People - Faculty

Khalid Ahmed

Assistant Teaching Professor
khalid4@uw.edu
Office: Denny 245 / Office Hours: Thursday 12:30-2:00

Canan Bolel

she/eya
Assistant Professor
cananbo@uw.edu Office Hours: By appointment only

Terri L. DeYoung

she/her/hers
Professor
tdeyoung@uw.edu / (206) 543-6184
Office: Denny 246 / Office Hours: By appointment

Hussein Elkhafaifi

he/him
Associate Professor
hme3@uw.edu
Office: Denny M 220C / Office Hours: By appointment

Aria Fani

he/him/his
Associate Professor
Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professorship in Persian and Iranian Studies
Director of Persian and Iranian Studies Program

Office: / Office Hours: By appointment only

Hadar Khazzam-Horovitz

Associate Teaching Professor
hadarkh@uw.edu Office Hours: By appointment.

Selim Sırrı Kuru

he/him
Associate Professor
Director of Turkish and Ottoman Studies Program
Graduate Program Coordinator
selims@uw.edu
Office: Denny 220C / Office Hours: TTh 11 AM-12 PM

Talant Mawkanuli

Teaching Professor
Director of Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Program
tmawkan@uw.edu
Office: Denny 241 / Office Hours: T 11:00-12:30 or by appointment

Kathryn Medill

she/her
Assistant Teaching Professor
kmed1@uw.edu
Office: DEN M-220B / Office Hours: Winter 2026: Mon 2:00-3:00 PM, Wed 12:35-1:30 (walk in!)

Elham Monfaredi

she/her
Assistant Teaching Professor
elhammon@uw.edu / 206-685-3743
Office: DEN 220A / Office Hours: By appointment

Scott Noegel

Professor
Director of Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Program
snoegel@uw.edu

Stephanie Selover

She/Her/Hers
Chair
Associate Professor
sselover@uw.edu / 206.543.7145
Office: Denny 220F / Office Hours: By Appointment

Naomi B. Sokoloff

Professor
Director of Modern Hebrew and Israel Studies Program
naosok@uw.edu
Office: Denny 220B / Office Hours: W 11:00-12:30

Mehari Worku

Assistant Teaching Professor
mworku3@uw.edu
Office: DEN 233 / Office Hours: Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm

Melike Yucel-Koc

She/her
Associate Teaching Professor
yucelm@uw.edu / (206) 685-0324
Office: Denny M 220F / Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30-12:30 p.m.

Emeriti Faculty

Nicholas Heer

Professor Emeritus
heer@uw.edu

Gary Martin

Teaching Professor Emeritus
garmar@uw.edu
maw@uw.edu

Adjunct/Affiliate Faculty

People - Adjuncts & Affiliates
Name Title Email/Phone
Ahuvia, Mika Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Stroum Center for Jewish Studies mahuvia@uw.edu
Ben Ami, Shai Acting Instructor shaib@uw.edu
Bet-Shlimon, Arbella Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Department of History shlimon@uw.edu
Chen, Annie T. Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education
Clauss, Jim Adjunct in MELC, Professor, Department of Classics jjc@uw.edu
Dhavan, Purnima Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Department of History pdhavan@uw.edu
Kasaba, Resat Adjunct in MELC, Professor, Jackson School of International Studies kasaba@uw.edu
Ketchley, Sarah Affiliate Instructor ketchley@uw.edu
Lombardi, Clark Adjunct in MELC, Professor, School of Law lombardi@uw.edu
McCabe, Lillian Lecturer limccabe@uw.edu
Mosca, Matthew W Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Department of History, Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies mosca@uw.edu
Moujtahid, Amina Lecturer amoujt@uw.edu
Radnitz, Scott Adjunct in MELC, Professor, Jackson School of International Studies srad@uw.edu
(206) 543-2467
Reid, Donald M. Affiliate in MELC, Emeritus, Department of History dreid@gsu.edu
Robinson, Cabeiri Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies
Samini, Naghmeh Affiliate Assistant Professor nsamini@uw.edu
Walker, Joel Adjunct in MELC, Associate Professor, Department of History jwalker@uw.edu

In Memoriam

People - In Memoriam
Name Title
Andrews, Walter Research Professor Emeritus
Bacharach, Jere In Memoriam
Cirtautas, Ilse Emeritus Professor
Ziadeh, Farhat J. In Memoriam