Teaching Faculty

The Academic Programs offered through the UCLA International Institute allow students to focus on a particular area of study - either a specific geographic area, or a global comparative and issue-oriented approach - through a variety of disciplines across campus. The Institute also offers its own courses taught by core teaching faculty under the following subject areas: African Studies, International & Area Studies, International Development Studies, Global Health, Global Studies, and Latin American Studies.


A growing number of UCLA faculty have joint appointments through the International Institute along with another department on campus.  These faculty include:

 
Victor  Agadjanian

Victor Agadjanian

Professor, International Institute and Sociology
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Hannah  Appel

Hannah Appel

Associate Professor, International Institute and Anthropology
Profile
Article

 
Andrew  Apter

Andrew Apter

Professor, International Institute and Anthropology
Profile

 
Jennifer J.  Chun

Jennifer J. Chun

International Institute Equity Advisor

 
Kevan  Harris

Kevan Harris

Associate Professor, International Institute and Sociology
Profile
Article
Article

 
Laurie Kain  Hart

Laurie Kain Hart

Director, Center for European and Russian Studies

 
Patrick  Heuveline

Patrick Heuveline

Professor, International Institute and Sociology
Article

 
Ippolytos  Kalofonos

Ippolytos Kalofonos

Assistant Professor, International Institute and Psychiatry
Profile

 
Eric  Min

Eric Min

Assistant Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Profile

 
Adam  Moore

Adam Moore

Associate Professor, International Institute and Geography
Profile
Article

 
Tejas  Parasher

Tejas Parasher

Assistant Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Profile

 
Margaret  Peters

Margaret Peters

Associate Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Profile
Article

 
Daniel  Posner

Daniel Posner

Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Article

 
Shaina  Potts

Shaina Potts

Assistant Professor, International Institute and Geography
Profile

 
Kal  Raustiala

Kal Raustiala

Professor, International Institute and Law
Article

 
Michael L.  Ross

Michael L. Ross

Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Article
Article

 
Dov  Waxman

Dov Waxman

Director, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

 
Alden  Young

Alden Young

Assistant Professor, International Institute and African American Studies
Article
Article


Other instructors of courses offered through the International Institute Academic Programs include the following UCLA faculty and lecturers:

 

Moses Adegbola

Lecturer, International Institute

 

Abraham K. Adhanom

Lecturer, International Institute

 
Erica  Anjum

Erica Anjum

Deputy Director, African Studies Center
Lecturer, International Institute

 

Maryam Farzanegan

Lecturer, International Institute

 

Alex Franklin

Lecturer, International Institute

 
Jennifer  Jung-Kim

Jennifer Jung-Kim

Lecturer, International Institute and Asian Languages & Cultures
Article

 
Ann  Kerr

Ann Kerr

Coordinator, Visiting Fulbright Scholar Enrichment Program for Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, UCLA International Institute
Article
Article

 

Yuen-ching Bellette Lee

Lecturer, Political Science

 
Robert M.  McCann

Robert M. McCann

Adjunct Professor, Anderson School of Management
Director, Leadership Communication Program

 
Tejas  Parasher

Tejas Parasher

Assistant Professor, International Institute and Political Science
Profile

 

Paul Park

Lecturer, International Institute

 
Bonnie  Taub

Bonnie Taub

Associate Director, Latin American Institute

 
Dominic  Thomas

Dominic Thomas

Chair and Madeleine L. Letessier Professor, European Languages and Transcultural Studies
Professor, Department of Comparative Literature
Article

 

Lara Vu

Lecturer, International Institute

 
Roger  Waldinger

Roger Waldinger

Director, Center for the Study of International Migration

 

Damon Woods

Lecturer, International Institute

 
Yunxiang  Yan

Yunxiang Yan

Professor, Anthropology
Director, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies
Article

 
Steve  Zipperstein

Steve Zipperstein

Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Development
Assistant Adjunct Professor, International Institute and Public Affairs
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We are also pleased to have the following Visiting Faculty for the upcoming academic year: