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Media Guide

The University of Arizona’s experts on Islam & the Middle East

(updated May 2020)

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Faculty Index Sorted by Country/Region of Expertise

Afghanistan Suzanne E. Bott (p.2) David J. Dunford (p.4) David N. Gibbs (p.6) Atifa R. Rawan (p.11) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12)

Africa Northern – Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Denis Provencher (p.11) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

Algeria Denis Provencher (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Arab World Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3) Saad Dagher (p.3) David J. Dunford (p.4) Charles M. Falco (p.4) Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Faten Ghosn (p.5) Iman A. Hakim (p.6) Leila Hudson (p.7) Eastern – Maha Nassar (p.9)

Arizona Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Azerbaijan Leonard Hammer (p.6)

Bahrain J.E. Peterson (p.10)

Balkans Lisa Adeli (p.1)

Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Bosnia – David N. Gibbs (p.6) William Schmidt (p.12)

Central Asia John W. Olsen (p.10) Jennifer Post (p.10) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

China John W. Olsen (p.10) Jennifer Post (p.10)

Colorado River Basin Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Europe Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Ramzi Touchan (p.14) Thomas Volgy (p.14) Southern – Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3)

Egypt John Bauschatz (p.2) David J. Dunford (p.4) Charles M. Falco (p.4) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) William Schmidt (p.12) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Akrum Tamimi (p.13) Maggy Zanger (p.15)

Germany Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8)

Greece John Bauschatz (p.2) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8)

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Gulf States Leila Hudson (p.7) J.E. Peterson (p.10) Akrum Tamimi (p.13) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

Iberia David L. Graizbord (p.6)

India Richard M. Eaton (p.4)

Iran Anne H. Betteridge (p.2) Richard M. Eaton (p.4) Simin Karimi (p.7) Austin O’Malley (p.10) Kamran Talattof (p.13)

Iraq Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Suzanne E. Bott (p.2) David J. Dunford (p.4) Leila Hudson (p.7) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) J. Edward Wright (p.14) Maggy Zanger (p.15)

Islamic World Richard M. Eaton (p.4)

Israel Matthew Abraham (p.1) David L. Graizbord (p.6) Leonard Hammer (p.6) Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Akrum Tamimi (p.13) Adam Ussishkin (p.14) J. Edward Wright (p.14)

Italy John Bauschatz (p.2) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8)

Jordan Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Margaret Livingston (p.8) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Akrum H. Tamimi (p.13) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Kosovo David N. Gibbs (p.6)

Kurdistan Maggy Zanger (p.15)

Kuwait Mort Rosenblum (p.12)

Latin America R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

Lebanon Faten Ghosn (p.5) Leila Hudson (p.7) Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) William Schmidt (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Levant Faten Ghosn (p.5) Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) Maha Nassar (p.9)

Libya Denis Provencher (p.11)

Maghrib/Maghreb Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3)

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Denis Provencher (p.11)

Malta Adam Ussishkin (p.14)

Mauritania Donald C. Slack (p.13)

Mediterranean Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Thomas Volgy (p.14) Ancient – John Bauschatz (p.2) Courtney Friesen (p.5)

Mexico Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Middle East (All) Lisa Adeli (p.1) Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Anne H. Betteridge (p.2) Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3) Benjamin Fortna (p.5) Faten Ghosn (p.5) R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7) Scott Lucas (p.8) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

Mongolia John W. Olsen (p.10) Jennifer Post (p.10)

Morocco Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Denis Provencher (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Oman David J. Dunford (p.4) J.E. Peterson (p.10)

Pakistan Mort Rosenblum (p.12)

Palestine Matthew Abraham (p.1) Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Leila Hudson (p.7) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Maha Nassar (p.9) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Akrum Tamimi (p.13)

Persian World Austin O’Malley (p.10)

Qatar Charles M. Falco (p.4) J.E. Peterson (p.10)

Russia John W. Olsen (p.10) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Saudi Arabia David J. Dunford (p.4) Charles M. Falco (p.4) J.E. Peterson (p.10) Mort Rosenblum (p.12)

Senegal Donald C. Slack (p.13)

Spain R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7)

