People

Behrad Aghaei
Teaching Professor of Persian Language

aghaeib@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3135 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.615.6532

Lecturer

Yazeed Al-Awaysheh
Doctoral Student in Middle East Studies

alyazeed@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Hayla Alawi
Graduate Coordinator

mes-gradservices@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.4539

Administration

Mohammad T. Alhawary
Director of Graduate Studies & Director of MA Arabic Programs in Middle East Studies; Professor of Arabic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

abuamr@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3127 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0096

Administration; Middle East Studies

Rula Alhindi
Arabic Language

ralhindi@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4022 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Lecturer

Wijdan Alsayegh
Arabic Language

wsayigh@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3151 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.6446

Lecturer

Sabrin Al-Sultan
M.A. Student in Arabic Studies (APP Program)

salsulta@umich.edu

Levana Aronson
Lecturer II Emerita of Modern Hebrew Language

aronsonl@umich.edu 202 South Thayer
4018 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.6512

Lecturer

Emma Avagyan
Graduate Student

eavagyan@umich.edu

Middle East Studies; Judaic Studies

Kathryn Babayan
Professor of Iranian History and Culture

babayan@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4012 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.1597

Hala Badawy
Graduate Student

hbadawy@umich.edu

Middle East Studies; Current Graduate Student

Kevork Bardakjian
Professor Emeritus of Armenian Languages and Literatures

kbar@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4135 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.7655

Middle East Studies

Carol Bardenstein
Professor Emerita of Arabic Literature and Culture

cbardens@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3125 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.4648

Maya Barzilai
Professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture

brmaya@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4167 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.4671

Rana Bayram
Doctoral Student in Middle East Studies

ranabay@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Gary Beckman
Professor Emeritus of Ancient Near Eastern Civilization and Languages and Civilizations

sidd@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3147 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.926.7153

Tara Beebani
Teaching Professor of Arabic Language

tbeebani@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4028 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0094

Lecturer

Gabriele Boccaccini
Professor Emeritus of Second Temple Judaism and Early Rabbinic Literature

gbocca@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4145 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.1595

Alfredo Cabrera
Events & Communications Coordinator

mlbthayerevents@umich.edu 202 S. Thayer St
6151 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Middle East Studies; Administration

Kyle Capps
Graduate Ph.D Student

kbcapps@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Tricia Chiado
Chief Administrator

mes-chiefadmin@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
6111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Staff; Middle East Studies; Administration; Department Administration

H. Erdem Cipa
Associate Professor of Early Ottoman History

ecipa@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3012 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Edna Coffin
Professor Emerita of Hebrew Language and Literature

eacoffin@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Jay Crisostomo
Associate Professor, George G. Cameron Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Civilization and Languages and Civilizations

cjcrisos@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3159 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0097

Cameron Cross
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Middle East Studies; Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies

kchalipa@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3155 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.4660

Administration; Middle East Studies

Aileen Das
Associate Professor, Classical Studies/Middle East Studies

ardas@umich.edu 2140 Angell Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003 734.764.0314

Katherine Davis
Assistant Professor, Marjorie M. Fisher Professor of Egyptology of the Pharaonic Period

katdav@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3145 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0098

Jessie DeGrado
Associate Professor of Ancient Middle East Studies

jdegrado@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3131 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.1594

Kelsie Ehalt
Graduate Student

kehalt@umich.edu

Angy Galal El Badry
M.A. Student in Arabic Studies (TAFL Program)

aelbadry@umich.edu

Yaron Eliav
Associate Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Jewish History of Late Antiquity

yzeliav@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4151 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.4638

Ahmed Elkhatib
M.A. Student in Arabic Studies (APP Program)

aelkhati@umich.edu

Geoff Emberling
Lecturer in Mesopotamian and Nubian Archaeology

geoffe@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4044 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.81777

Lecturer

Abderrahim Er-Ragragi
Graduate Student

abdorag@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Oren Eubanks-Segal
Modern Hebrew Language

osegal@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4020 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734-647.4303

Lecturer

LaKisha Evans
Executive Secretary

mes-admin@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.615.6571

Administration; Middle East Studies

Ahmed Farahat
Graduate Student

ahmedabb@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Marjorie Fisher
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Egyptology

djoser@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4159 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.4672

