Faculty Index sorted by Country/Region Expertise

Faculty Index sorted by Country/Region Expertise Afghanistan David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Atifa R. Rawan (p. 10) Mort Rosenblum (p.11) Algeria Mort Rosenblum (p.11) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Arab World Carine Bourget (p. 1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Saad Dagher (p. 3) Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Iman A. Hakim (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Classical Period Adel S. Gamal (p.5) Arizona Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Bahrain J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Balkans Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Bosnia David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Central Asia John W. Olsen (p. 10) China John W. Olsen (p. 10) Colorado River Basin Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Egypt Nader V. Chalfoun (p.2) Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Maggy Zanger (p. 14) France Carine Bourget (p.1) Greece Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Gulf States Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) India Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Iran Anne H. Betteridge (p. 1) Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Simin Karimi (p. 7) Janet Sturman (p.12) Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Iraq Leila Hudson (p. 6) J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Maggy Zanger (p. 14) Islamic World Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Israel Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) i

Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Italy Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Jordan Mark Frederickson (p. 5) Margaret Livingston (p. 8) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Kosovo David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Kurdistan Maggy Zanger (p. 14) Kuwait James J. Riley (p. 11) Latin America R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Lebanon Mark Frederickson (p. 5) Faten Ghosn (p. 5) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Levant Carine Bourget (p. 1) Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Maghrib Aomar Boum (p. 1) Carine Bourget (p.1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Mauritania Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Mediterranean Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Eastern Mediterranean Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) Malta Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Mexico Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Middle East (All) Anne H. Betteridge (p. 1) Aomar Boum (p. 1) Carine Bourget (p. 1) Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Scott Lucas (p. 8) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Mongolia John W. Olsen (p. 10) Morocco Aomar Boum (p. 1) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Oman J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Pakistan Palestine Mark Frederickson (p. 5) ii

Leila Hudson (p. 6) Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Qatar Charles M. Falco (p. 4) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Russia John W. Olsen (p. 10) Saudi Arabia Charles M. Falco (p. 4) Mark Frederickson (p. 5) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) James J. Riley (p. 11) Senegal Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Southern Europe Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2) Spain R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Janet Sturman (p. 12) Sudan James J. Riley (p. 11) Syria Saad Dagher (p. 3) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Tunisia Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Turkey Steven L. Kuhn (p. 7) Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Janet Sturman (p.12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) United Arab Emirates Charles M. Falco (p. 4) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) James J. Riley (p. 11) Yemen R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Scott Lucas (p. 8) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) iii

Faculty Index sorted by Subject Area Agriculture James J. Riley (p. 11) Arab-Israeli Conflict Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Arabic Language Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2) Saad Dagher (p. 3) Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Iman A. Hakim (p. 6) Archaeology Balkans Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Central Asia John W. Olsen (p. 10) Dendrochronology - Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2), Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Egypt Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) Israel Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Near East Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) Turkey Steven L. Kuhn (p. 7), Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Architecture Nader V. Chalfoun (p. 2) Mark Frederickson (p. 5) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Byzantine Peter Ian Kuniholm (p.8) Landscape Margaret Livingston (p. 8) Arid Environments/Water Management Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) Biblical Studies Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Conflict Faten Ghosn (p. 5) Maggy Zanger (p. 14) Culture Anne H. Betteridge (p.1) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Ecology Urban Margaret Livingston (p. 8) Economy Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Film Carine Bourget (p.1) Gender Issues Ancient Near East Beth Alpert Nakhai (p. 9) France/Maghrib Carine Bourget (p.1) History Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Iran Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Iran/Shi ism Anne H. Betteridge (p.1) Islam Maha Nassar (p. 9) Maghrib Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Public Health Iman A Hakim (p. 6) History Aomar Boum (p. 1) Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Richard M. Eaton (p. 3) Maha Nassar (p. 9) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Ancient Near East J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Arab Science Charles M. Falco (p.4) Early Jewish and Christian J. Edward Wright (p. 14) Late Ottoman and Republican Turkish Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Maritime Pearce Paul Creasman (p.2) International Relations iv

