People

Department Leadership

 

Departmental Staff

 

Faculty by Area

Arabic

Dina El-Hefnawy
Dina El-Hefnawy

Teaching Instructor in Arabic

Mohssen Esseesy
Mohssen Esseesy

Professor of Arabic and International Affairs, Coordinator of the Arabic program

Cory Jorgensen
Cory Jorgensen

Assistant Professor of Arabic

Ebtissam Oraby
Ebtissam Oraby

Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic

Francesco Sinatora
Francesco L. Sinatora

Associate Professor of Arabic

Nashwa Taher
Nashwa Taher

Teaching Instructor in Arabic

Jennifer Tobkin
Jennifer Tobkin

Teaching Assistant Professor of Arabic

 


Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Eric Cline
Eric H. Cline

Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology; Director of the GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute

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Mary Catherine Contreras

Part-time Faculty for Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Dr. Elise A. Friedland
Elise A. Friedland

Associate Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Art History

Christopher Rollston
Christopher Rollston

Department Chair, Professor of Biblical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Andrew Smith
Andrew M. Smith II

Associate Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of History

 


Hebrew

Naomi Elimelech
Naomi Elimelech

Part-time Faculty for Hebrew

Orian Zakai
Orian Zakai

Associate Professor of Hebrew/Israeli Literature and Culture, Hebrew Program Coordinator

 


Persian

Zohreh Mirsharif
Zohreh Mirsharif

Part-time Faculty for Persian

Maziar Valamotamed
Maziar Valamotamed

Part-time Faculty for Persian

  


Uyghur

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Mustafa Aksu

Lecturer in Uyghur Language


Emeritae and Emeriti Faculty

Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher

Professor Emerita of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

John Ziolkowski
John E. Ziolkowski

Professor Emeritus of Classics in Residence