Faculty Experts

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

Associate Professor of Documentary Journalism, Filmmaking, International Reporting, Photojournalism and Video Storytelling

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 Religious Studies and Crown Chair in Middle East Studies

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: International Relations, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Religious Rights

Nour Kteily

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Kellogg School of Management

Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations

Field: Management and Organizations

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

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, Ph.D.

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

Lecturer, Turkish

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