Jen'nan Read
Sally Dalton Robinson Professor
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Sally Dalton Robinson Professor, Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019 - 2024
- Professor of Sociology, Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018
- Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2018
- Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute 2010
Contact Information
- 140 Reuben-Cooke Bld, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708
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jennan.read@duke.edu
(919) 660-5768
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Curriculum vitae
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Personal Webpage
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin 2001
- M.A., University of Texas, Austin 1997
- B.A., Midwestern State University 1995
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Chair of Sociology, Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019 - 2022
- Associate Professor of Sociology, Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2018
- Associate Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011 - 2018
- Recognition
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In the News
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DEC 10, 2020 Duke Medium Page -
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NOV 15, 2016 Duke Research Blog -
NOV 25, 2015 KCRW’s “Press Play with Madeline Brand -
FEB 18, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor -
SEP 9, 2013 San Jose Mercury News -
SEP 4, 2013
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- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
- Research
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Selected Grants
- 2022 Census Study awarded by Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services 2022 - 2023
- ACCESS Arab American Research Initiative awarded by Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services 2016 - 2018
- Thriving after Surviving: Strategies for Improving Muslim Refugee Student Outcomes awarded by William T Grant Foundation 2018
- Flourishing mental health in caregivers: A mixed methods study of religion and virtuous practices across four countries and religious traditions awarded by St. Louis University 2016 - 2018
- Challenges and Prospects for Disaggregating Health Data among Whites awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2016 - 2017
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Kauh, T. J., J. G. Read, and A. J. Scheitler. “The Critical Role of Racial/Ethnic Data Disaggregation for Health Equity.” Population Research and Policy Review 40, no. 1 (February 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-020-09631-6.Full Text
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Read, Jen’nan Ghazal, Scott M. Lynch, and Jessica S. West. “Disaggregating Heterogeneity among Non-Hispanic Whites: Evidence and Implications for U.S. Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities.” Population Research and Policy Review 40, no. 1 (February 2021): 9–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-020-09632-5.Full Text
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Read, Jen’nan Ghazal, Jessica S. West, and Christina Kamis. “Immigration and health among non-Hispanic whites: The impact of arrival cohort and region of birth.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 246 (February 2020): 112754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112754.Full Text
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Read, Jen’nan G., Kristine J. Ajrouch, and Jessica S. West. “Disparities in functional disability among Arab Americans by nativity, immigrant arrival cohort, and country of birth.” Ssm Population Health 7 (April 2019): 100325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.100325.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Read, Jen’nan Ghazal, and Paige Borelli Smith. “Gender and national origin differences in healthcare utilization among U.S. Immigrants from Mexico, China, and India.” Ethnicity & Health 23, no. 8 (November 2018): 867–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2017.1297776.Full Text
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Eagle, D., L. A. Keister, and J. G. Read. “Household Charitable Giving at the Intersection of Gender, Marital Status, and Religion.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017734650.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Read, J. G., J. R. Porter, and B. K. Gorman. “Gender and the Mental–Physical Health Connection Among U.S. Adults.” Sociological Forum 31, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 1104–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12298.Full Text
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Reynolds, Megan M., Alla Chernenko, and Jen’nan Ghazal Read. “Region of origin diversity in immigrant health: Moving beyond the Mexican case.” Social Science & Medicine (1982) 166 (October 2016): 102–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.018.Full Text
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Hussain, S., and J. G. Read. “Islamic schools in the United States and England: Implications for integration and social cohesion.” Social Compass 62, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 556–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/0037768615602149.Full Text
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Varughese, Shinu, Jennan G. Read, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Salem Abo Salah, Yasser El Deeb, and Peter A. Cameron. “Effectiveness of the Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus protocol in enhancing the function of an Emergency Department in Qatar.” European Journal of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine 22, no. 5 (October 2015): 316–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/mej.0000000000000285.Full Text
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Read, J. G. “Gender, religious identity, and civic engagement among Arab muslims in the United States.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 76, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 30–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/sru042.Full Text
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Read, J. G., S. Varughese, and P. A. Cameron. “Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar.” Qatar Medical Journal 2014, no. 2 (December 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2014.16.Full Text
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Read, J. G. “In search of sociological congruence.” Social Currents 1, no. 1 (February 1, 2014): 44–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496513510901.Full Text
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Read, J. G. “Measuring Ethnicity with U.S. Census Data: Implications for Mexicans and Arabs.” Population Research and Policy Review 32, no. 4 (August 1, 2013): 611–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-013-9286-5.Full Text
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and Megan Reynolds. “Gender Differences in Immigrant Health: The Case of Mexican and Middle Eastern Immigrants.” Journal of Health & Social Behavior 53 (2012): 99–123.
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Gorman, Bridget K., Jen nan G. Read, and Patrick Krueger. “Gender, Acculturation and Health among Mexican American Immigrants.” Journal of Health & Social Behavior 51 (2010): 440–57.
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Read, Jen nan G., and Bridget K. Gorman. “Gender and U.S. Health Inequality.” Annual Review of Sociology 36 (2010): 371–86.
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Read, J. “Intersecting Identities as a Source of Religious Incongruence.” American Sociological Association, 2010.
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Read, J. “Healthy Migrants or Just Healthy Men?” Population Association of America, 2010.
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Read, Jen nan G., and David Eagle. “Intersecting Identities as a Source of Religious Incongruence.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2010.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and Sharon Oselin. “Gender and the Education-Employment Paradox in Ethnic and Religious Contexts: The Case of Arab Americans.” American Sociological Review 73 (April 2008): 296–313.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “Faith, Fact, and Fiction: What Muslim Americans Really Mean for U.S. Democracy.” Contexts 7 (2008): 39–43.
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Read, J. “The Changing Face of Americans: Gender and the Health Policy Implications of.” American Sociological Association, 2008.
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Read, Jen nan G. “Being Arab: Ethnic and Religious Identity Among Second Generation Youth in Montreal by Paul Eid.” American Journal of Sociology 114 (2008).
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Gorman, Bridget K., and Jen nan G. Read. “Why Men Die Younger than Women.” Geriatrics & Aging 10 (March 2007): 179–82.
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Read, Jen nan G., and Bridget K. Gorman. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Hypertension and Depression among US Adult Women.” Ethnicity & Disease 17 (2007): 383–90.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and Philip N. Cohen. “One Size Fits All? Explaining U.S.-born and Immigrant Women’s Employment across 12 Ethnic Groups.” Social Forces 85 (2007): 1713–34.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “More of a Bridge than a Gap: Gender Differences in Arab-American Political Engagement.” Social Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited) 88 (2007): p1072-1091.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “Introduction: The Politics of Veiling in Comparative Perspective.” Sociology of Religion 68 (2007): p231-236.
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Read, Jen’nan Ghazal, and Bridget K. Gorman. “Racial/ethnic differences in hypertension and depression among US adult women.” Ethnicity & Disease 17, no. 2 (January 2007): 389–96.
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Gorman, Bridget K., and Jen nan G. Read. “Gender Disparities in Adult Health: An Examination of Three Measures of Morbidity.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 47 (July 2006): 95–110.
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Read, J. G., and B. K. Gorman. “Erratum to "Gender inequalities in US adult health: The interplay of race and ethnicity". [Social Science & Medicine 62 (2006) 1045-1065] (DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.009).” Social Science and Medicine 62, no. 12 (June 1, 2006): 3197–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.02.002.Full Text
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Read, Jen nan G., and Bridget K. Gorman. “Gender Inequalities in US Adult Health: The Interplay of Race and Ethnicity.” Social Science & Medicine 62 (2006): 1045–65.
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Read, Jen nan G., Michael O. Emerson, and Alvin Tarlov. “Implications of Black Immigrant Health for U.S. Racial Disparities in Health.” Journal of Immigrant Health 7 (July 2005): 205–12.
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Read, Jen nan G., Benjamin Amick, and Katharine M. Donato. “Arab Immigrants: A New Case for Ethnicity and Health?” Social Science & Medicine 61 (2005): 77–82.
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Read, Jen nan G., and Michael O. Emerson. “Racial Context, Black Immigration and the U.S. Black/White Health Disparity.” Social Forces 84 (2005): p181-199.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “Cultural Influences on Immigrant Women’s Labor Force Participation: The Case of Arab Americans.” International Migration Review 38 (2004): 52–77.
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Read, Jen nan G. “Family, Religion, and Work Among Arab-American Women.” Journal of Marriage and Family 66 (2004): 1042–50.
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Bartkowski, John P., and Jen nan Ghazal Read. “Veiled Submission: Gender, Power, and Identity among Evangelical and Muslim Women in the U.S.” Qualitative Sociology 26 (2003): 71–92.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “The Sources of Gender Role Attitudes among Christian and Muslim Arab-American Women.” Sociology of Religion 64 (2003): 207–22.
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Marshall, Susan E., and Jen nan Ghazal Read. ““Identity Politics among Arab-American Women.” Social Science Quarterly 84 (2003): 875–91.