Lecturer

Nick Ford
Financial Specialist Associate

mlbbo-lsa@umich.edu 1543 Chemistry Building 734.647.0567

Administration

Deborah Forger
Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

dkforger@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Building
3167 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0069

Lecturer

Elliot Ginsburg
Associate Professor of Jewish Thought

elgins@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3016 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.4670

Denisa Glacová
Doctoral Student

dglacova@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Gottfried Hagen
Professor of Turkish Studies

ghagen@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4139 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.1596

Middle East Studies

Said Hannouchi
Director of the Arabic Language Program

saidhann@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3163 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.936.8805

Lecturer

Jeffrey Heath
Professor, Linguistics/Middle East Studies

jheath@umich.edu 418 Lorch Hall
611 Tappan Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220 734.764.0353

Hanan Jasim Khammas
Assistant Professor

hananjk@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3123 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Alexander D. Knysh
Professor of Islamic Studies

alknysh@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.615.1963

Egor Korneev
Graduate Student

ekorneev@umich.edu

Evyn Kropf
Librarian for Middle Eastern & North African Studies and Religious Studies; Curator, Islamic Manuscripts Collection

ekropf@umich.edu

Karla Mallette
Professor of Mediterranean Studies, Department of Middle East Studies, and Professor of Italian, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

alrak@umich.edu 4010 MLB

Middle East Studies

Ernest McCarus
Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Kurdish

enm@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Piotr Michalowski
George G. Cameron Professor Emeritus of Ancient Middle East Languages and Civilizations

piotrm@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4026 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.6512

Middle East Studies

Sosy Mishoyan
Lecturer I Armenian Language, Academic Program Developer

sosym@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4072 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Lecturer

Amina Mohamed
Arabic Language

aminamoh@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4040 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.2117

Lecturer

Douglas Northrop
Professor, History/Middle East Studies

northrop@umich.edu 435 S. State St, 1029 Tisch Hall, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1003 734.647.4616

Wenrui Pan
Graduate Student

wrpan@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Michael Pifer
Associate Professor of Armenian Language & Literature

mpifer@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4163 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.615.2960

Shachar Pinsker
Chair, Department of Middle East Studies; Professor of Middle East Studies and Judaic Studies

spinsker@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4155 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.764.8103

Middle East Studies; Administration

Raji Rammuny
Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Applied linguistics

raram@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4026 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.6512

Middle East Studies

Adi Raz
Director of the Modern Hebrew Language Program

adiraz@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3139 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.2383

Lecturer

Liana Reading
Arabic Language

lreading@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
3151 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.6446

Lecturer

Janet Richards
Professor of Egyptology

jerichar@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4159 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.647.0444

Bryan K. Roby
Assistant Professor, Judaic Studies/Middle East Studies

robyb@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
2163 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.615.8563

Aaron Rock-Singer
Judaic Studies, Middle East and North Africa Studies

awrs@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4024 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Lecturer

Sunia Sadeghi
Student Services Coordinator

mes-studentservicesassistant@umich.edu 202 S. Thayer St
4111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-615-6572

Staff; Administration

Brian B. Schmidt
Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Mediterranean West Asian Cultures

bschmidt@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Gene Schramm
Professor Emeritus of Semitics

gschramm@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Nilay Sevinc
Teaching Professor of Turkish Language

nsevinc@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4165 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608

Lecturer

Anton Shammas
Professor Emeritus of Middle East Literature

antons@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Ryan Szpiech
Associate Professor of Romance Languages, Judaic Studies, Middle East Studies

szpiech@umich.edu 4108 MLB
812 E Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1275

T.G. Wilfong
Professor of Egyptology

twilfong@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4016 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.7654

Ardella Williams
Curriculum & Student Services Manager

mes-studentservicesmanager@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.764.0315

Administration; Middle East Studies

Gernot Windfuhr
Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies

windfuhr@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Isaac Wittenberg
Curriculum Coordinator

mes-curriculumassistant@umich.edu 202 S Thayer St | 4111 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734-764-3001

Middle East Studies; Administration

Ziqing Xu
Graduate Student

ziqingxu@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

Norman Yoffee
Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle East Studies

nyoffee@umich.edu

Middle East Studies

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