Bio

Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Sam Houston State University, and the founding Director of Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute (APPRI), a new think tank on Asia Pacific Peace Studies.  

He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas (2014). Before his current position, Dr. Weng taught at Wesleyan University, SUNY-Cortland, and the University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, he serves as an international research fellow for Democracy Studies at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the Center of  Southeast Asia Studies at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Dr. Weng’s research interests in Political Science are in comparative politics, international relations, and political methodology.

Bio

Dr. Weng's research focuses on the links between domestic political behavior, international politics, and security issues with a regional focus on the US and Asia-Pacific. Dr. Weng has published various scholarly articles in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Weng is frequently interviewed by US and Asian News Media. His op-eds have appeared on many news platforms.