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Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Public Policy, U.S. Political Elections

Rayvon Fouché

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, School of Communication

Professor, Communication Studies and Medill School of Journalism

Field: Communications, History, Journalism

Focus Areas: African American Studies, American Culture and Politics, Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Innovation, Race and Ethnicity

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

Doug Kiel

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor, Department of History and Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

Field: History, Legal History

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Colonialism, Curation and Museum Studies, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Indigenous Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Social Activism

Jaime Dominguez

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Instruction, Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Chicago Politics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Immigration, Latinx Culture and Politics, Race and Ethnicity

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

Ibrahim N. Abusharif

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Northwestern University in Qatar

Associate Professor

Field: Journalism, Religion

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

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

Dr. Song Jiang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Health System Clinician of Urology

Field: Medical Education, Surgery, Urology

Focus Areas: Bladder Cancer, Cancer Survivorship, Chinese Culture and Politics, Genetic Testing, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Patient Care, Prostate Cancer, Robotic Surgery

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

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