Dr. Elliott Schwebach enjoys teaching about a wide range of political topics, especially those that have to do with political psychology, history, and philosophy or political theory. His favorite parts of teaching are supporting his students' personal growth (even if they don't go on to work in politics or aren't even that interested in studying it) and, selfishly, that teaching allows him to continue to learn from his students, too. In his free time, Elliott enjoys writing, watching prestige tv, and walking through city streets with headphones in his ears and/or a coffee in hand.

PhD, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2022 

MA, Political Science, Colorado State University, 2017

BA, Music, Colorado State University, 2014

Political science education, political psychology and psychoanalysis, American politics (racial politics, American law), environmental politics, international relations (colonial history, decolonial theory, Indigenous sovereignty)

“Culture and Race in Asian American Mental Well-Being." With Crystal Han, Shinny-Yi (Cindy) Chou, and Justin Chen. In The Oxford Handbook of Well-Being in Higher Education. Forthcoming 2026.

"Onto Ontogeny: Another Fanonian Meditation." Journal of Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society. Forthcoming 2025.

"Decolonization Through Artistic Self-Expression: Addressing Racism in the Secondary Art and Design Classroom with Fanon and Pinar." With Benjamin Tellie. Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies 2025.

Rethinking Property: Drive Theory, Fanon, and Environmental Philosophy. Routledge 2024.

“Racism, Activity and Passivity in the Analytic Dyad: A Fanonian Meditation.” Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 2023. Winner of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association's New Author Award.

“Feminized Trauma and Responsive Desire: A Dialogue.” With Alyson K Spurgas. In Globalization, Displacement & Psychiatry: Global Histories of Trauma (Sanaullah Khan and Elliott Schwebach, eds.). Routledge 2023.

Globalization, Displacement & Psychiatry: Global Histories of Trauma. With Sanaullah Khan, ed. Routledge 2023.

PS*1010 Intro to Politics

PS*2100 American Govt and Politics

GEH C313
Tues 5:30-7:30
Wed and Fri 11:45-1:15