Faten Ghosn (p. 5) David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Islam Aomar Boum (p. 1) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Scott Lucas (p. 8) Maha Nassar (p. 9) Brian Silverstein (p. 11) France Carine Bourget (p.1) Muslims in America Scott Lucas (p. 8), Maha Nassar (p. 9) Shi ite Islam Anne H. Betteridge (p.1), Scott Lucas (p. 8) Journalism Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Maggy Zanger (p. 14) Language Teaching Arabic Samira Farwaneh (p. 4), Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Persian Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Library (Middle East Collections) Saad Dagher (p. 3) Atifa R. Rawan (p. 10) Linguistics Arabic Samira Farwaneh (p. 4) Hebrew Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Maltese Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Persian Simin Karimi (p. 7) Semitic Languages Adam Ussishkin (p. 13) Literature Arabic Adel S. Gamal (p. 5) Francophone Arab Carine Bourget (p.1) Persian Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Media Shahira Fahmy (p. 4) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Maggy Zanger (p. 14) Middle East Politics David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6) J.E. Peterson (p. 10) Iran Kamran Talattof (p. 13) Literature - Carine Bourget (p.1) Turkey Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Migration Julia Clancy-Smith (p. 2) Minorities Ethnic and Religious Minorities Aomar Boum (p. 1) Modernization Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Music Janet Sturman (p. 12) Nationalism Arab/Jewish Maha Nassar (p. 9) Arab/Jewish Charles D. Smith (p. 12) Turkish Brian Silverstein (p. 11) Oil Public Health Iman A. Hakim (p. 6) Science Arab Science Charles M. Falco (p.4) Terrorism Urbanization/Urban Planning Mark Frederickson (p. 5) R. Brooks Jeffery (p. 7) Urban Ecology Margaret Livingston (p. 8) v

U.S. Foreign Policy David N. Gibbs (p. 6) Leila Hudson (p. 6) Water Management Sharon B. Megdal (p.9) Donald C. Slack (p. 12) Ramzi Touchan (p. 13) vi

Anne H. Betteridge Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Associate Professor of Practice, MENAS 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 (520) 621-5456 anneb@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9am 6pm Aomar Boum Assistant Professor, MENAS and Religious Studies Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2006 M.A., Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 1997 B.A., Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco, 1993 Countries/Regions of Expertise: North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Morocco Fields of Expertise: Anthropology; History; Historiography; Islamic Studies; Jews of North Africa and Middle East; Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Middle East and North African; Education; Tourism (520) 626-0931 bouma@email.arizona.edu Mon-Sun 10am 7pm Carine Bourget Associate Professor, French & Francophone Studies Ph.D., Michigan State University 1997 M.A., Michigan State University 1992 B.A., University Paris VII, 1989 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Maghrib, Levant, France Fields of Expertise: Francophone Literature and Film of the Maghrib and the Middle East; Islam in Literature; Islam in France; Politics and Literature; History and Literature; French Language; Gender issues (520) 626-0792 bourgetc@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 5 pm 1

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: Arabic Language; Middle East Vernacular and Modern Architecture; Egyptian Culture; Social Issues (520) 621-6751 Chalfoun@email.arizona.edu Tue 11pm 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 juliac@u.arizona.edu Sunday to Sunday (any day of the week or weekend): 10 am 8 pm Pearce Paul Creasman Director, Egyptian Expedition; Curator, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Ph.D., Texas A&M University Countries/Regions of Expertise: Egypt, Eastern Mediterranean Fields of Expertise: Ancient Egypt; Archaeology; Egyptology; Dendrochronology; Maritime History; Seafaring (520) 621-2414 pcreasman@ltrr.arizona.edu 2

Saad Dagher Library Information Analyst 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 (520) 307-2832 daghers@email.library.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 7:30 am 3:30 pm David J. Dunford U.S. Ambassador (Retired) and Adjunct Instructor of Political Science 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 (520) 571-0535 ddunford@dakotacom.net Mon-Fri 9 am 5 pm 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 (520) 621-8120 reaton@email.arizona.edu Mon, Wed, Fri 12pm 1:30pm Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm. 3

Shahira Fahmy Associate Professor, Journalism and MENAS Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, 2003 M.A., American University in Cairo, 2000 B.A., American University in Cairo, 1991 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World, Middle East Fields of Expertise: Arab media; war coverage; visual reporting (520)-621-7067 sfahmy@email.arizona.edu Mon-Sun 10 am 6 pm Charles M. Falco Professor of Optical Sciences; Chair of Condensed Matter 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, 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; the State of Science in the Modern Arab World (520) 621-6771 falco@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm Samira Farwaneh Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics, MENAS Ph.D., University of Utah, 1995 M.A., University of Iowa, 1986 B.A., Kuwait University, 1977 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Arab World Fields of Expertise: Arabic Language; Linguistics; Pedagogy; Language & Gender; Diglossia (520) 621 8629 farwaneh@email.arizona.edu Mon, Wed, Fri 12 pm 5 pm Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm. 4

Mark Frederickson Associate Professor, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991 M. Arch., The University of Arizona, 1976 B. Arch., The University of Arizona, 1972 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia Fields of Expertise: Urban and Small Town Revitalization; Sustainable Community Planning (520) 621-3948 mpf@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm Adel S. Gamal Professor, Arabic Literature, MENAS Ph.D., Cairo University, Egypt, 1970 M. A., Cairo University, Egypt, 1964 B. A., Cairo University, Egypt, 1959 Countries/Regions of Expertise: All Arab countries in the classical period, 500-1258 Fields of Expertise: Classical and Modern Arabic Literature; Arabic Language (520) 621-5465 gamal@email.arizona.edu Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am - 11:00 am Note: Availability varies every semester, please email or call to confirm. Faten Ghosn Assistant 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 Fields of Expertise: Conflict; Conflict Management (520) 621-7321 fghosn@email.arizona.edu Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am - 4 pm 5

