Graduate Students Conducting Research on Topics and Issues Related to the Middle East
UGUR ALTUNDAL, POLITICAL SCIENCE
Altundal’s interests include contemporary political philosophy, democracy, citizenship, immigration and open borders.
ABOLGHASEM BAYYENAT
Ph.D. candidate in political science Studying Iran’s foreign policy
ELIZABETH DAVIS Ph.D.
Student in political science studying diaspora and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa
ESRA EKINCI
Ph.D. candidate in political scienceStudying electoral and party systems in Turkey
DREW KINNEY
Ph.D. candidate in political science studying civil and military relations in the Middle East
AYKUT OZTURK
Ph.D. student in political science studying the political economy of Turkey
SHAUNDEL SANCHEZ
Ph.D. candidate in anthropology studying Muslim Americans who live in Sharjah, UAE
SEFA SECEN
Ph.D. student in political science studying immigration and refugee regimes in the Middle East
DUYGU YENI Ph.D.
Candidate in religion studying gender-based interpretation religious texts