Syria Leila Hudson (p.7) Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Tunisia Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Charles M. Falco (p.4) Denis Provencher (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

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Turkey Charles M. Falco (p.4) Benjamin Fortna (p.5) Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Brian Silverstein (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Turkic World Jennifer Post (p.10)

United Arab Emirates Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Charles M. Falco (p.4) J.E. Peterson (p.10)

United States Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Yemen R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7) Scott Lucas (p.8) J.E. Peterson (p.10) Mort Rosenblum (p.12)

Faculty Index Sorted by Field of Expertise

Academic Freedom Matthew Abraham (p.1)

Archaeology Aegean – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Dendrochronology – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Israel – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) Near East – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) Numismatics – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Prehistoric – Steven L. Kuhn (p.7) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.10) John W. Olsen (p.10)

Architecture Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3) R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7) Byzantine – Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Landscape – Margaret Livingston (p.8) Reconstruction – Suzanne E. Bott (p.2) Sustainable – Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3)

Arid Environments/Water Management Suzanne E. Bott (p.2) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9)

Donald C. Slack (p.13) Akrum H. Tamimi (p.13) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

Art Sama Alshaibi (p.1)

Borders/Borderlands Sama Alshaibi (p.1)

Conflict Thomas Volgy (p.14) Faten Ghosn (p.5) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) William Schmidt (p.12) Arab or Palestinian-Israeli – Sama Alshaibi (p.1) David J. Dunford (p.4) Media – Jeannine Relly (p.11) Maggy Zanger (p.15)

Culture Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Leila Hudson (p.7)

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Brian Silverstein (p.12) Arab – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Cultural Resource Management & Heritage Conservation – Suzanne E. Bott (p.2) Leonard Hammer (p.6) R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7) Egyptian – Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3) Iran – Kamran Talattof (p.13) Jewish – David L. Graizbord (p.6)

Diplomacy David Dunford (p.4)

Economy Leila Hudson (p.7) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Brian Silverstein (p.12) Arabian Peninsula – J.E. Peterson (p.10)

Education Lisa Adeli (p.1) Benjamin Fortna (p.5) Atifa R. Rawan (p.11)

Energy Nader V. Chalfoun (p.3) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Oil – David J. Dunford (p.4)

Film Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Iran – Kamran Talattof (p.13)

Gender Issues Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Anne H. Betteridge (p.2) Iman A. Hakim (p.6) Kamran Talattof (p.13) Ancient Near East – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) History – Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Islam – Maha Nassar (p.9) Language – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Maghrib – Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) LGBT Studies – Denis Provencher (p.11)

History Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Richard M. Eaton (p.4) Benjamin Fortna (p.5) Maha Nassar (p.9) 20th Century Former Yugoslavia – Lisa Adeli (p.1) Arabian Peninsula – J.E. Peterson (p.10) Arab Science – Charles M. Falco (p.4) Ancient – John Bauschatz (p.2) Courtney Friesen (p.5) J. Edward Wright (p.14) Crime & Punishment – John Bauschatz (p.2) Early Jewish and Christian – J. Edward Wright (p.14) Egypt, 1976-1980, Anwar Sadat – William Schmidt (p.12) Imperialism – Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Jewish – David L. Graizbord (p.6) Late Ottoman and Republican Turkey – Brian Silverstein (p.12) Mediterranean – Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3) Palestine – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Spanish Inquisition – David Graizbord (p.6)

Human Rights Leonard Hammer (p.6) Transitional Justice – Faten Ghosn (p.5)

Identity Sama Alshaibi (p.1)

International Relations David J. Dunford (p.4) Faten Ghosn (p.5) David N. Gibbs (p.6) Leonard Hammer (p.6) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) Thomas Volgy (p.14)

Journalism Jeannine Relly (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) William Schmidt (p.12) Maggy Zanger (p.15)

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Language Arabic – Saad Dagher (p.3) Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Iman A. Hakim (p.6) Arabic Teaching/Pedagogy – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Hebrew – Adam Ussishkin (p.14) Iranian languages – Simin Karimi (p.7) Maltese – Adam Ussishkin (p.14) Persian – Kamran Talattof (p.13) Planning/Policy – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Semitic – Adam Ussishkin (p.14)

