Steven David
Vice Dean for Centers and Programs

362 Mergenthaler The Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. 21218 Phone: (410) 516-7530 E-mail: sdavid@jhu.edu

As vice dean for centers and programs, Steven David provides oversight for about 10 centers and programs, including Africana Studies, Film and Media Studies, Woman Gender and Sexuality, and Public Health Studies, among others. These centers and programs differ markedly. While some cater mostly to undergraduates (such as Public Health Studies, now the Krieger School’s second most popular major, and the Language Teaching Center), others have a more graduate focus, such as Women, Gender and Sexuality. All cover territory that falls between the boundaries of traditional departments and all contribute mightily to the intellectual offerings of the Krieger School.

In addition to his role as vice dean, David is director of the Political Science Department’s International Studies program, the first of its kind in the nation. It is currently the Krieger School’s most popular major. David has served as director of the Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Fellowship Program since 1998, and as special assistant to the dean of the Krieger School since 2003.

An expert on international politics and security studies who is often consulted by members of the media about American foreign policy in the Middle East, David earned his BA from Union College, an MA from Stanford, and his PhD from Harvard in 1980. He has been studying international security and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and military affairs for close to 25 years.