Program Director

Sunder Ramaswamy

Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies

South Asian Studies - Fall 2025

Office:
Robert A. Jones House 113
Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fridays; or by appointment.

Track Directors

The Program in International and Global Studies draws faculty from departments and programs across the College. Below you will find the current track director of each of the 11 areas of specialization that make the international and global studies major.

Ata Anzali

Associate Professor of Religion

Middle East & North African Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 211
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Tuesday, 1:30pm-3:30pm; Thursday, 12:30pm-2pm; and by appointment

Kristin Bright

Associate Professor of Anthropology

South Asian Studies - beginning January 2026

Office:
Munroe Hall 103
Office Hours:
Fall 2025: On Sabbatical

Natalie Eppelsheimer

Professor of German

European Studies 

Office:
FIC 225
Office Hours:
On leave Spring 2025.

Kemi Fuentes-George

Associate Professor of Political Science

Global Environmental Change, Global Gender & Sexuality Studies

Office:
Robert A. Jones B03A
Office Hours:
By appointment

Shinkyu (James) Lee

Visiting Asst. Prof. of International & Global Studies

Global Migration and Diaspora Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 102
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 2–3PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays 2.30–3PM

Amit Prakash

Vis. Assistant Professor of Global Studies; Dir. of RGF Program

Global Security Studies

Office:
Robert A. Jones '59 House 110
Office Hours:
Mondays, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Will Pyle

Frederick C. Dirks Professor of International Economics

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Office:
Warner 312
Office Hours:
Monday and Thursday, 3:15 - 4:45 pm; Tuesday, 10:15 - 11:15 am

Patricia Saldarriaga

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Office:
Voter Hall 212
Office Hours:
By appointment

Michael Sheridan

Professor of Anthropology

African Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 105
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Monday and Wednesday, 9:30am-11am, or by appointment. (Best times are Monday/Wednesday, 12:15pm-2pm).

Don Wyatt

John M. McCardell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of History

East Asian Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 343
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 am, Thursdays 4:00-5:00 pm, and by appointment.

Faculty

Guntram Herb

Professor of Geography & International and Global Studies

Office:
McCardell Bicen Hall 633
Office Hours:
Spring '25 Tues. & Thurs. 9:40-10:40am (MBH 633) & Fri. 10:40-11:10am joint hours with Prof. Lee in Pearsons Kade Room. Additional hours, also by appointment.

Nadia Horning

Professor of International and Global Studies

Office:
Robert A. Jones '59 House, 118
Office Hours:
Thursday 2:30-4:00 pm Friday 10:30-noon and by appointment (Zoom calls by request only)

Shinkyu (James) Lee

Visiting Asst. Prof. of International & Global Studies

Office:
Munroe Hall 102
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 2–3PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays 2.30–3PM

Amit Prakash

Vis. Assistant Professor of Global Studies; Dir. of RGF Program

Office:
Robert A. Jones '59 House 110
Office Hours:
Mondays, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Jay Shapiro

Adjunct Faculty - Visiting Spring 2024 & Spring 2025


Faculty Advisors

There are numerous courses that count toward the IGST major. Beyond the track directors, many faculty are willing to serve as advisors for IGST students or support our majors in other ways.

Master IGST Faculty Advisor List

Program Coordinator

Heidi Sullivan

Academic Coordinator: IGS, IP&E, Food Studies

Office:
Monroe Hall 118
Office Hours:
7:30 am - 3:45 pm Monday-Friday, remote Wednesdays & Fridays