Learning Commons

Professor Rosen is the associate director of the Teaching Excellence Center at the U.S. Naval War College. A co-founder of the award-winning Active Learning in Political Science blog, she is the recipient of multiple teaching awards and is the chair of the International Studies Association’s International Education section. She specializes in the scholarship of teaching and learning, particularly on the use of games and simulations and experiential learning. Her non-pedagogical research interests include the politics of climate change, environmental security, global sexual violence and human rights of the family and marriage.

Susan Chakmakian joined the Henry E. Eccles Library at the U.S. Naval War College in 2020, currently holding the position of systems librarian. She serves as the library’s technical IT expert, coordinating between library staff and the IT department. Previously, she served as the technical services librarian at the Redwood Library & Athenæum. She holds degrees from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island, earning her Master's in library and information studies in 2018.