Lara M. Brown BA, MD, PhD

Lara M. Brown, Ph.D., serves as the director of the Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University. A distinguished writer and dedicated scholar, Dr. Brown is the author of Jockeying for the American Presidency.she served as the program director for the political management graduate program at GSPM. Before coming to George Washington University, Brown served as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Villanova University.

Dr. Brown served as a political appointee in President Bill Clinton’s administration at the U.S. Department of Education.Born and raised in California, Dr. Brown earned her B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She also earned a M.A. in American politics and public policy from the University of Arizona.