Andrew D. Lugg, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is also a non-resident fellow at the World Trade Institute at the University of Bern in Switzerland. He holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Lewis and Clark College, a master's in international studies from Oklahoma State University, and a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Maryland, College Park. Before joining UNLV, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the World Trade Institute and a faculty member at the University of Maryland and DePauw University.

His teaching and research interests span international relations with a specific focus on international political economy and international organizations. He currently has three major research interests: 1) the evolution of formal international organizations; 2) the design and diffusion of trade and investment agreements; and 3) public opinion toward international organizations and law. His research has been published in a range of academic outlets, including Cambridge University Press, International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Organizations, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Political Research Quarterly, World Trade Review, Journal of International Economic Law, Research and Politics, Global Policy, International Studies Perspectives, and Business and Politics. He has also co-authored reports for the World Bank, USAID, and the European Parliament, and his work has appeared in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage.

Expert Areas: International Political Economy, International Organizations, Global Governance, Quantitative Text Analysis