CIRS & Library

CIRS SCHOLARS

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) researchers and staff undertake research in their interest areas and support students through conducting research workshops and mentoring during internships. CIRS also supports Faculty Fellows by workshopping and editing their work.

ZAHRA BABAR Associate Director for Research M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University Research Focus: Rural development, migration and labor policies; and citizenship in the Persian Gulf states

MISBA BHATTI Research Analyst M.A., London School of Economics and Political Science Research Focus: Sustainable practices in the Middle East; social practices in the Middle East

ISLAM HASS AN Research Analyst Ph.D.Candidate, Qatar University Research Focus: State-building in the Gulf states; and comparative politics and international relations of West Asia and North Africa

MEHRAN KAMRAVA Professor; Director, Center for International and Regional Studies Ph.D., University of Cambridge Research Focus: Comparative politics; political development; and Middle Eastern politics

SUZI MIRGANI Managing Editor for Publications Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University Research Focus: Politics and popular culture; art and cultural production; media and politics; and film-making about the Arab world

JACKIE STARBIRD Publications and Projects Assistant M.A., University of Minnesota Research Focus: Copy editing, publication, and marketing

ELIZABETH WANUCHA Project Manager M.A., University of Denver Research Focus: Women and family in society in the Middle East

SUBJECT LIBRARIANS

Librarians play a critical role in GU-Q’s research ecosystem by helping students develop their research skills, providing one-on-one research consultations, developing subject and course research guides, conducting research and technology skills sessions, identifying and acquiring appropriate research materials, and assisting scholars in their research.

The library has three subject librarians who are assigned to faculty and students based on their discipline areas.

ROBERT LAWS Technology and Instruction Librarian M.A., George Mason University MLS, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo

Subject Discipline Areas: Anthropology, history, government, theology

Specialized Services: Assisting with research and technology (iMovie, digital posters, VR, etc.), and teaching information literacy and digital skills

PASCHALIA TERZI Instruction Librarian MLIS, University of Boras

Subject Discipline Areas: International affairs, international politics, sociology, philosophy

Specialized Services: Teaching information literacy skills, creation of online tutorials, assistance with research and citation management software (Zotero, Refworks)

WRITING CENTER

The Writing Center (part of OAS) works with students at all stages of the writing process, from understanding the topic to developing a thesis statement, to refining and citing.

Writing Center staff help students develop the skills they need to communicate as professionals.

THANA EL-SALLABI Writing Specialist M.A., Georgetown University

SARAH HOLT Writing Specialist M.A., Dublin City University M.Phil., Trinity College Dublin

KERRY ANNE SAUER Writing Center Coordinator M.Ed., University of Southern Queensland

TATIANA USOVA Associate Director of the Library M.A., University of Toulouse MLIS, Simmons College

Subject Discipline Areas: Economics, culture and politics, Arabic literature, English, French, sociology, writing

Specialized Services: Teaching information literacy skills, support with research, scholarly publishing, copyright, and assessment strategies

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