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Chappell Lawson is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His recent work has primarily centered on homeland security policy, Mexican politics, the impact of candidates' physical appearance on electoral success, and political leadership. From September 2009 to February 2011, Professor Lawson took a leave from MIT to serve as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, where he held the position of executive director and senior advisor to the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. Before joining the MIT faculty, he briefly served as director of Inter-American Affairs for the National Security Council staff during the Clinton Administration. Professor Lawson was also a national fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2002-03), and a visiting research fellow at the Center for US-Mexico Studies at the University of California, San Diego (1998-99). He earned his PhD from Stanford University in 1999 and an AB from Princeton University (The Woodrow Wilson School) in 1989.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Chappell Lawson has been serving as an associate professor in the Department of Political Science.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Obama Administration • Washington, D.C.
Served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, focusing on key homeland security issues.
National Security Council, Clinton Administration • Washington, D.C.
Briefly served in a key role related to Inter-American affairs.