International and Area Studies People
Mohammad Al-Masri, PhD
ConocoPhilips Associate Professor of Arabic Language, Literature and Culture
Emma Colven, PhD
Assistant Professor of Global Environment
Rebecca Cruise, PhD
Associate Dean of Student Services
Assistant Professor of Security Studies and Comparative Politics
Fabio de Sa e Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor of International Studies
Wick Cary Professor of Brazilian Studies
Michelle Morais de Sa e Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor of International Studies
Scott Fritzen, PhD
Dean, College of International Studies
Associate Provost for Global Engagement
William J. Crowe, Jr. Chair in Geopolitics
Professor of International and Area Studies
Suzette Grillot, PhD
Professor of International Studies
Miriam Gross, PhD
Associate Professor of Modern Chinese and Asian History
Manata Hashemi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies
Eric Heinze, PhD
Professor and Department Chair
Max and Heidi Berry Chair of International Studies
Jill Irvine, PhD
Presidential Professor of International and Area Studies
Alexander Jabbari, PhD
Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature
Amel Khalfaoui, PhD
Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Linguistics
Bo Kong, PhD
ConocoPhillips Associate Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies
Joshua Landis, PhD
Sandra Mackey Chair in Middle East Studies
Professor of Middle Eastern History
Natalie Letsa, PhD
Wick Cary Assistant Professor of Political Economy
Waleed Mahdi, PhD
Assistant Professor of US-Arab Cultural Politics
Afshin Marashi, PhD
Farzaneh Family Chair of Iranian Studies
Professor of Middle Eastern History (Iran)
Mark Raymond, PhD
Wick Cary Associate Professor of International Security
Aqil Shah, PhD
Associate Professor of South Asian Studies
Samer Shehata, PhD
Associate Professor of Middle East Studies
Mitchell P. Smith, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of International Political Economy and Europe
Jonathan Stalling, PhD
Harold J. and Ruth Newman Chair in US-China Issues
Professor of International Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Affiliate Faculty
The Department of International and Area Studies (CIS) promotes the internationalization of academic activities at OU. We accomplish this through our degree programs and through activities in the various area studies programs. CIS has a unique structure on campus. We are comprised of 20 faculty, many of whom are on joint-appointments. These appointments are spread across the campus in eight different departments and four different colleges. At the core of our academic programs are a BA and MA in International and Area Studies. At this moment we have approximately 320 students in the BA program and 15 in the MA. These students follow an interdisciplinary curriculum that concentrates on language competence, study abroad, and fosters familiarity with the history, culture and social structures of a specific world region. Our major regions of focus are Asia, Europe, Latin America, Russia and East Europe, and International Studies. Also, we have minor programs in International, Middle Eastern, African, Asian, European, Latin American and Russian and East European Studies.
The affiliate faculty have a continuing relationship with CIS and our degree programs. Affiliate faculty are full-time, tenure track faculty on the Norman campus whose teaching and/or research or creative activity is substantially concerned with the societies, culture, or environments of foreign countries or with relations between countries or regions of the world. Affiliate faculty are approved for a five-year renewable term by the current faculty of the CIS.
Malin Collins
Academic Advisor
malin@ou.edu
Phone: 405.325.4547
Katie Watkins
Academic Advisor
kwatkins@ou.edu
Phone: 405.325.2337
Area Coordinators
African Studies
Andreana Prichard, PhD
Wick Cary Assistant Professor
Honors, History
Boren Hall, Room 151
Phone: (405) 325-7412
E-mail: aprichard@ou.edu
Asian Studies
Bo Kong, PhD
ConocoPhillips Petroleum Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies
Assistant Professor
Dept. of International and Area Studies
Farzaneh Hall, Room 205
405-325-1346
bo.kong@ou.edu
European Studies
Mitchell P. Smith, PhD
Professor and Chair of International and Area Studies
Coordinator
Farzaneh Hall, Room 306
Phone: (405) 325-6681
E-mail: mps@ou.edu
Russian and East European Studies
Rebecca Cruise, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assiociate Dean of Student Services
Coordinator
Farzaneh Hall, Room 118
Phone: (405) 325-1095
E-mail: rebeccajcruise@ou.edu
International Studies
Eric Heinze, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, IAS
Max and Heidi Berry Chair of International Studies
Coordinator
Farzaneh Hall, Room 310
Phone: (405) 325-5802
E-mail: eheinze@ou.edu
International Security Studies
Suzette Grillot, PhD
Coordinator
Professor, IAS
Farzaneh Hall, Room 227
Phone: (405) 325-6003
E-mail: sgrillot@ou.edu
Latin American Studies
Charles Kenney, PhD
Coordinator
Associate Professor of Political Science
Dale Hall Tower, Room 205
Phone: 405-325-2061
ckenney@ou.edu
Middle Eastern Studies
Samer Shehata, PhD
Associate Professor of International and Area Studies
Coordinator
Farzaneh Hall, Room 328
Phone: (405) 325-1584
MAIS
Graduate Assistant
BA/MA
Hometown: Allen, Texas
International Experience: Paris, France
Research Interest: Diplomacy and foreign policy
Email: kinseybaltzell@ou.edu
MAIS
BA University of Arkansas, International/Global Studies, Political Science, and French with a minor in Latin American Studies
Hometown: La Paz, Bolivia
International Experience: Lyon, France and Budapest, Hungary
Research Interest: Global Economics and Development
Email: micaelachamon@ou.edu
MAIS/MSW
Graduate Assistant
BA/MA
MAIS
Graduate Assistant
BA University of Oklahoma, International Security Studies
Hometown: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
International Experience: Peru, Colombia, and Universidad San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador
Research interest: Economics and development
Email: moriah@ou.edu
MAIS
Graduate Assistant
BA University of Oklahoma/ International Studies with minors in European Studies and French
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
International Experience: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Research Interests: Global security and US foreign policy
Email: tingram@ou.edu
BA/MA
MAIS
BA Smith College, American Studies
Hometown: Collinsville, Oklahoma
International Experience: Gimpo, Geoje-do, and Seoul, South Korea
Research Interests: Unification studies, diplomacy and foreign policy analysis
Email: kmonealis@ou.edu
BA/MA
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas
International Experience: Oxford, England
Research Interest: International human rights law
Email: Caleigh.A.Penn-1@ou.edu
MAIS
BA University of Oklahoma/ Political Science with a minor in History
Hometown: Noble, Oklahoma
Research Interests: Security studies and US foreign policy
Email: Ethan.T.Waggoner-1@ou.edu
