Academics & Experts
The academics and experts who teach, research and offer commentary for the United States Studies Centre include some of the world's leading scholars on the United States, spanning fields including US politics, national security, contemporary media and culture, welfare policy, anti-Americanism, health care, business innovation, history and urban planning.
Professors
- Edward Blakely
Honorary Professor in Urban Policy & disaster recovery expert - Colin Campbell
Visiting Professor & Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia - Lyn Carson
Adjunct Professor of Civic Engagement - James Fallows
Chair in US Media & National Correspondent for The Atlantic - Geoffrey Garrett
CEO & Professor of Political Science - Murray Goot
Visiting Professor & ARC Australian Professorial Fellow at Macquarie University - Robert Hill
Adjunct Professor in Sustainability - 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 - Bruce McKern
Professor of International Business & Director of the Business Leadership and Innovation programs - Robert O'Neill, AO
Chair of the International Academic Advisory Committee - Susan Pond, AM
Adjunct Professor, Dow Sustainability Program - David Weisbrot, AM
Professor of Legal Policy
Associate Professors
- Brendon O'Connor
Associate Professor in American Politics & Director of Teaching and Learning
Senior Lecturers
- James Curran
Lecturer in the History of the US-Australia Alliance
Lecturers
- Jane Park
Lecturer in Contemporary American Media - Rebecca Sheehan
Lecturer in US History - David Smith
Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy
Research Associates
- John Ahlquist
Assistant Professor at Florida State University - Thomas Barlow
Research strategist specialising in science and technological innovation - John Barron
ABC NewsRadio drive-time host - Greg Castillo
Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley - Sean Gallagher
Researcher specialising in American higher education - Lesley Russell
Former policy advisor to Julia Gillard - Tom Switzer
Former Opinion Editor of The Australian
Affiliated Academics
- Rowena Braddock
Lecturer, The American City - Bruce Isaacs
Lecturer, American Film & Hollywood - Kurt Iveson
Senior Lecturer, The American City - David Johnstone
Lecturer, US Financial Institutions and Culture - Martijn Konings
Lecturer, US Economic Policy & Regulation - Harry Melkonian
Lecturer, US Constitution - Dennis Phillips
Lecturer, Issues in Power & Democracy and US Foreign & National Security Policy - Stephen Robertson
Lecturer, Key Issues in American Culture & USSC Research Associate
Professors

Professor Edward Blakely
Honorary Professor in Urban Policy & disaster recovery expert
Edward Blakely is Honorary Professor of Urban Policy at the US Studies Centre, having previously served for two years as Executive Director of the Office of Recovery and Development Administration, th… more

Professor Colin Campbell
Visiting Professor & Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia
Colin Campbell's degrees include: A.B. (Hons.), Gonzaga University (1965), M.A., the University of Alberta (1966) and Ph.D., Duke University (1973)-all in political science. He also obtained a M.Div. … more

Professor Lyn Carson
Adjunct Professor of Civic Engagement
http://www.activedemocracy.net/
Carson was the founding Academic Program Director of the Centre and is now one of its Adjunct Professors. She is currently Professor in applied politics, with the Centre for Citizenship and Public Pol… more

Professor James Fallows
Chair in US Media & National Correspondent for The Atlantic
Professor James Fallows is Chair in US Media at the US Studies Centre and National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly magazine. One of the world's leading journalists, Fallows is author of nine bo… more

Professor Geoffrey Garrett
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +61 2 9351 7249
Dr Geoffrey Garrett is founding CEO of the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at the University of Sydney. He was previously President of the Pacific Council on Internati… more

Professor Murray Goot
Visiting Professor & ARC Australian Professorial Fellow at Macquarie University
Murray Goot is an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellow and Professor in the Department of Modern History, Politics, International Relations and Security at Macquarie University w… more

Professor Robert Hill
Adjunct Professor in Sustainability
Robert Hill was a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 2006, representing South Australia. He was educated at the University of Adelaide and the London School of Economics, where he gained a m… 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, 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 Bruce McKern
Professor of International Business & Director of the Business Leadership and Innovation programs
Phone: +61 2 9036 7100
Bruce joined the University of Sydney on a half-time basis as a Professor of International Business. His primary role is in the United States Studies Centre, as Director of the US Business Leadership … more

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 Susan Pond, AM
Dow Sustainability Program
Dr Susan Pond AM FTSE has a distinguished record in medicine, science and business. Most recently, Dr Pond was a senior executive with Johnson & Johnson, serving as Director of Pharmaceutical Rese… more

