Visiting Faculty and Scholars

The Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center of Excellence are pleased to help host a number of UW visiting scholars and faculty based in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. These visitors enrich the European Studies program and the UW's academic environment through their teaching, research, and outreach. The centers also regularly host European Union Fellows, EU officials based at the UW for up to one year. The Fellows teach UW undergraduate courses on EU themes, and give frequent outreach talks at other universities and community organizations throughout our region. Neither Center is able to fund post-doctoral or other research positions.

Current Visitors:

Dr. Arista Cirtautas is a Visiting Lecturer in European Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the UW's REECAS program. She is a specialist on EU enlargement and East European politics and government. She was based at the University of Virginia before coming to the UW.

Dr. Zinon Papakonstantinou is the University of Washington's Alexander S. Onassis Foundation's Visiting Assistant Professor in Hellenic Studies. His research and teaching interests cover the history and literature of Greece from antiquity to modern times. Most recently he has published on law, sport and leisure in ancient Greece. Please see his faculty website for additional details on his current teaching, research and publications.