Graduate Certificate, Remote Sensing                                                     4/2010 – Present
Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Ph.D. in Political Science, Howard University, Washington, DC8/01
 Specialization:   Political Economy & International Relations

M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI     4/93
 Specialization:   Islamic Studies and Arabic Language

B.A. in International Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL       12/90

B.A. in Journalism, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL       12/90
 

LANGUAGES Proficient in Arabic and Urdu; working knowledge of Persian

Associate Professor, National Security Decision-Making (NSDM) 7/07– Present
US NAVAL COLLEGE, Newport, RI 

Online Professor, Masters in Diplomacy Program     9/05 – Present
NORWICH UNIVERSITY, Northfield, VT

Director of International Studies Program  9/05 – 6/07
Assistant Professor of International Studies, Department of History 9/05 – 6/07
ARCADIA UNIVERSITY, Glenside, PA

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science        9/01 – 6/05
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, Egypt

Research Assistant, WESTAR GROUP, INC., Washington, DC   10/94 - 7/95

Language Specialist/Copyeditor, OMNILEX, INC., Olney, MD    9/97 - 12/00

• The Arabian Nights Reader (Deer Park, NY:  Linus Publications, 2006).

• Co-Editor:  Case Studies in Policy Making, 11th Edition, edited by Hayat Alvi and Stephen Knott (Newport: National Security Decision Making, US Naval College, 2008).

• Foreword in Christopher Nouryeh, The Art of Narrative in the Holy Qur’an: A Literary Appreciation (Lewiston, NY:  Edwin Mellen Press, 2008).

• Chapter 11, The Human Rights of Women and Social Transformation in the Arab Middle East, in Human Rights: An Introduction, Edited by Santap Sanhari Mishra (Icfai University Press, 2007), 169-193.
  

 *See"PUBLISHED WORK" for a complete list

Participant, Merrill Center for Strategic Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Strategic Studies Teachers Workshop, Basin Harbor, Vermont (June 8-12, 2009).

Guest Speaker, US Naval Alumni Association (USNA) Dinner, topic:  "US Interests in the Middle East," US Naval College, Newport, RI (May 26, 2009).

Panel Moderator, Ruger Strategic Studies Workshop, panel topic:  "Greater Middle East," US Naval College, Newport, RI (May 15, 2009).

Panelist for Lecture of Opportunity, Reserve Officers Course, topic:  "Obama's Outreach to Muslims:  Impact and Effectiveness," US Naval College, Newport, RI (May 4, 2009).

Presenter, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Conference in Washington, DC, topic:  "The Risks of Dependency on the US in the Use of Medical Diplomacy in the Middle East" (Nov. 25, 2008).

Panel Moderator, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Conference in Washington, DC, topic:  "New Perspectives on International Relations" (Nov. 23, 2008).

Moderator, Current Strategy Forum, US Naval College, Newport, RI (August 2008).

Participant, Africa Summer Workshop, "A 21st Century Security Strategy for US Engagement in Africa," US Naval College, Newport, RI (June 25-26, 2008).

Guest Speaker, Rotary Club, Attleboro, Massachusetts, topic:  "US Presidential Candidates and US Foreign Policy towards the Middle East and South Asia" (Feb. 20, 2008).

Guest Speaker, Glenside Free Public Library, presentation topic:  "Women's Rights in the Arab World," Glenside, Pennsylvania (April 22, 2007).

Guest Speaker, Eastern University, presentation topic:  "Myths and Facts about Islam: The Need for Intellectual Jihad," St. Davids, PA (April 13, 2007).

Presenter, International Studies Association (ISA) Conference; title of poster presentation:  "Hard and Soft Jihad in International Relations," Chicago, Illinois (Feb. 28-March 3, 2007).

Guest Participant, Tufts University Fares Center for Mediterranean Studies "War on Terrorism" Conference, Medford, MA (Jan. 25-26, 2007).

Presenter, MESA Conference in Boston, MA, presentation topic:  "Democracy and Repression in Traditional Societies: The Indian Model" (Nov. 18-21, 2006).

Guest Speaker in a Cultural Psychology class, discussing "Afghan Women and Gender and Culture Issues," Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Oct. 26, 2006).

Participant and Organizer, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "Colonialism" with students at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, students in the class HS/IS 130 Modern Mediterranean World (Oct. 17, 2006).

Participant and Organizer, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "Orientalism" with students at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, students in the class HS/IS 130 Modern Middle East (Oct. 11, 2006).

Participant, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "The Fifth Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks" with Cerritos College, California, and the International Pacific College, New Zealand, and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Sept. 11, 2006).