Law Leonard Hammer (p.6) Islamic – Scott Lucas (p.8)

Library (Middle East Collections) Saad Dagher (p.3) Atifa R. Rawan (p.11)

Linguistics Simin Karimi (p.7) Adam Ussishkin (p.14) Arabic – Samira Farwaneh (p.5) Hebrew – Adam Ussishkin (p.14) Iranian languages – Simin Karimi (p.7) Maltese – Adam Ussishkin (p.14) Semitic Languages – Adam Ussishkin (p.14)

Literature Ancient Greek – Courtney Friesen (p.5) Persian – Austin O’Malley (p.10) Kamran Talattof (p.13) Rhetoric and Composition – Matthew Abraham (p.1)

Media Leila Hudson (p.7) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Mort Rosenblum (p.12) William Schmidt (p.12) Maggy Zanger (p.15)

Migration Sama Alshaibi (p.1) Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Julia Clancy-Smith (p.3)

Modernization Brian Silverstein (p.12)

Music Jennifer Post (p.10)

Nationalism Maha Nassar (p.9) Brian Silverstein (p.12)

Photography Sama Alshaibi (p.1)

Politics David J. Dunford (p.4) Benjamin Fortna (p.5) Faten Ghosn (p.5) Leila Hudson (p.7) J.E. Peterson (p.10) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Brian Silverstein (p.12) Arabian Peninsula – J.E. Peterson (p.10) Iran – Kamran Talattof (p.13) William Schmidt (p.12) Islamic Fundamentalist Movements – Kamran Talattof (p.13) Palestine – Samira Farwaneh (p.5)

Public Health Iman A. Hakim (p.6) Akrum H. Tamimi (p.13)

Religion Leila Hudson (p.7) Austin O’Malley (p.10) Brian Silverstein (p.12) Biblical Studies – Beth Alpert Nakhai (p.9) J. Edward Wright (p.14)

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Christianity – Courtney Friesen (p.5) J. Edward Wright (p.14) Freedom of – Leonard Hammer (p.6) Islam – Anne H. Betteridge (p.2) David J. Dunford (p.4) Scott Lucas (p.8) Maha Nassar (p.9) Islamic Fundamentalist Movements – Kamran Talattof (p.13) Judaism – Courtney Friesen (p.5) David Graizbord (p.6) J. Edward Wright (p.14)

Science Arab Science – Charles M. Falco (p.4) Dendroclimatology – Ramzi Touchan (p.14) Ecology – Margaret Livingston (p.8) Pathology – Akrum Tamimi (p.13)

Security Cyber – Eva-Maria Maggi (p.8) Gulf States – J.E. Peterson (p.10)

Sexuality LGBT Studies – Denis Provencher (p.11)

Social Movements/Networks Sama Alshaibi (p.1) John Bauschatz (p.2) Jeannine Relly (p.11) Kamran Talattof (p.13)

Terrorism David J. Dunford (p.4) Holocaust/Genocide Education – Lisa Adeli (p.1)

Urbanization/Urban Planning R. Brooks Jeffery (p.7)

U.S. Foreign Policy David J. Dunford (p.4) David N. Gibbs (p.6)

Water Management Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p.13) Ramzi Touchan (p.14)

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Matthew Abraham – Professor, English Ph.D., Purdue University, 2003 M.A., University of Arkansas, 1998 B.A., University of Arkansas, 1995 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Palestine Fields of Expertise: Rhetoric and composition, Postcolonial theory, and Academic freedom

Office Phone (520) 626-0775 Home Phone (773) 682-9322 Email [email protected] Hours Tues, Thurs 10 am – 12 pm

Lisa Adeli – Director of Educational Outreach, Center for Middle Eastern Studies Ph.D., in History, University of Arizona M.A., in Applied Linguistics (Teaching ESL), Indiana University M.A., in History, Indiana University B.S., in Foreign Service, Georgetown University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Balkans, Middle East Fields of Expertise: History (20th century former-Yugoslavia), K-14 education about the Balkans and Middle East, Holocaust/genocide education.

