Faculty

Diplomacy faculty regularly contribute internationally recognized research and scholarship to the global community. They are also decorated pioneers in teaching. Innovative teaching at the School of Diplomacy has earned our faculty the University's Teacher of the Year award for two consecutive years, and it comes in a variety of forms: from creative writing assignments and in-class projects to academic experiences fully conducted in the field. Innovative teaching methods engage students actively in their own learning while simultaneously illustrating the practical applications of their knowledge.

Our full menu of faculty profiles can be viewed below.

Adjunct Faculty

Roger Alfani, Ph.D.
University of Montreal
Religion, Law, and War

Amy Higer, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis, Human Rights, Gender

Edislav Manetovic, Ph.D.
City University of New York
International Relations, Comparative Foreign Policy

Richard O'Meara, Ph.D.
Ret. U.S. Army Brigadier General 
Rutgers University
International Security 

Ambassador Maureen Quinn, M.S.
Former Ambassador and Career Foreign Service Officer
Georgetown University
Middle East Politics

Robert Shaver, Ph.D. Candidate
The New School 
International Political Economy 

P.L. de Silva, Ph.D. 
Director, Institute for Strategic Studies and Democracy in Malta
University of Amsterdam
Conflict Management, International Law

Catherine Tinker, J.D., J.S.D.
President, Tinker Institute on International Law and Organizations
New York University Law School
International Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights

The School of Diplomacy invites inquiries from veteran professionals interested in serving Seton Hall University students of international relations as professors of practice in one of three capacities: as a Sérgio Vieira de Mello Endowed Visiting Chair in the Practice of Post-Conflict Diplomacy, as a Tom and Ruth Sharkey Distinguished Visiting Scholar, or as an Abd el Kader Fellow.

Typically, Sharkey Scholar, de Mello Chair, and Abd el Kader Fellow positions are semester-long appointments. The specific schedule and activities are agreed upon with each candidate, and typically involve several residences at the School, or regular weekly to bi-weekly visits to engage in a variety of activities that support our students’ educational and career development. These may include, but are not limited to teaching a course, leading skill-based workshops or lectures, the enrichment of existing courses, individual advising and mentoring, and other activities that build upon the strengths of each Chair or Scholar’s professional expertise. Ideal candidates are practitioners in the field of international relations and development, with 15 or more years of distinguished experience in senior-level positions and schedule flexibility due to a career change, retirement or alternative circumstance. Background in relevant international relations work, such as conflict negotiation, peacebuilding, post-conflict governance, security, humanitarian or political work is required for Chair positions.

Compensation is agreed upon individually. The positions are not intended as a replacement to full-time employment, but rather as a complement to the practitioner’s other activities beyond their commitment to the School. Expressions of interest should be directed to Dean Courtney Smith at courtney.smith@shu.edu.

Learn more about some of our current and previous professors of practice: