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Mohammad Al-Masri, PhD

ConocoPhilips Associate Professor of Arabic Language, Literature and Culture, Department of International and Area Studies and Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
405-325-5958
mohd@ou.edu
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Arabic language and contemporary Arab culture

Robert Andrew

Adjunct Professor, Department of International and Area Studies
405-476-3241
robert.b.andrew-1@ou.edu
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International security and diplomacy

Emma Colven, PhD

Assistant Professor of Global Environment, Department of International and Area Studies
emmacolven@ou.edu
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Geography and political ecology

Rebecca Cruise, PhD

Interim Associate Provost for Global Engagement, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President
Associate Professor of Security Studies and Comparative Politics, Department of International and Area Studies
405-325-1095
rebeccajcruise@ou.edu
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Security Studies and Comparative Politics

Eric Heinze, PhD

Professor, Department of International and Area Studies
405-325-5802
eheinze@ou.edu 
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International Law & Organization, International Human Rights, and International Relations Theory
 

Amel Khalfaoui, PhD

Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Department of International and Area Studies and Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
405-325-2918
amel.khalfaoui@ou.edu
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Linguistics and Arabic

Bo Kong, PhD

ConocoPhillips Petroleum Associate Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies, Department of International and Area Studies
405-325-1346
bo.kong@ou.edu
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Chinese and Asian Studies

Joshua Landis, PhD

Professor, Department of International and Area Studies
Sandra Mackey Chair in Middle East Studies
Director of the Center of Middle East Studies
Director of the Farzaneh Family Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies
405-325-3330
landis@ou.edu
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Middle Eastern History

Natalie Letsa, PhD

Wick Cary Assistant Professor of Political Economy, Department of International and Area Studies
nwletsa@ou.edu
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Political Behavior, African politics, authoritarianism

D Gershon Lewental, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Department of International and Area Studies
lewental@ou.edu
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Middle East Studies

Waleed Mahdi, PhD

Associate Professor, US-Arab Cultural Politics, Department of International and Area Studies, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Department of Film and Media Studies
405-325-3726
wfm@ou.edu
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Cultural representation and identity politics in US, Arab, and Arab American contexts

Afshin Marashi, PhD

Professor, Department of International and Area Studies, Farzaneh Family Chair of Iranian Studies
405-325-6671
amarashi@ou.edu
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Iranian studies

Alan McPherson, PhD

Professor, Department of History, Temple University,
Director of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD)
alan.mcpherson@temple.edu
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U.S. Foreign Relations, U.S.-Latin American Relations; Global

Chris Sartorious

Adjunct Professor, Department of International and Area Studies
cmsartorius@ou.edu

Rachel Schwartz, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of International & Area Studies
rachel.schwartz@ou.edu
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Statebuilding, corruption, and human rights in Central America

Aqil Shah, PhD

Associate Professor of South Asian Studies, Department of International and Area Studies
405-325-5824
aqil.shah@ou.edu
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Democratic transitions, military coups, institutional norms and South Asian security issues

Samer Shehata, PhD

Colin Mackey and Patricia Molina de Mackey Associate Professor in Middle East Studies, Department of International and Area Studies
405-325-1341
shehata@ou.edu
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Middle East Studies

Katerina Tsetsura, PhD

Associate Professor and Gaylord Family Professor, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
405-325-4184
3120B Gaylord Hall
tsetsura@ou.edu
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