Participant, the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA (August 31-Sept. 3, 2006).

Guest Speaker at Harvard University Summer School for the course "International Business and Global Economic Systems" (SSAM S-325), presentation topic:  "Regional Integration in the Middle East" (August 9, 2006).

Participant, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "Islam under Pressure" with Cerritos College, CA, Durham Technical Community College, NC, Montclair State University, NJ, Palomar College, CA, Santa Ana College, CA, the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and students at Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (April 27, 2006).

Participant, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "Equality, Empowerment, and Education: A New Era for Latin American Women" with Farleigh Dickinson University, NJ, Roger Williams University, RI, Western Michigan University, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia, the United Nations, and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (April 27, 2006).

Guest Speaker, Lunch and Learn 2006, Community Scholars Program, presentation topic:  "Arab Culture," Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (April 21, 2006).

Presenter, The Women, War, and Learning Conference, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, topic:  "A Progress Report on Women's Education in Post-Taliban Afghanistan," Toronto, Canada (April 7, 2006).

Participant, International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, San Diego, CA (March 21-25, 2006).

Participant, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "Violence against Women" with the United Nations and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (March 9, 2006).

Panel Moderator and Organizer, Panel Discussion on "Conflicts in the Middle East:  Where Do We Go From Here?"  Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Feb. 9, 2006).

Panel Moderator, post-theatrical play discussion about "Women in Islam," Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA (Feb. 5, 2006).

Participant, Video-teleconference Dialogue about "The Role of Islam in US-Middle East Politics" with students at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, and Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Dec. 5, 2005).

Panelist, panel discussion about the topic:  "Islam is Not Just in the Middle East," as part of the International Education Week, "Storytellers" segment, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Nov. 15, 2005).

Presenter for Arcadia University for Video-teleconference Dialogue about "The Future of Relations between the West and the Islamic World," sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Oct. 11, 2005).

Panelist, "Islam and the Modern World," Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (Sept. 29, 2005).

Presenter, theTwelfth AUC Research Conference, presentation topic:  "The Dynamics of Resistance to Reform in Egypt," Oriental Hall, The American University in Cairo, Egypt (March 6, 2005).

Guest Lecturer, for the Intensive English Program (IEP), topic:  "The Politics of Identity," The American University in Cairo, Egypt (Oct. 23, 2003).

Panelist, for panel discussion about "Social Change in the Middle East," presentation topic:  "Regression of Islamic Ideology in the Modern World," The American University in Cairo, Egypt (April 2, 2003).

Panelist, and Panel Chair, MESA Conference in Washington, DC, presentation topic:  "Post-September 11th US Relations with Non-Arab Middle Eastern States" on the panel entitled "Post-9/11 US Policy in the Middle East" (Nov. 26, 2002); panel chair for "Rethinking the Quran and Sunnah" (Nov. 26, 2002).

Presenter and Participant, Reconstruction Workshop: Gendered Bodies, Transnational Politics, co-sponsored with the Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies at New York University, and AUC, presentation topic:  "Reconstruction in Post-Taliban Afghanistan" (Oct. 25-26, 2002).

Presenter and Participant, International Peace Research Association (IPRA) Conference at Kyung Hee University, presentation topic:  "Rebuilding Afghanistan through a Human Rights Approach to Social Justice for Women," Suwon, South Korea (July 2002).

Panelist, Political Science Faculty Panel Discussion about "The 9/11 Attacks in the United States:  What Next?" presentation topic:  "The Implications of the 9/11 Attacks for the Muslims in the United States" (Nov. 24, 2001).

Presenter, Workshop on Statelessness in the Arab World, presentation topic:  "Stateless Palestinians, the Peace Process, and State Formation:  The Political Strategy of Negotiations," Ayia Napa, Cyprus (Nov. 2, 2001).

Participant, MESA Conference, Washington, DC (Nov. 1999).

Guest Judge, the National Model Arab League, Washington, DC (April 1998).

AWARDS

Inducted as a faculty inductee into the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Education, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA (April 28, 2006).

Department Research and Travel Grants, The American University in Cairo, Egypt (2001-2004).

Fulbright Fellowship to study Arabic in Damascus, Syria (Sept. 1993-June 1994).

Fulbright-Hays Award to study Arabic at Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan (June-August 1993).

First-Place Winner, Patricia Roberts Harris Essay Contest, essay topic: "Ethics in Public Service: Why Should We Care?"  The Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University, Washington, DC:  http://www.founders.howard.edu/globe/12.htm (Summer 1998).