Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty play a crucial role in fostering a deeper understanding of human society and culture. Through its diverse range of disciplines, interdisciplinary approach, and emphasis on critical thinking and practical application, our faculty expertise prepares students to navigate the complexities of the world and make meaningful contributions to society.

Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences

John Meloy

Professor and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Deans

Jillian Campana

Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Atta Gebril

Professor of Applied Linguistics and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

Department of Applied Linguistics

Atta Gebril

Professor of Applied Linguistics and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

Nihal Nagi Sarhan

Associate Professor and TESOL program Director

Raghda Essawi Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics Department

Raghda El Essawi

Associate Professor and TAFL program Director

Reem Bassiouney

Professor and Chair, Applied Linguistics

Zeinab Taha

Professor of Applied Linguistics

Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations

Adam Talib

Associate Professor

Ahmad Khan

Assistant Professor

Amina Elbendary

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Bernard O'Kane

Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture

Dina Heshmat

Associate Professor

Eleonora Fernandes

Associate Professor

Ellen Kenney

Associate Professor and Chair

Mohamed Serag

Professor

Nelly Hanna

Distinguished University Professor

Department of Arts

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Adam Christopher Marple

Assistant Professor of Directing

Ahmad Saqfalhait

Associate Professor of Practice and Associate Chair

Bahia Shehab

Professor of Practice

Bassem Youssri

Associate Professor of Practice

Brenda M. Segone

Assistant Professor of Design History and Theory

Chelsea Green

Associate Professor and the Music Program Director

David Rafferty

Associate Professor of Practice

Dina Amin

Associate Professor of Theatre and Director of the Theatre Program

Ghalia Elsrakbi

Associate Professor of Practice

Haytham Nawar

Associate Professor

Jalal Toufic

Professor

Jochen Braun

Associate Professor of Practice

John Baboukis

Professor

John Hoey

Associate Professor of Practice

Nagla Samir

Director of the Graphic Design Program and Associate Professor of Practice

Rodrigo Gratacós Brum

Associate Professor of Practice

Wael El Mahallawy

Associate Professor and Chair

Ryan Vincente Lee Grees

Associate Professor of Practice

Jillian Campana

Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Educational Studies

Daria Mizza

Assistant Professor

Heba El Deghaidy

Chair of the Department of Educational Studies

Ibrahim Karkouti

Assistant Professor

Malak Zaalouk

Professor of Practice and Director

Teklu Bekele

Associate Professor

Department of English and Comparative Literature

Ferial Ghazoul

Professor

Martin Moraw

Assistant Professor

Steven Salaita

Professor

Tahia Abdel Nasser

Associate Professor and Chair

William Melaney

Professor

Department of History

AbdelAziz EzzelArab

Professor

Elisabeth Kennedy

Assistant Professor

Hanan Kholoussy

Associate Professor

Mark Deets

Assistant Professor and Director of Prince AlWaleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz AlSaud Center for American Studies

Michael Reimer

Professor

Mouannes Hojairi

Assistant Professor

Olivier Schouteden

Assistant Professor

Pascale Ghazaleh

Associate Professor and Chair

Department of Philosophy

Addison Ellis

Assistant Professor

Ahmed El-Sayed Abdel Meguid

Assistant Professor

Alessandro Topa

Associate Professor and Chair

Catarina Belo

Associate Professor

Euan Metz

Assistant Professor

Mario Hubert

Assistant Professor

Richard Fincham

Associate Professor

Robert Switzer

Associate Professor

Steffen W. Stelzer

Emeritus Professor

Thomas William Rule

Assistant Professor

Walter Lammi

Professor Emeritus

Department of Political Science

Amr Adly

Assistant Professor

Bahgat Korany

Professor

Chris Barker

Assistant Professor

Ibrahim Elnur

Associate Professor

Maye Kassem

Associate Professor

Mostafa Hefny

Assistant Professor

Nadine Sika

Associate Professor

Nesrine Badawi

Associate Professor

Rabab El Mahdi

Associate Professor

Sean Lee

Assistant Professor

Syed Maswood

Professor and Chair

Walid Kazziha

Professor

Sarah Smierciak

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

Carie Forden

Professor and Chair

Gurusewak S. Khalsa

Associate Professor of Practice

Hassan Zaky

Professor

Heba Kotb

Associate Professor of Practice

Jacquelyn H. Berry

Assistant Professor

Kate Ellis

Associate Professor

Lameese Eldesouky

Assistant Professor

Mona Amer

Professor

Nour Zaki

Visiting Assistant Professor

Yasmine Saleh

Associate Professor of Practice

Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology

Dina Makram-Ebeid

Assistant Professor

Gerda Heck

Assistant Professor

Hanan Sabea

Associate Professor and Sociology-Anthropology Graduate Program Advisor Editor-in-Chief of Cairo Papers in Social Science

Helen Rizzo

Associate Professor and Sociology Unit Head

Ian Morrison

Chair, Department of Sociology, Egyptology, and Anthropology. Principal Investigator, Extimacies: Critical Theory from the Global South The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation