam, Slavery and Piracy | gillian.weiss@case.edu | |
Cano, Christine | Modern Languages and Literatures | Film, Literature, Journalism in France | christine.cano@case.edu | |
Caterinacci, Denise | Modern Languages and Literatures | Italian Language | denise.caterinacci@case.edu | |
Daley, Margaretmary | Modern Languages and Literatures | Literature, Gender | margaretmary.daley@case.edu | |
Hagiwara, Takao | Modern Languages and Literatures | Gender, Race, Religion, Comparative Literature, U.S.-Japan Relations | takao.hagiwara@case.edu | |
Lohmeyer, Enno | Modern Languages and Literatures | Gender | enno.lohmeyer@case.edu | |
Pizot-Haymore, Fabienne | Modern Languages and Literatures | Education, Theater, Cognition, Translation | fabienne.haymore@case.edu | |
Punales-Alpizar, Damaris | Modern Languages and Literatures | Literature, Film, Cultural Studies | damaris.punales-alpizar@case.edu | |
Sanpere, Charlotte | Modern Languages and Literatures | Film Theory and History, French Cinema, French Culture Through Films, Francophone African Cinema | charlotte.sanpere@case.edu | |
Vees-Gulani, Susanne | Modern Languages and Literatures | Literature, Cognition, Identity | susanne.vees-gulani@case.edu | |
Yang, Peter | Modern Languages and Literatures | Sustainability, Renewable Energy Policy, Globalization, Theater | peter.yang1@case.edu | |
Zilotina, Tatiana | Modern Languages and Literatures | Russian Literature | tatiana.zilotina@case.edu | |
Andrijeski, Julie | Music | Baroque Orchestra, Baroque Violin | julie.andrijeski@case.edu | |
Bennet, Peter | Music | French Music, Religion, Politics | peter.bennett@case.edu | |
Brittan, Francesca | Music | French Music | francesca.brittan@case.edu | |
Cowart, Georgia | Music | French Music | georgia.cowart@case.edu | |
Greenman, Steven | Music | East European Jewish Folk Music, East European Romani Music | sxg824@case.edu | |
McClary, Susan | Music | European Music History, Gender, Sexuality | susan.mcclary@case.edu | |
Monroe, Allison | Music | 17th Century English Violin Repertoire, Medieval Monophonic Song | allison.monroe@case.edu | |
Mullins, Elena | Music | Baroque Dance | elena.mullins@case.edu | |
Rothenberg, David | Music | Medieval and Renaissance Music | david.rothenberg@case.edu | |
Hengehold, Laura | Philosophy | Gender, Politics | laura.hengehold@case.edu | |
McLarty, Colin | Philosophy | Contemporary French Philosophy | colin.mclarty@case.edu | |
Beckwith, Karen | Political Science | Gender, Political Participation, Electoral Systems | karen.beckwith@case.edu | |
McMann, Kelly | Political Science | Democratization, Corruption, Local Politics | kelly.mcmann@case.edu | |
Posner, Elliot | Political Science | Governance of International Markets, International Cooperation, International Institutions, Financial Regulation | eap26@case.edu | |
White, Joseph | Political Science | Health Care, Budgets, Public Policy | joseph.white@case.edu | |
Erdmans, Mary | Sociology | Immigration and Ethnicity, Poland | mary.erdmans@case.edu | |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Almeida, Katia | Anthropology | Cultural Anthropology, Globalization, Socioeconomic and Human Development | katia.almeida@case.edu | |
Beall, Cynthia | Anthropology | Biological Anthropology | cynthia.beall@case.edu | |
Anderson-Fye, Eileen | Bioethics, School of Medicine | Youth, Education, Mental Health, Body Image and Obesity | ||
Flores, John | History | Immigration, Labor | john.flores@case.edu | |
Chupp, Mark | School of Applied Social Sciences | Equador, Central America, Community Development, Citizen Participation, Conflict Transformation | mark.chupp@case.edu | |
Copertari, Gabriela | Modern Languages and Literatures | Film, Literature, Gender | marta.g.copertari@case.edu | |
Fernandez, Elena | Modern Languages and Literatures | Spanish Language and Spanish Language for Health Care Workers and Business | m.fernandez@case.edu | |
Gomez Olivares, Cristian | Modern Languages and Literatures | Latin American Poetry | cristian.gomezolivares@case.edu | |
Lipszyc-Arroyo, Clara | Modern Languages and Literatures | Spain, Portugal, Spanish Language, Portuguese Language | clara.lipszyc-arroyo@case.edu | |
Nanfito, Jacqueline | Modern Languages and Literatures | Literature, Gender | jacqueline.nanfito@case.edu | |
Parry, Alessandra | Modern Languages and Literatures | Spanish Language, Spanish and Mexican History, Culture, and Theater, Criminal Justice | alessandra.parry@case.edu | |
Punales-Alpizar, Damaris | Modern Languages and Literatures | Literature, Film, Cultural Studies | damaris.punales-alpizar@case.edu | |
Tartakoff, Laura | Political Science | Law, Civil Liberties, Constitutions | lyt@case.edu | |
Middle East and North Africa |
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Thiam, Sara | Anthropology | Medical Anthropology, Humanitarianism/Human Rights/Childhood | sara.thiam@case.edu | |
Bolman, Elizabeth | Art History | Visual Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean in the late antique and Byzantine periods, Egypt | elizabeth.bolman@case.edu | |
Broich, John | History | Environment, Race, Military | john.broich@case.edu | |
Islambouli, Ramez | Modern Languages and Literatures | Law, Science, Technology, Religion | ramez.islambouli@case.edu | |
Hans, Mark | Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine | Israel, Manot Cave | mark.hans@cwru.edu | |
Moore, Pete | Political Science | Economic Development, Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy | pwm10@case.edu | |
Hise, Amy | Pathology, School of Medicine | Host Innate Immune Responses | amy.hise@case.edu | |
Howe, Justine | Religious Studies | Contemporary Islam, Women’s and Gender Studies | justine.howe@case.edu | |
Transregional |
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Gaines, Atwood | Anthropology; Bioethics and Psychiatry, School of Medicine; School of Nursing | Western Europe, France, Medical Anthropology, Gender, Aging, Dementia, Social Identity | atwood.gaines@case.edu | |
Bae, Joon Woo | Banking & Finance, School of Management | International Financial Markets, Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives, Financial Models Using Big Data | joonwoo.bae@case.edu | |
Shankar, RL | Banking & Finance, School of Management | International Financial Markets, Algorithmic Trading | lxr225@case.edu | |
Marshall, Patricia | Bioethics, School of Medicine | Ethical Guidelines for International Research, HIV Prevention, Organ Procurement Practices for Transplant in India | pam20@case.edu | |
Lederman, Michael | Center for AIDS Research, School of Medicine | HIV Medicine | mxl6@case.edu | |
Kazura, James | Center for Global Health & Diseases, School of Medicine | Disease-endemic Countries, Susceptibility to Infections | jxk14@case.edu | |
Goldberg, Michael | Design & Innovation, School of Management | Entrepreneurship in International Markets | michael.goldberg@case.edu | |
Marling, William | English | Globalization, World Literature, Film Noir, Translation | william.marling@case.edu | |
Salata, Robert | Epidemiology and International Health, School of Medicine | HIV Medicine | robert.salata@uhhospitals.org | |
McCall, Peter | Geology, Environmental Studies | Environmental Law | peter.mccall@case.edu | |
Shulman, Peter | History | American Foreign Relations History | peter.shulman@case.edu | |
Kruse, Nathan | Music | Music Education, Ethnographic Traditions of Community Music | nathan.kruse@case.edu | |
Wu, Qi | Operations, School of Management | Globalization and Supply and Demand | qxw132@case.edu | |
Case, Susan | Organizational Behavior, School of Management | Global Organizational Inclusion of Diverse Employees | susan.case@case.edu | |
Cooperrider, David | Organizational Behavior, School of Management | Global Business | david.cooperrider@case.edu | |
Grimberg, Brian | Pathology, School of Medicine | Malaria Biology, Drug Resistance, Drug Discovery | brian.grimberg@case.edu | |
King, Christopher | Pathology, School of Medicine | Malaria, Vaccine Development | christopher.king@case.edu | |
King, Charles | Pathology, School of Medicine | Schistosomiasis, Ecologic Factors in Disease Transmission | chk@cwru.edu | |
Zimmerman, Peter | Pathology, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine | Malaria, HIV, Immunogenetics | paz@case.edu | |
Bendik-Keymer, Jeremy | Philosophy | Ethics, Environment, Human Rights, Education | jeremy.bendik-keymer@case.edu | |
Kim, Chin-Tai | Philosophy | Religion, Ethics | chin-tai.kim@case.edu | |
French, Shannon | Philosophy | Ethics | shannon.french@case.edu | |
Parris, Girma | Political Science | Race and Immigration in Education, Comparative Immigrant Integration | girma.parris@case.edu | |
Posner, Elliot | Political Science | Governance of International Markets, International Cooperation, International Institutions, Financial Regulation | eap26@case.edu | |
Tisch, Daniel | Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine | Epidemiology, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria | daniel.tisch@case.edu | |
Neulander, Judith | Religious Studies | Religion, Arts, and Related Science through a Folkloristic Lens | judith.neulander@case.edu | |
Edguer, Marjorie | School of Applied Social Sciences | Immigrant Children, Trauma and Loss | marjorie.edguer@case.edu | |
Groza, Victor | School of Applied Social Sciences | International Adoption | victor.groza@case.edu | |
Colares, Juscelino | School of Law | Global Business Law, International Environmental Law | colares@case.edu | |
Cover, Avidan | School of Law | Global Security Law and Policy | avidan.cover@case.edu | |
Gerhart, Peter | School of Law | International Economic Law, Globalization, Trade Regulation | peter.gerhart@case.edu | |
Gordon, Jonathan | School of Law | Global Legal Skills Education | jonathan.gordon@case.edu | |
Gordon, Richard | School of Law | International Taxation and Law, International Monetary Fund, Sovereign Debt Defaults, Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing | richard.gordon@case.edu | |
Nance, Dale | School of Law | Private International Law | dale.nance@case.edu | |
Robertson, Cassandra | School of Law | Legal Ethics, Litigation Procedure | cassandra.robertson@case.edu | |
Scharf, Michael | School of Law | International Law, International Criminal Law, Law of International Organizations, War Crimes, National Security Law | michael.scharf@case.edu | |
Strassfeld, Robert | School of Law | Labor Law, Legal History | robert.strassfeld@case.edu | |
Dannefer, Dale | Sociology | Effects of Globalization on Life Course Patterns | dale.dannefer@case.edu | |
Gran, Brian | Sociology; School of Law | Human Rights, Law, Social Policy | brian.gran@case.edu | |
McKee Hurwitz, Heather | Sociology | Gender, Social Movements, Globalization, Culture, Inequalities, Social Media | heather.mckeehurwitz@case.edu |