The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

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Jackson School Programs

Undergraduate Majors

International Studies (General) – Major and Minor

Undergraduate Minors

Middle East Studies – Minor

Graduate Programs

Jackson School Faculty

The faculty listed below are Jackson School appointees, Chairs and Directors of Jackson School programs.
For a more comprehensive list of Middle East faculty across the University of Washington visit Middle East Center.

Mika Ahuvia

Assistant Professor
Denis Basic

Lecturer
David Fenner

Affiliate Lecturer
Kathie Friedman

Associate Professor
Liora Halperin

Associate Professor
Paula Holmes-Eber

Affiliate Professor
Reşat Kasaba

Director
Rick Lorenz

Senior Lecturer
Joel S. Migdal

Professor
Devin Naar

Associate Professor
Arzoo Osanloo

Director - Middle East Center
Noam Pianko

Professor
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Affiliate Professor
James Wellman

Professor
Michael Williams

Professor

Jackson School Ph.D. Students

Ph.D. Students with a Middle East regional focus.

Noor AlSaleh

Ph.D. Candidate (2015 Cohort)
Allison Anderson

Ph.D. Student (2016 Cohort)
Berkay Gulen

Ph.D. Candidate (2015 Cohort)
Oded D. Oron

Ph.D. Candidate (2014 Cohort)
Ozgur Ozkan

Ph.D. Candidate (2014 Cohort)
Pinar Ulumaskan

Ph.D. Student (2016 Cohort)
Lina Wang

Ph.D. Candidate (2015 Cohort)

Jackson School Staff

Arzoo Osanloo

Director - Middle East Center
Felicia Hecker

Associate Director - Middle East Center
Nicole Shermer

Program Coordinator

Jackson School Publications