Dr. Bahram M. Rajaee joined the APSA staff in June 2003 as Director of Institutional and Research Support.

At APSA, Dr. Rajaee will work with the International Committee to help expand APSA's global programs, including services for international members and efforts to support political science associations and departments internationally; with the Research Support Committee to coordinate efforts to identify and broaden resources available for political science scholarship; and with Organized Sections.

Previously, Rajaee was the Director of International Projects at the Center for International Studies at the University of Delaware, a former visiting assistant professor at Washington College, and earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Delaware in 2000. Rajaee is also on the governing council of the International Studies Association, Northeast and is former president of the Political Science Graduate Student Association. His areas of expertise include international relations and comparative politics with emphasis on Southwest Asia.

In announcing the appointment to the APSA Council, Michael Brintnall, APSA Executive Director, noted that Bahram Rajaee stands out in three ways—as a fine scholar with excellent administrative skills and experience, as someone with practical and programmatic insight to help APSA expand its international initiatives while also playing a lead role in other program areas, and as a pleasant colleague with a winning and positive manner.