Faculty

At the Monterey Institute you will be taught by world-class faculty composed of scholars and researchers who are also seasoned practitioners in their fields.

Faculty open their doors to students and serve as mentors and friends.

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First Name Last Name Faculty member Program(s) Expertise
Christiane Abel Christiane Abel TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of French and English

Tobi Adams Tobi Adams MBA

Market development, marketing communications, real estate marketing

Tsuneo Akaha Tsuneo Akaha IPS

Japanese foreign and security policy, international relations of the Asia Pacific, international political economy, Asian studies, Asia-Pacific development, East Asia security, globalization,...

Enrique Alonso Enrique Alonso IPS

International environmental law and policy, regulated industries and the environment, human rights and the environment, environmental ethics, international multilateral negotiations, global energy...

Harvey Arbelaez Harvey Arbelaez MBA

Business in Latin America, corporate finance, country analysis, currency substitution, foreign direct investment, international business planning

William Arrocha William Arrocha IPS

International political economy, international relations, comparative politics (US, Canada and Mexico), trade policy

Kathleen Bailey Kathleen M. Bailey TESOL, TFL

Educational research, assessment, teacher education, language program administration, language teacher supervision

Mahabat Baimyrzaeva Mahabat Baimyrzaeva IPS, MPA

Governance, administrative reforms, and corruption; institutional theory; policy analysis and public administration; organizational and institutional development; international development,...

John Balcom John Balcom TI

Translation of Chinese and English

Jeffrey Bale Jeffrey M. Bale IPS, NPTS

Terrorism, insurgency and counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, intelligence and covert operations, political and religious extremism, conspiracy theories, comparative revolutionary movements...

Chuanyun Bao Chuanyun Bao TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Chinese and English

Jonathan Berkey Jonathan D. Berkey IPS

Natural resource and watershed management, sustainable agriculture, community development, renewable energy systems and environmental policy

Jan Black Jan Knippers Black IPS

Latin American politics, international development, gender and development, globalization, human rights

Abdelilah Bouasria Abdelilah Bouasria LS

North African and Middle Eastern politics, social movements, discourse analysis, conflict resolution, pragmatics and discourse analysis, literary theory, Moroccan Jewish Diaspora, Sufism

William Brooks William Brooks MBA

Cross border leadership and management, leadership development, management of product development, operations management, strategic planning

Laura Burian Laura Burian TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation of Chinese and English

Kelley Calvert Kelley Calvert ESL

English conversation skills, grammar, and composition skills 

Marcos Celesia Marcos M. Celesia TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of English and Spanish

Canri Chan Canri Chan MBA

Financial and management accounting, international accounting

Wallace Chen Wallace Chen TI

Interpreting and translation of English and Chinese, corpus-based translation studies

Renate Chestnut Renate Chestnut TI

Translation of German and English

Yoonji Choi Yoonji Choi TI

Translation, software localization, simultaneous and consecutive interpretation of Korean and English

Marsha Chou Marsha Man-Hua Chou TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation

Cristina Chuen Cristina Hansell Chuen IPS, NPTS

Nuclear submarines and power plants, newly independent states, Northeast Asia, Russian spent fuel import policies

David Colclasure David L. Colclasure LS

Contemporary German literature, culture, and politics; German philosophy and intellectual history

Edgard Coly Edgard Coly LS

African politics and cultures, Africa in the arena of globalization, contemporary France, Francophone literature, twentieth century French literature, postmodernism and postcolonial theory

Michael Czinkota Michael Czinkota MBA

International business to business marketing

Geoffrey Dabelko Geoffrey Dabelko IEP

International environmental politics; international security; global health; development

Eddine Dahel Eddine Dahel MBA

International supply chain management, logistics, management science, operations management

Jin huei Dai Jin huei Dai LS

Cognitive linguistics, Chinese cognition linguistics, Chinese as a heritage language, Chinese and Taiwanese popular culture, discourse analysis, linguistic anthropology

Vassilis Dalakas Vassilis Dalakas MBA

Advertising, cross cultural consumer behavior, international marketing, marketing communications

David Deninger David Deninger MBA

Real estate marketing

Teresita Díaz Teresita María Ronquillo Díaz LS

Hispanic linguistics, teaching Spanish as second language (L2) and for Spanish native speakers (L1), first and second language acquisition theories, academic writing, analysis of the text,...

Sandra Dow Sandra M. Dow MBA

Corporate Governance, International Finance

Greg Elofson Greg Elofson MBA

Artificial intelligence, information technology strategy, object-oriented systems analysis and design

Andrei Falaleyev Andrei G. Falaleyev TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Russian and English

Carl Fehlandt Carl J. Fehlandt TI

Translation of Spanish and English

Stephen Garrett Stephen Garrett IPS

Ethics and international affairs, US foreign policy, international politics, the intelligence community

Michael Gillen Michael Gillen TI

Translation of Russian-language scientific and technical publications, particularly materials science and engineering; integration of translation technology into translation curricula

Lynn Goldstein Lynn Goldstein TESOL, TFL

Sociolinguistics, English discourse and grammar, applied linguistics research, second language composition, second language acquisition, writing for publication, distance learning, web design,...

