Meet Our Faculty and Staff

Arabic Flagship Program Faculty

We invite you to visit the Faculty List on the Department of Middle Eastern Studies website to read the biographies of the Arabic Flagship Program faculty.

Mahmoud Al-Batal
Director, Arabic Flagship Program
Associate Professor

Kristen Brustad
Associate Professor

Mohammad Mohammad
Associate Professor

Peter Abboud
Professor

Tarek El-Ariss
Assistant Professor

Samer Ali
Associate Professor

Martha Schulte-Nafeh
Senior Lecturer

Laila Familiar
Lecturer

Pete Glanville
Assistant Instructor

Cory Jorgensen
Assistant Instructor

Summer Loomis
Assistant Instructor

Anita Husen
Teaching Assistant

Ben Koerber
Teaching Assistant

Rabiya Ali
Student Assistant

Mona Madgavkar
Student Assistant

Arabic Flagship Program Staff

Mahmoud Al-Batal
Director

Mohammad Mohammad
Associate Director

Kimberly Dahl
Assistant Director

Helena Schneider
Events Coordinator

Franny Vandervoort
Administrative Associate