Adjunct in MELC Associate Professor, Department of History Contact Information jwalker@uw.edu Fields of Interest Antiquity Archaeology Biblical Hebrew Early Christianity Late Antiquity Material Culture Middle Eastern Studies Near Eastern Studies Persian Sasanian Empire Turkic Biography Ph.D., 1998, Princeton Courses Taught Winter 2022NEAR E 288 A: Introduction to the Horn of Africa Winter 2021NEAR E 288 A: Introduction to the Horn of Africa Resources & Related Links Profile Affiliations Home Department History Related News Related News NELC STUDENTS REFLECT: Lidwien Kaptiejn on Somalia, A Horn of Africa Initiative Lecture (November 6, 2019)