Peter Grothe Peter Grothe IPS

Cross-cultural communication, US government and politics

Michel Gueldry Michel Gueldry LS

French politics, business and history, French language, cinema and civilization; Western Europe; European Union, European integration, transatlantic relations, language pedagogy and content-based...

Gordon Hahn Gordon Hahn IPS, NPTS

Russian studies, political science

Jacolyn Harmer Jacolyn Harmer TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of German, French, Spanish into English

Joseph Harvin Joseph M. Harvin TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Spanish, French and English

John Hedgcock John Hedgcock TESOL, TFL

Applied linguistics, pedagogical grammar, composition, literacy education, second language acquisition (SLA), teacher education

William Hillar William Hillar IPS, NPTS

Tactical counter-terrorism; explosive ordnance; emergency medicine; psychological warfare; first responder training

Andrea Hofmann-Miller Andrea Hofmann-Miller TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of German and English

Pushpa Iyer Pushpa Iyer IPS

Identity conflicts, civil wars, peace processes, non-state armed actors, South Asia

Michael Jacobs Michael Jacobs TI

Dialects, voice, and diction

John Jenkins John R.G. Jenkins MBA

Business in Pacific Rim countries, entrepreneurship, international marketing, marketing communications

Julie Johnson Julie Johnson TI

Translation and simultaneous and consecutive interpretation of French and English

Sharad Joshi Sharad Joshi IPS, NPTS

International relations, international security studies, Asian studies

Nuket Kardam Nuket Kardam IPS, MPA

Gender and development, development theory and practice, international organizations

Rosa Kavenoki Rosa Kavenoki TI

Translation and simultaneous and consecutive interpretation of Russian and English

Fredric Kropp Fredric Kropp MBA

Entrepreneurship, international marketing

Chris LaFranchi Chris LaFranchi IEP

Conservation Incentive Agreements, Marine Policy

Steve Landry Steve Landry MBA

Cost accounting, financial and management accounting, financial auditing, government and non-profit accounting

Leonard Lane Leonard Lane MBA

Leadership development, organizational structuring, strategic planning

Jeff Langholz Jeff Langholz IEP, IPS

Biodiversity conservation, environmental conflict management, international environmental policy, protected natural areas, research methods, program evaluation, social entrepreneurship, adaptive...

Edward Laurance Edward J. Laurance IPS, MPA

Global governance, international organizations, proliferation of conventional weapons and small arms, security and development, program evaluation and project management

Hyunjoo Lee Hyunjoo Lee TI

Translation and interpretation of Korean and English

Lisa Leopold Lisa Leopold ESL

English for academic purposes

Beryl Levinger Beryl Levinger DPMI, MPA

Nonprofit management, international organizations, poverty alleviation, third world development, international education, international health, nutrition and hunger, organizational development,...

Wei Liang Wei Liang IPS

International trade negotiation, political economy of information technology, transitional countries, globalization, Asian regionalism, East Asian politics, Chinese politics, US-China relations...

Kang Liao Kang Liao TI

American literature (Pearl S. Buck), translation of English and Chinese, and telephonic interpretation

Leo Lier Leo van Lier TESOL, TFL

Educational linguistics, second language acquisition, pedagogical grammar, computer-assisted instruction, discourse analysis, bilingual education

Kris Lindstrom Kris Lindstrom IEP

Water quality, environmental health planning, and environmental impact assessment.

Janet Marks Janet Marks MBA

Anthropology, cross cultural communication, leadership development, organizational behavior

Naoko Matsuo Naoko Matsuo LS

Japanese language and culture, pedagogy, Japanese for business, current issues in Japanese media

Hillel Maximon Hillel Maximon MBA

Financial and management accounting, financial statement analysis, real estate finance

Hugh McAllister Hugh McAllister MBA

Corporate finance, foreign direct investment, international capital markets, international finance

Robert McCleery Robert McCleery IPS

International economics, migration, trade and trade agreements, Asian and Latin American trade and development, foreign direct investment, international finance

Joseph McClinton Joseph McClinton TI

Translation of German and English

Kevin McGibben Kevin McGibben MBA

Globalization/localization of products and services, global strategic development, international marketing, market development, strategic marketing

Lynn Metcalf Lynn Metcalf MBA

International marketing

Holly Mikkelson Holly Mikkelson TI

Translation and interpretation of Spanish and English, court and medical interpreting

Tom Moore Tom Moore MBA

Information technology strategy, logistics

Philip Morgan E. Philip Morgan IPS

Political economy, public administration, capacity building, international development, Africa

Christer Mossberg Christer Mossberg MBA

Trade and trade agreements

Uwe Muegge Uwe Muegge TI, TLM

Computer-assisted translation, machine translation, terminology management, controlled language

Philip Murphy Philip J. Murphy IPS

Public Policy, Research Methods, Quantitative Methods, Network Analysis, International Development

Pablo Oliva Pablo Oliva LS

Spanish language and culture, Latin American culture and society, language teaching pedagogy, second language acquisition (SLA), curriculum design

Barry Olsen Barry Slaughter Olsen TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation

Alfredo Ortiz Alfredo Ortiz MPA

Organizational development and strategy, social change organizations, organizational sustainability

Fernando Paolis Fernando De Paolis IPS

Regional economic development, quantitative methods, mathematical modeling, North American Free Trade Agreement

Bruce Paton Bruce Paton IEP, MBA

Sustainable business, corporate social responsibility, global business strategy, social and environmental issues in management.

