Jonathan W. Keller

Jonathan W. Keller is a Professor of Political Science at James Madison University's Department of Political Science. He holds a B.S. in Political Science and History from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Ohio State University. Prior to joining JMU in 2005, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Wheaton College and a Tower Teaching Fellow at Southern Methodist University.

His teaching focuses on international politics, American foreign policy, and research methods. Dr. Keller's research interests include foreign policy decision-making, political psychology, risk-taking in foreign policy, and extensions to the poliheuristic theory of decision-making. His work has been published in prominent journals such as the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Political Psychology.

He has developed an immersive online world politics simulation called Statecraft, accessible at Statecraftsims.com. Current research projects explore presidential leadership style, diversionary use of force, and theoretical advancements in decision-making models.