The Robinson Professors

Current Faculty

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Spencer R. Crew
Robinson Professors, American/African American/Public History
Areas of Research: Enslavement, Underground Railroad, Civic Engagement and Museums
srcrew@gmu.edu

Steven Pearlstein
Robinson Prof, Public and International Affairs
Areas of Research: Economic Principles, Political Economy, Economic Policy, Morality of Modern Capitalism, American Politics and Congress
spearls2@gmu.edu

James Trefil
Robinson Professor of Physics
Areas of Research: Scientific Literacy, Evolutionary Theory, Exoplanets, Cosmology
jtrefil@gmu.edu

Emeritus/Emerita Faculty

Shaul Bakhash
Robinson Professor of History, Emeritus
Areas of Research: 19th and 20th Century Iranian History, Iran Under the Islamic Republic, Modern Middle East, Arab-Israeli Conflict
sbakhash@gmu.edu

Paul D’Andrea
Robinson Professor of Theater and English, Emeritus
Areas of Research: How to achieve a liberal education; writing plays and prose fiction; essay: Why Shakespeare?
pdandrea@gmu.edu

Robert Hazen
Robinson Professor of Earth Science, Emeritus
Areas of Research: Planetary Evolution; Astrobiology; Laws of Evolving Systems
hazen@gl.ciw.edu

John Paden
Robinson Professor of International Studies, Emeritus
Areas of Research: Africa and Asia, Political Culture, Political Leadership, Conflict Resolution
jpaden@gmu.edu

Laurie O. Robinson
Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law & Society, Emerita
Areas of Research: Policing, Crime & Public Policy, Federal Role in Supporting Criminal Justice Innovation & Translational Criminology
lrobin17@gmu.edu

Provost Emeriti

Peter Stearns
Provost Emeritus, University Professor, History and Art History
Areas of Research: World History, Social History, Globalization, History of Emotions
pstearns@gmu.edu

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