Qualification
PhD in Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington-Seattle, US
MA in Near Eastern Studies, New York University, US
BA in English, Certificate in Applied Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison, US
Selected Publications & Other Achievements
Institute for Turkish Studies, Research Grant in Comparative Studies of Modern Turkey, 2009-10
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, University of Washington-Seattle, 2008-9
Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship, University of Washington-Seattle, 2008
Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation Travel Grant, 2008
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, University of Washington-Seattle, 2007-8
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Cultural Immersion Travel Grant, 2007
Dorot Travel Grant, 2006
Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship, University of Washington-Seattle, 2006
Harvard/Koç Ottoman Language Summer Program Grant, 2003
Professional Experience
Lecturer, George Washington University, Department of Political Science, US
Lecturer, New York University – Washington DC Global Program, US
Lecturer, New York University, Department of Anthropology, US
Language
- English, Turkish, French, Arabic, Hebrew