Koko Peters Koko Peters TI

Interpretation of English and Japanese

Vicki Porras Vicki Porras LS

Spanish language and culture; pedagogy; Spanish for business; Second Language Acquisition

William Potter William C. Potter IPS, NPTS

Nonproliferation and newly independent states: "Brain Drain" of scientists from newly independent states; Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone; command, control, communications &...

Tanya Pound Tanya Fumiko Pound TI

Translation of Japanese and English

David Roberts David Roberts MBA

Economic theory, modeling and forecasting, monetary policy

Daniel Robin Daniel Robin MBA

Corporate social responsibility, environmental management, information technology strategy, leadership development, sustainability

Moyara Ruehsen Moyara De Moraes Ruehsen IPS, NPTS

Money laundering, terrorism financing, illegal drug markets, political economy, Middle Eastern economies

Ernest Scalberg Ernest J. Scalberg MBA

Globalization/localization of products and services, global leadership, leadership development, organizational behavior

Dave Schiffman Dave Schiffman MBA

Operations management

Andrew Schiffrin Andrew Schiffrin IEP

Land use and environmental planning, environmental assessment, environmental policy, and governmental structure and processes

Ron Schill Ron Schill MBA

Strategic partnerships, business-to-business marketing, business negotiations, global strategic marketing, high tech product development

Jason Scorse Jason Scorse IEP, IPS

Environmental and natural resource economics, international economics, behavioral economics, environmental policy, econometrics and statistics

Sheikh Shahnawaz Sheikh Shahnawaz IPS

Services trade, empirical international economics, health and trade

Peter Shaw Peter Shaw TESOL, TFL

Language teaching pedagogy, critical pedagogy, co-operative learning, curriculum theory, content-based instruction, portfolios and authentic assessment, discourse analysis and EAP

Xiaojing Shi Xiaojing Shi TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Chinese and English

Cary Simon Cary Simon MBA

Cross border leadership and management, leadership development, strategic planning

Luc Soenen Luc Soenen MBA

Corporate finance, foreign exchange management, international capital markets, international finance

Miryoung Sohn Miryoung Sohn TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Korean and English

Laura Strohm Laura Strohm IEP, MBA

Environmental management, sustainability

Jon Strolle Jon M. Strolle LS

Language policy, federal language issues, rhetoric of negotiation, education policy, Spain, Mexico

Don Summers Don Summers MBA

Cost accounting, financial and management accounting

Kayoko Takeda Kayoko Takeda TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Japanese and English

Jean Turner Jean Turner TESOL, TFL

Language testing, assessment, program evaluation, research design and statistics

Maurice Van Arsdol Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr. IPS

Population and development; population, migration and security; population and global environmental change; population and human rights

Anna Vassilieva Anna Vassilieva IPS, NPTS

Contemporary Russian politics, Russian politics in Central Asia, Russian culture and society, Siberia, Russians in Japan

Lynn Visson Lynn Visson TI

Interpretation of French and Russia

Cynthia Wagner-Weick Cynthia Wagner-Weick MBA

Product innovation, strategic planning, technology management, international market entry strategy, commercial development of biotechnology

Charles Wahle Charles Wahle IEP

Marine Policy, Marine Protected Areas

Fred Wehling Fred L. Wehling IPS, NPTS

Fissile material control; terrorism with nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons; nuclear nonproliferation; former Soviet Union; international security; online learning

Robert Weston Robert Weston MBA

Human resources management

Jim Williams Jim Williams IEP, IPS

Interdisciplinary energy and environmental analysis, political economy of energy, science and technology policy, energy resources and policy, climate change policy, electric power systems,...

Ryoko Winter Ryoko Yamazaki Winter TI

Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and translation of Japanese and English

Glynn Wood Glynn Wood IPS

South Asia, Middle East, media and international communication, journalism, US Foreign Policy

Adam Wooten Adam Wooten TI, TLM

Computer-assisted translation, translation technology, translation and localization management

Zinan Ye Zinan Ye TI

Translation of Chinese and English

Jing-Dong Yuan Jing-Dong Yuan IPS, NPTS

Chinese security and foreign policy, Chinese politics, arms control, East Asia security, Sino-Indian relations Sino-U.S. relations

Lyuba Zarsky Lyuba Zarsky IEP, IPS

Trade, investment and sustainable development, globalization and environmental governance, global corporate social responsibility, development economics, macro-economics of sustainable development...

Eli Zelkha Eli Zelkha MBA

Market development, venture capital

Raymond Zilinskas Raymond Zilinskas IPS, NPTS

Chemical and biological weapons