Dr. G. Doug Davis is an associate professor and director of the international relations graduate program. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Arizona and a European graduate degree from the Pontificia Università Lateranense. His areas of interest include European security, European IPE, Middle East security, and research methods.

Michael O. Slobodchikoff, PhD, Professor of Political Science, is founding director of the Center for Eastern and Central European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Troy University, where he chairs the political science department. Among his many books are: India as Kingmaker: Status Quo or Revisionist Power; Building Hegemonic Order Russia's Way; Cultural Imperialism and the Decline of the Liberal Order: Russian and Western Soft Power in Eastern Europe (with G. Doug Davis); and the co-edited volume, The Challenge to NATO: Global Security and the Atlantic Alliance. Dr. Slobodchikoff is a leading expert on treaty networks and the creation of global and regional order. He specializes in Russian security, international conflict, and peace. He is a regular contributor to BBC World News and Asharq Al-Awsat News.

Dr. Phillip Mixon, Associate Professor of Economics, joined the Sorrell College of Business in August 2007 and was named MBA Director October 2023. Dr. Mixon holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Mississippi State University. Dr. Mixon has served as a consulting economist for multiple corporation throughout the Southern United States.