Office Phone (520) 621-7904 Home Phone (520) 249-8120 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Sama Alshaibi – Professor, Art M.F.A, University of Colorado B.A., Columbia College, Chicago Countries/Regions of Expertise: Palestine, Iraq, UAE, Middle East, North Africa Fields of Expertise: Photography, Video art, Installation, Art, Bodies, Borders and borderlands, Gender (esp. women in the Middle East and Muslim women), Exile, Diaspora, Migration, Identity, Transnational perspectives, Hybrid identities, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Refugees, Non-Western art history and contemporary art issues, Social activism, Social media in the Middle East, Illegal immigration (first-hand experience), Arab Americans, Muslim Americans

Office Phone (520) 292-8305 Home Phone (520) 269-6628 Email [email protected] Hours 10 am – 11 pm

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John Bauschatz – Associate Professor, History and Classics Ph.D., Duke University, 2005 B.A., Brown, 1997 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Ancient Mediterranean, Greece Italy, and Egypt Fields of Expertise: Greek papyrology, Ancient Greek and Roman history, ancient social history, crime and punishment in the Ancient World

Office Phone (520) 621-7422 Email [email protected] Hours Mon and Thurs. 1 pm – 2 pm

Anne H. Betteridge – Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1985 M.A., University of Chicago, 1974 B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1971 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran, Middle East Fields of Expertise: Gender issues, Shi’i rituals, Iranian studies

Office Phone (520) 621-5456 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9 am – 6 pm

Suzanne E. Bott – Research Associate, Arizona State Museum Ph.D., Colorado State University MPCD, University of Colorado – Denver B.A., University of Colorado – Boulder Countries/Regions of Expertise: Afghanistan, Iraq, Desert and Mountain Environments Fields of Expertise: Cultural and physical resource management, Reconstruction, Civil-Military affairs and cultural stability, Looting, Historic preservation and heritage conservation, PTSD and the role of Nature in healing

Cell Phone (520) 603-0073 Email [email protected] [email protected] Hours By appointment




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Nader V. Chalfoun – Professor of Architecture and Environmental Science Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1989 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1984 B.A., University of Cairo, 1973 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab Middle Eastern World, Southern Europe Fields of Expertise: Sustainable design, Energy conservation, Renewable energy, Middle East vernacular and modern architecture, Egyptian culture

Office Phone (520) 621-6751 (520) 621-6754 Email [email protected] Hours Tue 11am – 12 pm

Julia Clancy-Smith – Professor, Department of History Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1988 M.A., Georgetown University, 1980 B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, especially Maghrib and Tunisia, Mediterranean world Fields of Expertise: Modern North African and Middle Eastern history, Women’s/gender history, Migrations, Trans-Mediterranean histories, Comparative European empires and imperialism

Cell Phone (520) 271-7494 Home Phone (520) 529-0149 Email [email protected] Hours Any day of the week or weekend 10 am – 8 pm

Saad Dagher – Library Information Associate, Senior A.A., the Oriental Institute of Technical Sciences, Damascus, Syria, 1988. Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic language, Library collections, Technology in libraries

Office Phone (520) 307-2832 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 7:30 am – 3:30 pm




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David J. Dunford – U.S. Ambassador (Retired); Adjunct Instructor of Political Science (Former) M.A. Stanford University, 1976 M.A., Stanford University, 1965 B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: Oil, Islam, Terrorism, U.S. policy toward Middle East, Arab-Israeli conflict, Foreign Service careers, Diplomacy


Richard M. Eaton – Professor, Department of History Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1973 M.A. University of Virginia, 1967 B.A. College of Wooster, 1962 Countries/Regions of Expertise: India, Iran, the Islamic world Fields of Expertise: History of South Asia, History of medieval and early modern India, World history, Comparative history, History of Muslim societies

Office Phone (520) 621-8120 Email [email protected] Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 12pm – 1:30pm Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm.

