IMES Visiting Scholars

Every year, IMES invites scholars engaged in research on the Middle East & North Africa to conduct their study within our rich intellectual community. We offer both resident and non-resident opportunities to early-career postdocs, senior scholars, and professional writers and researchers working in any major discipline. Prospective scholars must be affiliated with an outside institution or organization and have a source of financial support from outside GW. Apply Now.

Current Visiting Scholars

• Arman Mahmoudian (Non-Resident)
• Juan Piñón del Río (Resident)
• Kelly Shannon (Non-Resident)
• Erin Snider (Resident)
• Maro Youssef (Non-Resident)

Past Visiting Scholars

2025-26

• Anna Caney (Resident)
• Umar Shareef (Resident)

2024-25

• Kelly Shannon (Resident)
• Samer Shehata (Resident)
• Ahmed Zohny (Non-Resident)

2023-24

• Hanna Berg (Resident)
• Shay Hazkani (Resident)
• Daniel Neep (Resident)
• Maro Youssef (Non-Resident)

2022-23

• Fatima Issawi (Resident)
• Oussama Othmani (Resident)
• Hamda Tebra (Resident)

2021-22

• Sina Azodi (Resident)
• Ali Hamdan (Resident)
• Emma Soubrier (Resident)

2020-21

• Sina Azodi (Resident)
• Graham Pitts (Non-Resident)
• Dania Thafer (Resident)

2019-20

• Nejm Benessiah (Resident)
• Ali Hamdan (Resident)
• Karim el-Taki (Resident)
• Scott Williamson (Resident)

2018-19

• Morgan Kaplan (Resident)
• Emma Soubrier (Resident)

2017-18

• Murat Akan (Resident)
• Henrik Lauritsen (Resident)
• Farid Mirbagheri (Resident)
• Amal Sachedina (Resident)

2016-17

• Thibault Delamare (Resident)
• Hakar Khalid (Resident)
• Emily Scott (Resident)
• Annelle Sheline (Resident)