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 (520) 621-5416 dgibbs@arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 6 pm Iman A. Hakim Dean, 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 (520) 626-5664 ihakim@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm Leila Hudson Associate Professor, MENAS, Anthropology, 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 (520) 626-8766 lhudson@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 5 pm, Sat-Sun 12pm 3pm 6

R. Brooks Jeffery Director, Drachman Institute, College of Architecture & 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 (520) 621-2991 rbjeffer@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 8 am 5 pm 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.) (520) 529-1150 karimi@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 12 pm 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 Fields of Expertise: Human Evolution; Paleolithic Archaeology; Prehistory (520) 626-9135 skuhn@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 5 pm 7

Peter Ian Kuniholm Research Professor, 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; the Archaeology of the Aegean in the Iron Age, Bronze Age, and Neolithic; Byzantine Architecture; Greek and Roman Numismatics Home Phone (207) 563-3919 peterkuniholm@email.arizona.edu Open Margaret Livingston Associate 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. (520) 621-5359 mlivings@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm Scott Lucas Associate Professor, MENAS and Religious 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 sclucas@email.arizona.edu Mon-Sun 10 am 7 pm 8

Sharon B. Megdal - Director, Water Resources Research Center and C.W. and Modene Neely Endowed Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ph.D., Princeton University M.A., Princeton University A.B., Douglass College (Rutgers University) (520) 621-9591 smegdal@cals.arizona.edu Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Arizona, Colorado River Basin, Mexico Fields of Expertise: Water Management; Water Policy; Transboundary Water Issues Beth Alpert Nakhai Associate Professor, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Biblical 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 (520) 626-5762 bnakhai@email.arizona.edu 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, MENAS 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 (520) 626-5189 mtnassar@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 5 pm 9

John W. Olsen Regents Professor, Anthropology 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 (520) 621-4321 jwo@arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 4 pm 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 (520) 885-5457 Mon-Fri 9am 6pm Sat-Sun 11am 6pm 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 (520) 621-4867 Home Phone (520) 577-7846 rawan@u.library.arizona.edu Mon-Wed 9 am 2 pm 10

James J. Riley Associate Professor, Environmental Science Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1968 M.S., The University of Arizona, 1964 B.S., The University of Arizona, 1959 Countries/Regions of Expertise: UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Fields of Expertise: International agriculture; Research and Development (520) 591-4019 jjriley@ag.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 6 pm 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 mort.rosenblum@gmail.com Any time through email Brian Silverstein Associate Professor, Anthropology & MENAS Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002 M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1995 Licence, University of Strasbourg, 1993 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Turkey Fields of Expertise: Culture; Religion; Politics; Modernization; Economy; Nationalism; Late Ottoman and Republican History (19 th - 21 st centuries) (520) 626-5047 bsilver@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm 11

Donald C. Slack Professor and Interim Head, 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 (520) 621-7230 Home Phone (520) 722-2162 slackd@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 5 pm Charles D. Smith Professor, MENAS (History) Retired Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1968 M.A., Harvard University, 1960 B.A., Williams College, 1958 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Israel and Palestine, Egypt, all Middle East Fields of Expertise: Arab-Israeli Conflict; Middle East History; Nationalism; World War I; Anglo-French Imperialism (520) 621-3542 (checked infrequently) Cell Phone (520) 271-7747 cdsmith@email.arizona.edu Mon-Sun 10 am 7 pm Janet Sturman Professor, Music (Ethnomusicology) Ph.D., Columbia University, 1987 M.A., Hunter College, 1980 B.M., Wittenberg U., 1978 Countries/Regions of Expertise: Andalusian Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Algeria, Lebanon and Israel (only in relation to music) Fields of Expertise: Middle Eastern and North African Musical Traditions; Islamic Perspectives on Musical Practices (520) 621-1255 sturman@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 10 am 6 pm 12

Kamran Talattof Professor, MENAS 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; Gender Issues; Literature; Ideology; Persian Language (520) 621-2330 Home Phone (520) 878-9187 talattof@email.arizona.edu Mon-Thur 7 am - 9 am Ramzi Touchan Associate 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 Fields of Expertise: Dendroclimatology and Watershed Management (520) 621-2992 rtouchan@ltrr.arizona.edu 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 (520) 626-7121 adam.ussishkin@gmail.com Mon-Fri 9 am 4 pm 13

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 (520) 626-5763 edwright@email.arizona.edu Mon-Fri 9 am 5 pm 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 (520) 795-0113 Cell Phone (520) 661-2742 zanger@email.arizona.edu Mon-Sun 10 am 9 pm 14