Charles M. Falco – Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences and Physics Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1974 M.A., University of California, Irvine, 1971 B.A., University of California, Irvine, 1970 Countries/Regions of Expertise: He has lectured in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, and has a joint research program in collaboration with scientists in Qatar. Fields of Expertise: Medieval Arab science and its effect on European civilization, State of science in the modern Arab world

Admin. Assistant’s Phone (520) 621-8129 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 10 am – 5 pm




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Samira Farwaneh – Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Utah M.A., University of Iowa B.A., Kuwait University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic language, Linguistics, Pedagogy, Arabic dialectology, Language & gender, Diglossia, Arab culture, Palestine- history and politics, language planning and policy.

Office Phone (520) 621-8013 Email [email protected] Hours Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm.

Benjamin Fortna – Director and Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago M.A., Columbia University B.A., Yale University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Middle East Fields of Expertise: History, Education, State and society relations

Office Phone (520) 621-1732 Email [email protected] Hours N/A

Courtney Friesen – Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and Classics Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2013 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Ancient Mediterranean Fields of Expertise: Ancient Greek language and literature, Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman world


Faten Ghosn – Associate Professor, International Relations Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2006 M.A., American University of Beirut, 2000 B.A., American University of Beirut, 1998 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Lebanon, Arab World, Levant, Middle East Fields of Expertise: Conflict, Conflict management, International relations, Middle East politics, Negotiation, Transitional justice






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David N. Gibbs – Professor, History and Political Science Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989 M.A., Georgetown University, 1983 B.A., George Washington University, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo Fields of Expertise: US foreign policy, International relations


David L. Graizbord – Associate Professor and Associate Director, Judaic Studies Ph.D., History, University of Michigan, 2000 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Medieval and Early Modern Iberia Fields of Expertise: Jewish civilization, Medieval and early modern Jewish history, Modern Jewish history, Jewish mysticism (history and principal phenomena), The Spanish Inquisition, History of anti-Semitism

Office Phone (520) 626-5758 Email [email protected] Hours By appointment

Iman A. Hakim – Dean and Professor, College of Public Health M.P.H., The University of Arizona, 1994 Ph.D., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1988 M. Sc., Cairo University, Egypt, 1982 M.B.B.Ch., Cairo University, Egypt, 1978 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic language, Gender issues, Public health issues


Leonard Hammer – Adjunct Lecturer, Judaic Studies; Director, Outreach and Program Development - Human Rights Degree Ph.D., University of London (SOAS) LL.M., New York University J.D., Georgetown University B.A., Yeshiva University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Azerbaijan Fields of Expertise: International law, International human rights, International relations, International organizations, Holy places, Cultural heritage, Freedom of religion

Office Phone N/A Email [email protected] Hours N/A





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Leila Hudson – Associate Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Anthropology, and History Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1999 M.A., University of Michigan, 1991 B.A., Yale University, 1989 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Persian Gulf, Arab World Fields of Expertise: Politics, Culture, Religion, Media, Economic issues


R. Brooks Jeffery – Professor, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture M.A., The University of Arizona, 1992 B.Arch., The University of Arizona, 1983 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Yemen, the Middle East, Spain, Latin America Fields of Expertise: Architecture, Urban planning, Preservation, Islamic influences in Spanish colonial architecture and urbanism


Simin Karimi – Professor, Linguistics Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle/Washington, 1989 M.A., Tehran University, 1976 B.A., Tehran University, 1973 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran Fields of Expertise: Theoretical linguistics, Iranian languages in Iran and elsewhere (e.g., Turkey, Georgia, etc.)


Steven L. Kuhn – Professor, Anthropology Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1990 M.A., University of New Mexico, 1983 B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, North Africa Fields of Expertise: Human evolution, Paleolithic archaeology, Prehistory






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Peter Ian Kuniholm – Associate – Research Scholar, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Ph.D., Pennsylvania A.M., Vanderbilt A.B., Brown Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Greece, Balkans, Italy Fields of Expertise: Dendrochronology of the Aegean, Archaeology of the Aegean in the Iron Age, Bronze Age, and Neolithic, Byzantine architecture, Greek and Roman numismatics

Home Phone (207) 563-3919 Email [email protected] Hours Open

Margaret Livingston – Professor, Landscape Architecture Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1992 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1985 B.S., The University of Arizona, 1983 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Jordan Fields of Expertise: Landscape architecture, Native plant communities, Urban ecology in the Southwestern U.S.


