Scott Greenwood is an Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University San Marcos. He is the recipient of a B.A in International Relations from USD, an M.A. in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a doctorate in Political Science, also from the University of Michigan. His research and teaching interests include the politics of Arab countries, business-state relations, and international political economy. He is the author of several articles in the Middle East Journal, Middle East Policy, and Comparative Political Studies. He is currently working on a book manuscript comparing the political behavior of business communities in the Arab world and Latin America.

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Paul E. Lenze, Jr. is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Washington State University writing a dissertation on civil-military relations in the Middle East with a specific focus on military interventions and withdrawals in Algerian, Pakistani and Turkish politics. He specializes in international relations, political psychology and American politics. His research interests are in civil-military relations, Middle East politics, ethnic conflict, leadership, and peace-building.

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Since receiving her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1994, Mary M. McKenzie has taught regularly in the Political Science Department.  She also has taught at California State University, San Marcos and at Grossmont College.  At USD, Dr. McKenzie teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in international relations, including International Organizations, American Foreign Policy, and Model United Nations.  Additionally, Dr. McKenzie serves on the City of San Diego’s International Affairs Board and is president of the United Nations Association of San Diego.

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Peter K. Nunez, J.D. began teaching in the Department of Political Science and International Relations in 1997. He previously taught intermittently as an adjunct at the USD School of Law. He spent most of his career as a lawyer for the federal government, beginning in 1970, as a law clerk for the Honorable Gordon Thompson, Jr., Federal District Court Judge for the Southern District of California. He spent the next ten years as an assistant U.S. Attorney (1972-1982), then was appointed as the U.S. Attorney from 1982 through 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. From 1990 to 1993, he was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement in Washington, D.C.

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Pete's first career was with the U.S. Marines, which included serving with the 1st Marine Division in Desert Storm, and over a dozen years as an Intelligence Officer, including a tour in Strategic Warning at the Pentagon. After retiring and earning his Ph.D. in 2001 he has turned to teaching, and has lectured with the Department since 2004. 

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Dr. Michael A. Turner teaches at both San Diego State University and the University of San Diego.  He is also a consultant to the United States Government on national security matters.  Until 2006, Dr. Turner was the Director of International Relations Program at Alliant International University in San Diego, CA.   Before joining Alliant, Dr. Turner was a senior CIA officer, attached both to the analytical directorate as well as to elements supporting the Director of Central Intelligence.  At varying times, Dr. Turner has taught strategic affairs at the University of Maryland, the University of Virginia, John s Hopkins University, the University of Southern California, and the Air War College. Dr. Turner’s research interests include intelligence and national security, American foreign policy, Middle East as well as Central and South Asian Politics, and counterterrorism policy.  Dr. Turner teaches both graduate and undergraduate international relations courses.

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