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Dr. Pia-Kristina Anderson

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Research areas
Anthropological History, Archaeology, Culture Contact, Cultural Geography, Formation of Identity
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Dr. Pernille Arenfeldt

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in History, European University Institute, Italy
Research areas
Early modern Europe: politics, religion, and gender Modern Middle East: gender history
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Dr. Mark Aveyard

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Psychology, Florida State University, USA
Research areas
Embodied cognition.
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Dr. Sammy Badran

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD, Political Science, University of Kansas
Research areas
The impact of constitutional reforms, parliamentary elections, and repression on protest levels in Morocco. Contentious politics within the Middle East and North Africa.
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Dr. Giacomo Chiozza

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Political Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Research areas
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Dr. Arianne Conty

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Philosophy of Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Research areas
Continental Philosophy; Philosophy of Technology; Environmental Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion
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Kristina Katsos

Instructor
Terminal degree
MSFS, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, USA
Research areas
The impact of hydrocarbons in International Affairs, especially in conflict resolution.
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Dr. Jeffrey King

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Political Science, University of Missouri, Missouri, USA
Research areas
The intersection between political economy and foreign policy; the intersection between foreign aid and human rights
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Dr. Jeniece Lusk

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Applied Sociology, Baylor University, Texas, USA
Research areas
My current research agenda includes several areas of study such as the intersection of Sport and Protest, Consumer Behavior and Sustainability, Sociolinguistic Global Comparisons, and Gender/Queer issues and public opinions. In addition, I have also conducted research in the following areas: Survey...
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Dr. Angela Maitner

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Research areas
Cultural Psychology, Social Identity, Status, Stereotyping and Prejudice
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Dr. Kurt C.M. Mertel

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
Research areas
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Dr. Vernon Pedersen

Professor | Head of Department
Terminal degree
PhD in History, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Research areas
American and International Communism, maritime studies, labor history and Spanish Civil War
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Dr. Matteo Salvadore

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in History, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
Research areas
Early Modern African-European Relations, African Diaspora in Europe, Slave Trade, Missionaries in Africa, Race and Racism
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Dr. Bethany Shockley

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD, Political Science, Texas A&M University
Research areas
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Dr. Sundar Vadlamudi

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in History, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Research areas
Maritime History, History of South Asia, Indian Ocean Trade, Merchant Networks, Maritime Labor
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Dr. Eileen Rose Walsh

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
Research areas
China, gender, development, ethnicity, nationalism, tourism, migration, social justice, domestic violence
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Dr. Yuting Wang

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Sociology, University of Notre Dame, USA
Research areas
Muslim minorities in North America and China; Chinese Muslims in the diaspora; Sino-UAE Relations; Public health policy in the UAE
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