Position Title
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Advisor for Religious Studies Undergraduates
Director, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program
Teaching Assistants Supervisor for Religious Studies
Position Title
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Advisor for Religious Studies Undergraduates
Director, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program
Teaching Assistants Supervisor for Religious Studies
903 Sproul Hall
Bio
Education and Degree(s):
- M.A., Ph.D. in Religion, Princeton University
- B.A. in Business, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interest(s):
- Islamic law, Early Islamic History, Hadith literature, Islamic Ethics, Ethical Theory, Islamic Political Thought, Islamic Intellectual History, Legal Theory, Legal History, Law and Society, Moral Philosophy, Social Theory, Gender
Course(s) Taught:
- Religion and Law (RST 1H), the Qur'an (RST 65C), Introduction to Islam (RST 60), Introduction to Islamic Thought (RST 160), Introduction to Islamic Law (RST 162), Foundational Theories of Religion (RST 200B)
Teaching Experience:
4 years
Current Projects:
Hadith (early Islamic narratives) and the social network that preserved and disseminated them in premodern Islam
Honors and Awards:
- Fulbright Fellow (2014)