Scott Lucas – Associate Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2002 B.A., Yale University, 1995 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Middle East, Yemen Fields of Expertise: Islam, Islamic law, Qur'an, Islam in America

Cell Phone (520) 979-6736 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 7 pm

Eva-Maria Maggi – Instructor, School of Government and Public Policy Ph.D., Helmut-Schmidt University, Germany M.A., Eberhard-Karls University, Germany B.A., Leibniz University, Germany Countries/Regions of Expertise: Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Morocco, Germany, Italy Fields of Expertise: European Union: Neighborhood policy, MENA, Economics, Migration, Transatlantic relations: Cyber security, Trade

Cell Phone (406) 531-6037 Email [email protected] Hours Email to set up appointment Website www.evamaggi.com






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Sharon B. Megdal - Director, Water Resources Research Center; Professor, Department of Environmental Science; C.W. and Modene Neely Endowed Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Distinguished Outreach Professor Ph.D., Princeton University M.A., Princeton University A.B., Douglass College (Rutgers University) Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Arizona, Colorado River Basin, Mexico Fields of Expertise: Water Management, Water Policy, Transboundary Water Issues, Water Governance, Groundwater, Water Banking and Recharge


Beth Alpert Nakhai – Associate Professor, Judaic Studies Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1993 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1985 M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 1979 B.A., Connecticut College, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel and surrounding lands Fields of Expertise: Israel in antiquity, Women in the ancient Near East, Ancient Near Eastern archaeology, Biblical studies


Maha Nassar – Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2006 M.A., University of Chicago, 1999 B.A., Benedictine University, 1997 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Eastern Arab World, Palestine Fields of Expertise: Islam, Middle East history, Muslims in America, Nationalism, Women in Islam





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John W. Olsen – Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Anthropology; Executive Director Je Tsongkhapa Endowment for Central and Inner Asian Archeology Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1980 M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1977 B.A., the University of Arizona, 1976 Countries/Regions of Expertise: China, Mongolia, Central Asia (Tibet, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Russia Fields of Expertise: Prehistoric archaeology


Austin O’Malley – Roshan Institute Assistant Professor of Persian and Iranian Studies, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Chicago 2017 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran, Persian World Fields of Expertise: Literature, Religious Studies


J.E. Peterson – Independent Historian and Political Analyst Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1977 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1971 B.A., The University of Arizona, 1970 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arabian Peninsula and Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen Fields of Expertise: Middle East politics, Arabian Peninsula politics, history, and economics, Gulf security

Office Phone (520) 885-5457 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9am – 6pm Sat-Sun 11am – 6pm

Jennifer Post – Senior Lecturer, Music; Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Music, University of Western Australia Ph.D., University of Minnesota M.A., University of Minnesota M.S., Simmons College B.A., Beloit College Countries/Regions of Expertise: Central Asia, Western China, Western Mongolia, Turkic World Fields of Expertise: Ethnomusicology

Office Phone (520) 621-1255 Email [email protected] Hours Tues 1 – 2 pm





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Denis Provencher – Head of French and Italian Studies; Professor of French and Francophone Studies Ph.D., Penn State University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Maghreb Fields of Expertise: Queer Studies and LGBT Studies


Atifa R. Rawan – Middle East/Government Documents Librarian M.L.S, University of South Carolina, 1977 M.A, New York University, 1971 B.A., University of Hawaii, 1966 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: Afghanistan higher education, Digital library, Library infrastructure

Office Phone (520) 621-4867 Home Phone (520) 577-7846 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Wed 9 am – 2 pm

Jeannine Relly – Associate Professor, School of Journalism; Courtesy appointment, School of Government & Public Policy Ph.D., Arizona State University M.A., University of Arizona B.A., Virginia Tech Countries/Regions of Expertise: Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central Asia Fields of Expertise: News media development, News media in conflict and post-conflict situations, Influences of globalization on news media, Processes related to adoption of access to information legislation, Social movements and networks, Press-state relations, Democratic institutions, Public sector corruption issues, Regional knowledge of trends with access to information and governance

Office Phone (520) 621-7556 Home Phone (520) 250-1603 Email [email protected] Hours Open




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Mort Rosenblum – Professor of Practice, Journalism Post-graduate, Columbia University B.A., The University of Arizona Countries/Regions of Expertise: Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Pakistan, Afghanistan Fields of Expertise: International affairs, Global issues in journalism, Conflict reporting

Office Phone (520) 971-5563 Email [email protected] Hours Any time through email

William Schmidt – Professor of Practice, School of Journalism; Retired Editor and Foreign Correspondent, New York Times and Newsweek B.A., University of Michigan Countries/Regions of Expertise: Egypt, Iran, Bosnia Fields of Expertise: Egypt under Anwar Sadat (1976-80), Iran under the Shah, Civil War in Lebanon (1976-78), Bosnian War (1993-94)

Office Phone (520) 621-5909 Email N/A Hours N/A

Brian Silverstein – Associate Professor, Anthropology & Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002 M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1995 License, University of Strasbourg, 1993 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey Fields of Expertise: Culture, Religion, Politics, Modernization, Economy, Nationalism, Late Ottoman and Republican history (19th-21st centuries)




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Donald C. Slack – Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; Professor, Watershed Management; Cecil H. Miller, Jr. and Cecil H. Miller Senior Families Dean’s Chair for Excellence in Agriculture and Life Sciences Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1975 M.S., University of Kentucky, 1968 B.S., University of Kentucky, 1965 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Mauritania, Senegal, Morocco Fields of Expertise: Water resources engineering, irrigation, Watershed management, Bio-energy

Office Phone (520) 621-7230 Home Phone (520) 722-2162 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm

Kamran Talattof – Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1996 M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994 B.A., University of Tehran, 1976 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Iran Fields of Expertise: Iranian politics, culture, cinema; Gender issues; Literature, Ideology, Persian language; Islamic fundamentalist movements

Office Phone (520) 621-2330 Home Phone (520) 429-3838 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Thurs 7 am - 9 am

Akrum Tamimi – Assistant Professor of Practice, Biosystems Engineering; Associate Research Professor (retired), Environmental Science Ph.D., University of Arizona M.S., Tufts University B.S., University of Arizona B.S., Roger Williams University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Middle East: Gulf States, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Africa: Egypt Fields of Expertise: Arid environments/Water management, Pathology, Public health

Office Phone (520) 621-6163 Cell Phone (520) 834-2433 Email [email protected] Hours N/A




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Ramzi Touchan– Professor, Dendroclimatology and Watershed Management Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1991 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1986 B.S., Aleppo University, Syria, 1977 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Europe, Russia, USA Fields of Expertise: Dendroclimatology and Watershed management

Office Phone (520) 621-2992 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 2 pm – 5 pm

Adam Ussishkin – Associate Professor, Linguistics Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 2000 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1995 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Malta Fields of Expertise: Semitic languages, Maltese, Hebrew, Linguistics, Word structure, Sound patterns, Language processing


Thomas Volgy – Professor, International Politics, Government and Public Policy Ph.D., University of Minnesota Countries/Regions of Expertise: Comparative Regional Analysis, most regions in international politics Fields of Expertise: Conflict processes, rivalries

Office Phone (520) 620-1278 Home Phone (520) 320-0184 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm

J. Edward Wright – Professor, Judaic Studies Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1992 M.A., Brandeis University, 1987 Th.B., Multnomah University, 1980 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Ancient Israel, Ancient Iraq Fields of Expertise: Biblical studies, Ancient Near Eastern history, Early Jewish and Christian history and religion






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Maggy Zanger – Professor of Practice, Journalism M.S.L. (Master’s of the Study of Law) Yale Law School, 1989 M.A., The University of Arizona, 1985 B.A., The University of Arizona, 1979 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Kurdistan, Iraq, Egypt Fields of Expertise: Kurdish media, Arab media, Iraqi media, media and conflict, media and humanitarian crises

Office Phone (520) 795-0113 Cell Phone (520) 661-2742 Email [email protected] Hours Mon-Sun 10 am – 9 pm


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