As an Arabic-speaking and Italian-speaking cultural anthropologist, I teach what I research academically— society and cultures in the Middle East and Africa, the impact of migration and globalization on cultures, the anthropology of food, sex/gender/sexuality systems across cultures, race and ethnicity across cultures, anthropological theory, and cultural research methods. I am also active in the Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies programs.
Education
B.A., International Relations, Mount Holyoke College, 1990
M.A., Near East and North African Studies, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1992
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2005
