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 Robert O'Neill (Chair)
Former Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London - Professor Margaret Levi (Vice Chair)
Former President of the American Political Science Association
- Professor Dennis Altman, AM
Professor of Politics and International Relations, LaTrobe University - Dr Nigel Bowles
Director of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford - Professor Alex Frino
CEO of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre - Professor Faye Ginsburg
Director of the Center for Media, Culture & History, New York University - Professor Adam Graycar
Dean of the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Professor John Higley
Director of the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas, Austin - Professor Michael Hiscox
Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University - 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
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), University of Western Australia - Professor Toby Miller
Professor of English, Sociology and Women's Studies, University of California, Riverside - Professor Yuan Ming
Director of the American Studies Center of Peking University - Professor David Partlett
Dean of the Law School, Emory University - Professor Claude Steele
Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University - Mr Andrew Stoler
Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide - Professor Gillian Triggs
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney - Professor Bruce Western
Director of the Program in Inequality and Social Policy, Harvard University - Professor Shane White
Professor of American History, University of Sydney - Professor Simon Wilkie
Chairman of the Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Professor Geoffrey Wiseman
Director of the Center for Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California

Professor Robert O'Neill, AO
Chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee
Dr Robert O'Neill, AO is Honorary Professor and Chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee of the US Studies Centre. O'Neill served as Planning Director for the Centre before its CEO was a… more

Professor Margaret Levi
Chair in US Politics & 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, Professor Margaret Levi took up her chair at the US Studies Centre in 2009. She also holds the position of Jere L. Bacharach Professor of Interna… more

Professor Dennis Altman
Professor of Politics & International Relations, 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 Alex Frino
Chief Executive of the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre and Professor of Economics and Business, 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 Universit… more

Professor Adam Graycar
Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
Dr Adam Graycar is Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University. He took up the post in July 2007 after a long career in government and academia in Australia. He is also the Direc… more

Professor John Higley
Director of the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas, 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 Michael Hiscox
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 Simon Jackman
Visiting Professor & 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
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), University of Western Australia
Professor Don Markwell has served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at The University of Western Australia since January 2007. He is responsible for University strategy and policy on academic prog… more

Professor Toby Miller
Professor of English, Sociology and Women's 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, University of Peking
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 David Partlett
Dean of the Law School, Emory University
David F. Partlett assumed the deanship of Emory Law on July 1, 2006. He holds the academic position of Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law. Dean Partlett previously served as Vice President, Dean, a… more

Professor Claude Steele
Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Steele received his B.A. in psychology from Hiram College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from Ohio State University in 1971. Steele's first academic position was at the University of Uta… more

Andrew Stoler
Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
Andrew L. Stoler is the Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade and holds the title of adjunct Professor of International Trade at the University of Adelaide. Mr. Stoler is a Gove… more

Professor Gillian Triggs
Dean of the Law School, University of Sydney
Gillian Triggs is a Public International lawyer and a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. She is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, having been the D… more

Professor Bruce Western
Director of the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy, Harvard University
Bruce Western is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Program on Inequality and Social Policy at Harvard University.… more

Professor Shane White
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

Professor Simon Wilkie
Chairman of the Department of Economics, University of Southern California
Professor Wilkie's research focuses on game theory, its application to business strategy, economic and regulatory policy design, and the economics of the communications industries. His most recent res… more

Professor Geoffrey Wiseman
Director of the Center for Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California
Dr. Geoffrey Wiseman is Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School and Professor of the Practice of International Relations and Public Diplomacy at the University of Southe… more
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