Middle Eastern Culture and Politics: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Ibrahim N. Abusharif

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Northwestern University in Qatar

Associate Professor

Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Digital Media, Journalism Industry, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Reporting, Print Media

Brent E. Huffman

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor and The Alumnae of Northwestern Teaching Professor

Field: Documentary, Journalism

Focus Areas: African Culture and Politics, Chinese Culture and Politics, Human Rights, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Terrorism

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Political Science and Professor & Chair of Religious Studies

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs, Religion

Focus Areas: International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

Claudia Nikolas Kozman

Northwestern University in Qatar

Assistant Professor in Residence

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: Digital Media, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Research Methods, Sports Journalism

Nour Kteily

Kellogg School of Management

Associate Professor of Management & Organizations

Field: Management and Organizations

Focus Areas: Conflict Resolution, Discrimination, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Negotiation Tactics, Social Psychology

Christina M. Paschyn

Northwestern University in Qatar

Assistant Professor of Journalism & Strategic Communication in Residence

Field: Documentary, Film, Journalism

Focus Areas: Digital Media, Eastern European Culture and Politics, Film Production, Gender Identity, Human Rights, International Relations, Investigative Reporting, Journalism Industry, LGBTQ Rights, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Social Activism, Social Justice

Nicola Persico

Kellogg School of Management

John L. and Hellen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

Field: Economics

Focus Areas: Contract Theory, Labor Markets, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Economies, Regulations

Elie Rekhess

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Crown Visiting Professor in Israel Studies

Field: History, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

Peter Slevin

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Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor of Journalism

Field: Journalism

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, European Culture and Politics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Reporting, Russian Culture and Politics

Jorg Spenkuch

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

Field: Economics, Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Discrimination, Immigration, Income Mobility, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Campaigns, Political Corruption, Socioeconomics, Voter Rights and Behavior

Oya Topçuoğlu

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Instruction

Field: Archaeology

Focus Areas: Cultural Heritage, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

Jessica Winegar

The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Anthropology and Middle East and North African Studies

Field: Anthropology

Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Social Activism, Social Justice

Zachary Valentine Wright

Northwestern University in Qatar

Professor of Liberal Arts (History and Religious Studies)

Field: History, Religion

Focus Areas: African Culture and Politics, Arabic Culture and Politics, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics