Faculty and Staff – Middle East Studies

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Core Faculty

Stacy Beckwith Bio

Program Director of Judaic Studies
W.I. and Hulda F. Daniell Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies

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Summer Forester Bio

Associate Professor of Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations

Office: Hasenstab Hall 214

Phone: 507 222 4856

Email: sforester@carleton.edu

Kambiz GhaneaBassiri Bio

Professor of Religion

Office: Leighton Hall 319

Phone: 507 222 5372

Email: kghaneabassiri@carleton.edu

Zaki Haidar Bio

Senior Lecturer in Arabic

Office: Language & Dining Center 263

Phone: 507 222 5451

Email: zhaidar@carleton.edu

Adeeb Khalid Bio

Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies and History

Office: Leighton Hall 205

Phone: 507 222 4214

Email: akhalid@carleton.edu

Yaron Klein Bio

Associate Professor of Arabic
Chair of Middle Eastern Languages
Director of Middle East Studies
Senior Lecturer in Oud

Office: Language & Dining Center 262

Phone: 507 222 5178

Email: yklein@carleton.edu

Sandra Rousseau Bio

Associate Professor of French
Chair of French and Francophone Studies

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Affiliated Faculty

Sonja Anderson Bio

Associate Professor of Religion

Off Campus: Fall 2026, Winter 2027

Office: Leighton Hall 323

Phone: 507 222 4218

Email: sanderson2@carleton.edu

Jessica Keating Bio

Associate Professor of Art History
Chair of Art and Art History

Office: Boliou Hall 156

Phone: 507 222 4701

Email: jkeating@carleton.edu

Alex Knodell Bio

Director of Archaeology
Professor of Classics

Off Campus: Winter 2026

Office: Language & Dining Center 255

Phone: 507 222 5136

Email: aknodell@carleton.edu

Victoria Morse Bio

Chair of History
Professor of History
Program Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Office: Leighton Hall 203B

Phone: 507 222 4210

Email: vmorse@carleton.edu

William North Bio

Professor of History
Program Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Office: Leighton Hall 203A

Phone: 507 222 4202

Email: wnorth@carleton.edu

Shana Sippy Bio

Research Associate in Religion

Office: Leighton Hall 321

Email: ssippy@carleton.edu

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