▁ ▁An ▁Aw fully ▁Be ast ly ▁Business ▁ ▁Category : F ant asy ▁novel ▁series ▁Category : You ng ▁adult ▁novel ▁series ▁Category : Series ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Steven ▁R . ▁David ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁special izes ▁in ▁international ▁politics ▁and ▁security ▁issues . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁positions ▁David ▁earned ▁his ▁B . A . ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁Union ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁M . A . ▁in ▁East ▁Asian ▁studies ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁received ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁David ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁post - do ctor al ▁fellow ▁in ▁Harvard ' s ▁National ▁Security ▁Program ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁David ▁came ▁to ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁political ▁science . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁became ▁as ▁Associ ate ▁Professor , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 2 0 0 7 , ▁David ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Studies ▁Program ▁at