SFS-Qatar Faculty 2008-2009
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar curriculum is taught by faculty from Georgetown University's main campus and others recruited directly by the School of Foreign Service in Qatar.
Please refer to the Office of the Academic Affairs Staff Contact Information for Staff directory.
Current Faculty
- Akintunde Akinade
- Abbas Al-Tonsi
- Alexis Antoniades
- Kai-Henrik Barth
- Aspen Brinton
- Adhip Chaudhuri
- John T. Crist
- Amira El Zein
- Mark Farha
- Brendan Hill
- Mehran Kamrava
- Haifaa Khalafallah
- Jeremy Koons
- Patrick Laude
- Patrick Meadows
- Yehia Mohamed
- Jo Ann Moran Cruz
- Amy Nestor
- Ibrahim Oweiss
- Aude-Marie Pantaleon
- Victoria Pedrick
- James Reardon-Anderson
- Kate Sampsell-Willmann
- Ganesh Seshan
- Amira Sonbol
- Daniel C. Stoll
- Matthew Tinkcom
- Gary Wasserman
- Daniel Westbrook
- Robert G. Wirsing
- Mohamed Zayani
- Elizabeth Zelensky
Akintunde Akinade
Title: Visiting Professor
Expertise: Christian-Muslim relations, comparative religion, African Christianity
Room Number: LAS A134 Office Phone: +974-492-7533
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Abbas Al-Tonsi
Title: Senior Lecturer
Expertise: Arabic
Room Number: LAS A108 Office Phone: +974-492-7076
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Alexis Antoniades
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: International trade, monetary policy
Room Number: LAS A132B Office Phone: +974-492-7532
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Kai-Henrik Barth
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: Technology and security, nuclear proliferation, history of science
Room Number: LAS A132 Office Phone: +974-492-7624
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Aspen Brinton
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: Political theory, democratic theory
Room Number: LAS A105A Office Phone: +974-492-7915
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Adhip Chaudhuri
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Expertise: International economics
Room Number: LAS A112 Office Phone: +974-492-7498
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John T. Crist
Title: Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Expertise: Conflict resolution, social movements
Room Number: LAS A154A Office Phone: +974-492-7078
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Amira El Zein
Title: Visiting Associate Professor
Expertise: Arabic literature
Room Number: LAS A130 Office Phone: +974-492-7074
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Mark Farha
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: Middle Eastern politics
Room Number: LAS A129 Office Phone: +974-492-7040
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Brendan Hill
Title: Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Expertise: European history
Room Number: LAS A019C Office Phone: +974-492-7682
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Mehran Kamrava
Title: Director of Center for International and Regional Studies
Expertise: Comparative politics, political development, Middle Eastern politics
Room Number: LAS A120 Office Phone: +974-492-7997
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Haifaa Khalafallah
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: Middle Eastern history
Room Number: LAS A126 Office Phone: +974-492-7069
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Jeremy Koons
Title: Visiting Associate Professor
Expertise: Philosophy
Room Number: LAS A133 Office Phone: +974-492-7670
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Patrick Laude
Title: Professor
Expertise: Poetry, comparative mysticism, French and Francophone literature
Room Number: LAS A153 Office Phone: +974-492-7612
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Patrick Meadows
Title: Visiting Associate Professor
Expertise: French
Room Number: LAS A110 Office Phone: +974-492-7565
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Yehia Mohamed
Title: Visiting Instructor
Expertise: Arabic
Room Number: LAS A105B Office Phone: +974-492-7038
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Jo Ann Moran Cruz
Title: Associate Professor of History
Expertise: Medieval Studies
Room Number: LAS A113 Office Phone: +974-492-7088
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Amy Nestor
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: N/A
Room Number: LAS A105C Office Phone: +974-492-7087
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Ibrahim Oweiss
Title: Visiting Professor
Expertise: Economics
Room Number: LAS A111 Office Phone: +974-492-7075
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Aude-Marie Pantaleon
Title: Adjunct Instructor
Expertise: French
Room Number: LAS A105 Office Phone: +974-492-7075
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Victoria Pedrick
Title: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Classics
Expertise: Homeric epics, Greek tragedy
Room Number: LAS A123 Office Phone: +974-492-7664
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James Reardon-Anderson
Title: Dean, School of Foreign Service in Qatar; Sun Yat-sen Professor of Chinese Studies
Expertise: Chinese history
Room Number: LAS A009E Office Phone: +974-492-7657
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Kate Sampsell-Willmann
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: American intellectual history, visual culture
Room Number: LAS A132A Office Phone: +974-492-7668
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Ganesh Seshan
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: International economics, development economics
Room Number: LAS A109 Office Phone: +974-492-7626
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Amira Sonbol
Title: Professor of Islamic History, Law, and Society
Expertise: Islamic history
Room Number: LAS A154 Office Phone: +974-492-7669
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Daniel C. Stoll
Title: Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Expertise: United Nations, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East political systems
Room Number: LAS A154C Office Phone: +974-492-7095
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Matthew Tinkcom
Title: Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Technology
Expertise: Film studies, media theory, cultural studies
Room Number: LAS A131 Office Phone: +974-492-7915
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Gary Wasserman
Title: Visiting Professor
Expertise: American Government
Room Number: LAS A107 Office Phone: +974-492-7801
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Daniel Westbrook
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Expertise: Economic statistics, econometrics, international trade
Room Number: LAS A127 Office Phone: +974-492-7079
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Robert G. Wirsing
Title: Visiting Professor
Expertise: Ethnicity, South Asian politics, diplomacy of natural resources
Room Number: LAS A128 Office Phone: +974-492-7881
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Mohamed Zayani
Title: Visiting Associate Professor
Expertise: Literature, cultural studies, critical theory, media studies, Al Jazeera
Room Number: LAS A135 Office Phone: +974-492-7534
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Elizabeth Zelensky
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor
Expertise: Russian history
Room Number: LAS N/A Office Phone: +974-N/A
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Quick Links
Events Calendar
Upcoming SFS-Qatar Events
- Oct 12, 6:30pm-8:30pm: Debate: James Patti & Gary Wasserman; moderator-David Foster
- Oct 14, 5pm: GU Faculty Film Series -- 'Election'
- Oct 21, 5pm: GU Faculty Film Series -- 'Sometimes in April'
SFS-Qatar News
- Four professors from the Georgetown University’s Washington Campus Join SFS-Qatar
With the start of the new academic year, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) has welcomed more than 14 new faculty to its ranks. (September 10, 2008) - Georgetown University Holds a Community Fair in Education City
Thirty-two vendors and community groups showcase their services to the Education City community. (August 28, 2008) - Scholar Presents an Arab View of Challenges Facing Next US Administration
Rami Khouri calls for a more open-minded US administration and good governance in Arab leadership to improve the situation in the Middle East (August 26, 2008)
