Faculty and Staff
Faculty

Sami Baroudi
Professor of Political Science
Assistant Dean

Leila Dagher
Associate Professor of Economics and Political Studies
Assistant to the President for Public Policy

Joseph Helou
Assistant Professor of Political Sciences and International Affairs

Jeffrey G. Karam
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Fadi N. Nassar
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Director, Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution

Latifa Reda
Lecturer in Political Science and International Affairs

Marwan Rowayheb
Associate Professor of Political Science/International Affairs

Imad Salamey
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Chairperson, Department of Political and International Studies
Staff

Chantal Chaoul
Senior Academic Assistant, Beirut and Byblos
Department of Political and International Studies
Part-Time Faculty
Political Science/International Affairs
- Stephanie Raad (stephanie.raad@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Political Science, 2023, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Mr. Ziad Abdel Samad (ziad.abdelsamad@lau.edu.lb), MS in Civil Engineering, 1986, Friendship University, Moscow.
- Ghina Harb (ghina.harb@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Political Science, present, École des Hautes études en sciences sociales, France.
- Rita Naoum Mouawad (rita.naoum@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Political Science, 2024, University of Houston, Texas, United States.
- Antonia Mulvey (mulvey@legalactionworldwide.org), Postgraduate Diploma in Law, 2001, College of Law, London.
Legal Studies
- Mr. Fadi Hachem (Fadi.hachem@lau.edu.lb), LLM in Public International Law and Human Rights, 2023, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
- Sonia Nakad (sonia.nakad@lau.edu.lb), PhD Candidate in Political Science – Peace-building Studies, 2025, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany.