Adam Lusk

Education & Licensure

• PhD, Temple University, Political Science
• MA, New York University, Political Science
• BA, Ursinus College, Politics

Biography

Adam Lusk is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Sustainability Studies at Rosemont College, where he also serves as the Director of the Center of Teaching and Learning. He is also the Discipline Coordinator for Political Science and Sustainability Studies departments, and the advisor for the Pre Law and International Studies programs.   

He is the author of Rhetoric, Media and the Narratives of US Foreign Policy (Routledge 2022), which studies the process of communicating threats to the US public and explores when and why the American public believes another country or regime is a threat. He is currently researching the relationship between world politics and the wildlife trade, examining the security and governance of nonhuman species and their representations in international relations. He also publishes about pedagogy and active learning in the classroom.  

Courses

Political Science:

• PSC 101 – Introduction to Political Science
• PSC 101H – Introduction to Political Science, Honors
• PSC 180 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
• PSC 180H – Introduction to Comparative Politics, Honors
• PSC 190 – Introduction to International Relations
• PSC 190H – Introduction to International Relations, Honors
• PSC 205 – Ethics and International Relations
• PSC 265 – International Organizations and Law
• PSC 283 – Politics of Sustainability
• PSC 287 – International Security
• PSC 288 – Model United Nations
• PSC 295 – American Foreign Policy
• PSC 335 – Re(presentation) of IR: Media, Culture and War
• PSC 340 – Conflict Resolution
• PSC 350 – Research in Political Science
• PSC 400 – Senior Seminar

Sustainability Studies:

• SUS 283 – Politics of Sustainability
• SUS 400 – Integration Seminar in Sustainability Studies

Boards & Memberships

• Member of Governing Council, International Studies Association Northeast
• Board Member, Recreation Board, Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)

Selected Publications and Conference Papers

• “Representations and Relations of Illegal Wildlife Trade and International Studies.” Paper presented at the 2022 International Studies Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
• “Making the World Personal: Relational Pedagogy and Teaching IR.” Paper presented at the 2022 International Studies Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
• 2019. “Beyond the CNN Effect or Stuck in the Middle? How relational sociology remaps media and security studies.” International Studies Review 21, no. 1, 1-11
• 2018. “Political Engagement and Rosemont College.” Ethos 7: 13-14
• 2017. “From polyps to politics: using a coral reef living laboratory in a politics of sustainability course.” Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 7, no. 2: 216-229. With John Ullrich and Lauren Profitt [undergraduate student]. DOI: 10.1007/s13412-015-0316-y
• 2016. “Teaching Beyond the Water’s Edge: Global Engagement and Experiential Learning at Rosemont College.” Ethos 5: 7-8
• 2016. “Metacognitive strategies in the introduction to the political science classroom.” Journal of Political Science Education 12, no. 2: 141-150. DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2015.1060888
• 2009. “Making Movies Active: Lessons from Simulations” (with Sheri Sunderland and JC Rothermel). PS: Political Science and Politics 42: 543-547