American Studies
Melani McAlister**, Associate Professor of American Studies and International Affairs
Anthropology
Ilana Feldman, Professor of Anthropology, History, and International Affairs
Attiya Ahmad**, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Art History
Mika Natif**, Assistant Professor of Art History
Classics and Semitic Languages
Richard Alan Popp, Arabic Language Specialist
Amin Bonnah, Associate Professor, Arabic
Nazih Daher, Professorial Lecturer Arabic
Mohssen Esseesy**, Associate Professor of Arabic and International Affairs; Coordinator, Arabic Program
Corey Jorgensen, Associate Professor, Arabic
Muhammad Kassab, Arabic Language Specialist
Ebtisam Oraby, Arabic Language Specialist
Nashwa Taher, Arabic Language Specialist
*In addition to these full-time faculty members, there are a number of part-time Arabic instructors. An updated list of these instructors is available through the Columbian College's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations faculty list.
Geography
Mona Atia**, Associate Professor of Geography and International Affairs
History
Muriel A. Atkin, Professor of History
Joel Blecher**, Associate Professor of History
Arie Dubnov**, Associate Professor of History and Max Ticktin Chair of Israel Studies
Dina Khoury**, Professor of History and International Affairs
Kevin Martin, Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
Shira Robinson**, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs0
International Affairs
Geneive Abdo, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council
Ahmed Ben Hriz, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
Nejm Benessaiah, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
Edward W. Gnehm, Jr.**, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs
Fatima Hadji, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs
James Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Donald Losman, Professor of Economics and Middle East Studies, National Defense University
Firas Maksad, Director, Global Policy Associates
Jacob Olidort, Research Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior
Omer Taspinar, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
International Business
Hossein Askari, Iran Professor of International Business and International Affairs
Scheherazade S. Rehman, Professor of International Business/Finance and International Affairs
Robert Weiner, Professor of International Business and International Affairs
Media and Public Affairs
Sean Aday, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, and International Affairs
Steven Livingston, Professor of Media and Public Affairs, and International Relations
William Youmans**, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Political Science
Michael N. Barnett, University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science
Nathan Brown**, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Yasser El-Shimy, Adjunct Professor of Political Science
Charles Kiamie III, Acting Director, Office of Local Sustainability, U.S. Agency for International Development
Marc Lynch**, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Shana Marshall**, Associate Director and Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Middle East Studies
Gönül Tol, Founding Director, Middle East Institute Turkish Center
Psychology
Lara Sheehi, Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology
Public Administration
Jennifer Brinkerhoff, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
Religion and Women's Studies
Robert Eisen, Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies; Chair of the Department of Religion
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Religion
Kelly Pemberton**, Associate Professor of Religion and Women's Studies
**Denotes a professor that is a member of our core Middle East Studies faculty
IMES Visiting Scholars
IMES has a very small number of slots for visiting scholars with their own external funding. These are available on a rolling basis. If you wish to apply for one of these positions please send a cover letter and research statement to IMES Associate Director Shana Marshall at: smarshall@gwu.edu
Previous IMES Post-Doctoral Fellows
Amal Sachedina, 2016-2017 (University of Michigan, Oxford University, Brown University)
Janell Rothenberg, 2015-2016 (University of California Los Angeles, Carleton College)
Aaron Jakes, 2014-2015 (New York University, The New School)
Kevin Jones, 2013-2014 (University of Michigan, University of Georgia)
Sarah Parkinson, 2012-2013 (University of Chicago, University of Minnesota)
Guldem Buyuksarac, 2011-2012 (Columbia University, Istanbul University)
