International Academic Advisory Committee
The International Academic Advisory Committee of the US Studies Centre advises the CEO on all academic matters pertaining to the Centre's teaching and research programs. The members of the Committee are:
- Professor Michael Hiscox (Chair)
Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University - Professor Margaret Levi (Ex-Officio)
Director of Research and Research Training & Chair in US Politics - Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor (Ex-Officio)
Director of Teaching and Learning & Associate Professor in American Politics
- Professor Dennis Altman, AM
Professorial Fellow in Human Security at Latrobe University - Dr Nigel Bowles
Director of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford - Professor Deborah Brennan
Professor at the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales - Professor Alex Frino
CEO of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre at the University of Sydney - Professor Paul Giles
Challis Chair of English at the University of Sydney - Professor Faye Ginsburg
Director of the Center for Media, Culture & History, New York University - Professor Lawrence Gostin
Professor of Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center - Professor John Higley
Director of the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas at Austin - Professor Helen Irving
Professor at the Sydney Law School - Professor Simon Jackman
Professor of Political Science, Stanford University - Professor Andrew MacIntyre
Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU - Professor Don Markwell
Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre - Professor Toby Miller
Distinguished Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside - Professor Yuan Ming
Director of the Institute of International Relations at Peking University - Professor Gary Segura
Professor of American Politics at Stanford University - Mr Andrew Stoler
Former Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide - Professor Bruce Western
Director of the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at Harvard University - Professor Shane White
Challis Professor of American History at the University of Sydney

Professor Michael Hiscox
Director of the STAR Lab at the US Studies Centre and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University
Michael J. Hiscox is the Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University. He received his B. Econ. (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney in 1989 and his Ph.D in … more

Professor Margaret Levi
Chair in US Politics & Director of Research and Research Training at the US Studies Centre & Bacharach Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington
Phone: +61 2 9114 0580
A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and former President of the American Political Science Association, Professor Margaret Levi took up her chair at the US Studies Centre in 2009. Sh… more

Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor
Associate Professor in American Politics & Director of Teaching and Learning
Phone: +61 9036 9206
Brendon joined the United States Studies Centre in 2009 as Associate Professor in American Politics. He was previously with the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University.… more

Professor Dennis Altman
Professorial Fellow in Human Security at Latrobe University
Dennis Altman is a writer and academic who first came to attention with the publication of his book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation in 1972. This book, which has often been compared to Greer's… more

Professor Deborah Brennan
Professor at the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales
Deborah Brennan is a member of the US Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory Committee.… more

Professor Alex Frino
Chief Executive of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre at the University of Sydney
Alex Frino is Chief Executive Officer of Capital Markets CRC Limited, and also Professor of Finance at the University of Sydney. In 1991 he received a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of … more

Professor Paul Giles
Challis Chair of English at the University of Sydney
Paul Giles is a member of the US Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory Committee.… more

Professor Lawrence Gostin
Associate Dean (Research and Academic Programs) and the Linda D. and Timothy J. O'Neill Professor of Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center
Lawrence O. Gostin is a member of the US Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory Committee. Previously he was a Visiting Professor at the Centre.… more

Professor John Higley
Director of the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. John Higley is Professor of Government and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Jack S. Blanton Chair in Australian Studies and directs the Edward A. Clark Center for… more

Professor Helen Irving
Professor of Law at the Sydney Law School
Helen Irving is a member of the US Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory Committee.… more

Professor Simon Jackman
Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre & Professor of Political Science at Stanford University
Simon Jackman is Professor of Political Science and (by courtesy) of Statistics at Stanford University. Jackmanʼs teaching and research centres on issues in democratic politics (public opinion, polit… more

Professor Andrew MacIntyre
Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
Andrew MacIntyre is professor of political science and Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. Andrew is also currently Director of the Crawford School and … more

Professor Don Markwell
Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre
Professor Don Markwell is currently Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre. From 2009 to 2012 he was the Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford. Previously he served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Educ… more

Professor Toby Miller
Distinguished Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside
Toby Miller is Professor of Media & Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside. His teaching and research cover the media, sport, labor, gender, race, citizenship, politics, and c… more

Professor Yuan Ming
Director of the Institute of International Relations, Peking University
Professor Yuan Ming is Deputy Dean of School of International Studies, Director of the Institute of International Relations and also the Director of the American Studies Center of Peking University. S… more

Professor Gary Segura
Professor of American Politics and Chair of Chicano/a Studies at Stanford University
Gary M. Segura is a member of the US Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory Committee.… more

Andrew Stoler
Former Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
Andrew L. Stoler is the former Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade and held the title of Adjunct Professor of International Trade at the University of Adelaide. Stoler is a Gov… more

Professor Bruce Western
Director of the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at Harvard University
Bruce Western is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.… more

Professor Shane White
Challis Professor of American History, University of Sydney
Shane White is Professor of American History, and an Australian Professorial Fellow, at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Somewhat More Independent: The End of Slavery in New York City, 17… more
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