Professor David Weisbrot, AM
Professor of Legal Policy
Professor David Weisbrot is Professor of Legal Policy at the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Law and Governance at Macquarie University. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Law and an… more
Associate Professors

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
Senior Lecturers

Dr James Curran
Lecturer in the History of the US-Australia Alliance
Dr Curran is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Sydney and teaches Australian political, intellectual, cultural and diplomatic history.… more
Lecturers

Dr Jane Park
Lecturer in Contemporary American Media
Dr. Jane Chi Hyun Park has a Ph.D. in Radio-TV-Film from The University of Texas at Austin and a M.A. in English from the University of California, Irvine and previously worked in American Studi… more

Dr Rebecca Sheehan
Lecturer in US History
Phone: +61 2 9036 9208
Rebecca Sheehan received her PhD in United States history from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She received her MA in history from USC, and a BA from the University of New South Wa… more

David Smith
Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy
David Smith will take up a joint appointment between the United States Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney in January 2011. A University Medallis… more
Research Associates

Assistant Professor John Ahlquist
Assistant Professor at Florida State University
John Ahlquist is assistant professor of political science at Florida State University. Prof. Ahlquist maintains active research interests in political economy and statistical methodology. Current re… more

Dr Thomas Barlow
Research strategist specialising in science and technological innovation
Thomas Barlow is Australia's leading research strategist. He provides independent policy advice to governments and strategic advice to high-tech companies, universities, and research organisations. Hi… more

John Barron
ABC NewsRadio drive-time host
John Barron is a Research Associate at the US Studies Centre and a long-time journalist and broadcaster who currently presents a daily three hour news and interview program on ABC's national NewsRadio… more

Associate Professor Greg Castillo
Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley
Greg Castillo received a B.F.A. in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1975, an M.A. at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California in 1978, an … more

Dr Sean Gallagher
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +61 2 9351 4601
Sean's diverse career includes roles in science, government, public affairs, state and federal politics, including as science and biotechnology adviser to the Leader of the Australian Democrats, Senat… more


Tom Switzer
Former Opinion Editor of The Australian
Tom Switzer is a research associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney where he also teaches undergraduate courses in American politics and Australian political and diplom… more
Affiliated Academics

Rowena Braddock
Lecturer, The American City
Rowena Braddock is an Honours graduate in arts and law from the University of Sydney.… more

Dr Bruce Isaacs
Lecturer, American Film & Hollywood
Dr Bruce Isaacs completed a book entitled Toward a New Film Aesthetic, published through Continuum Press, New York. In his book, Dr Isaacs explains and justifies his love of film and how film works in… more

Dr Kurt Iveson
Senior Lecturer
Phone: 02 9351 3627
Fax: 02 9351 3644
http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/people/st_iveson.shtml
Kurt is primarily interested in the question of how social justice can be achieved in cities. Within this broad interest, his research has focused on two main areas. First, he has examined the signifi… more

Professor David Johnstone
Chair of Finance
Phone: + 61 2 9036 5286
http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/staff/davidj
Professor David Johnstone is a member of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney. Professor Johnstone will be lecturing for the USSC in 2010 and teaching US Financial Institu… more

Dr Martijn Konings
Lecturer
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/political/staff/martijn_konings.htm
Martijn Konings completed his PhD at York University in Toronto and is currently a lecturer in the department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. He has published articles on American an… more

Dr Harry Melkonian
Lecturer, US Constitution
Dr Harry Melkonian is a practicing lawyer and legal educator. He has practiced law since 1975 and is licensed in England, New South Wales as well as New York and California in the USA. He has lectured… more

Dr Dennis Phillips
Lecturer, Issues in Power & Democracy and US Foreign & National Security Policy
Dr Dennis Phillips comes to the United States Studies Centre after a 30-year teaching career in American Politics and History at Macquarie University (as Associate Professor) and, most recently, with … more

Associate Professor Stephen Robertson
Lecturer, Key Issues in American Culture & USSC Research Associate
stephen.robertson@sydney.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9351 3782
http://www-personal.arts.usyd.edu.au/sterobrt/
Associate Professor Stephen Robertson teaches a postgraduate unit, Key Issues in American Culture, for the US Studies Centre.… more
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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
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The first black president may be the exception that proves the rule of a racially divided United States, says Professor Kevin Gaines.
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Dr Mark Geiger discusses the previously unknown financial conspiracy which funded guerrillas during the Civil War.