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Read, J. G. “Challenging myths of Muslim women: The influence of Islam on Arab-American Women's labor force activity.” Muslim World 92, no. 1–2 (January 1, 2002): 19–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-1913.2002.tb03730.x.Full Text
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal. “Challenging Myths of Muslim Women: The Influence of Islam on Arab-American Women’s Labor Force Participation.” Muslim World 96 (2002): 18–39.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and John P. Bartkowski. “To Veil or Not to Veil? A Case Study of Identity Negotiation among Muslim Women Living in Austin, Texas.” Gender & Society 4 (2000): 395–417.
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Book Sections
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Read, J. G., and S. Hussain. “Muslim integration in the United States and England: The role of Islamic schools.” In Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States, 133–52, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315279091-8.Full Text
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Rieker, P. P., and J. G. Read. “The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation. A Constrained Choice Explanation.” In The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns, 85–118, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803864-2.00003-1.Full Text
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Cainkar, L., and J. G. Read. “Arab Americans and gender.” In Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, Development, and Health, 9781461482383:89–105, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8238-3_5.Full Text
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Read, J., and Louise Cainkar. “Gender, Culture, and Arab Health.” In A Biopsychosocial Approach to Arab Americans: Perspectives on Culture, Development and Health, edited by S. Nassar-McMillan, J. Hakim-Larson, and K. Ajrouch, 155–91. Springer, 2012.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and David Eagle. “Intersecting Identities: Religion and Gender among Arab Americans.” In Religion and Inequality, edited by L. Keister and D. Sherkat. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Read, Jen nan Ghazal, and Megan Reynolds. “Gender and Health among U.S. Immigrants.” In Health Care and Immigration: Understanding the Connections, edited by Patricia Fernandez-Kelly and Alejandro Portes, 82–109. Routledge, 2012.
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Read, J. G. “Religion, family, and women's employment among Muslim and Christian Arab Americans.” In Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States, 206–25, 2010.
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Read, Jen nan G. “The Diversity of the New Immigrant Religious Populations.” In Faith, Politics & Press in Our Perilous Times, edited by Steven Burgard, 101–17. Kendall/Hunt, 2010.
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Read, Jen nan G., and Bridget K. Gorman. “Gender and Health Revisited.” In The Handbook of the Sociology of Health, Illness, & Healing: Blueprint for the 21st Century, 2010.
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Read, J. “The Effects of Post-9/11 Discrimination on Arab-American Racial Identity.” In From Invisibility to Visibility: The Racialization of Arab Americans Before and After September 11th, edited by N. Naber and A. Jamal. Syracuse University Press, 2008.
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Read, J. “Religion and Women’s Employment Over Life Course: A Comparison of Christian and Muslim Arab Americans.” In Religion, Families, and Health in the United States: New Directions for Population-Based Research, edited by R. Hummer and C. G. Ellison. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
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Read, J. “Multiple Identities among Arabs in America: A Tale of Two Congregations.” In At Home and Abroad: Being and Belonging among U.S. Immigrants from Muslim Countries After September 11, edited by Stephanie Platz. Russell Sage Foundation, 2008.
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Read, J. “To Veil or Not to Veil: A Case Study of Identity Negotiation among Muslim Women Living in Austin, Texas.” In Gender Through the Prism of Difference, edited by Maxine Baca Zinn, Pierette Hondagneu-Sotelo, and Micahel Messner. Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Read, Jen nan G. “North American Islam.” In Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion, edited by Robert Wuthnow. CQ Press, 2008.
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Read, Jen nan G. “The Gender Gap in Arab-American Political Engagement.” In American Arabs and Political Participation, edited by Philippa Strum. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008.
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Other Articles
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Read, J. “Muslims seen as outsiders.” Philadelphia Inquirer, 2009.
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Read, J. “Movement in the Right Direction.” Social Science Research Council Immanent Frame, 2009.
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Read, J. “Reason to Remain Hopeful.” Social Science Research Council Immanent Frame, 2009.
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Read, J. “Are U.S. Muslims Un-American.” Raleigh News & Obsever, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Detroit Free Press, Des Moines, November 2008.
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Read, J. “U.S. Muslims could Swing the Vote.” Philadelphia Inquirer, Raleigh News & Obsever, and Pittsburgh Post Gazette, October 2008.
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Conference Papers
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Read, J. “Gender and Middle Eastern Health: A New Immigrant Case,” 2009.
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Read, J. “Religion and Identity Politics among Blacks and Whites,” 2009.
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Read, J. “Reproducing Inequality? Female Education in Arab-American Families,” 2005.
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Islamic Schools: Help or Hindrance to Integration. December 6, 2010 2010
- Muslim Integration in the U.S. and Germany. December 6, 2010 2010
- Gender Differences in Middle Eastern Immigrant Health. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. December 15, 2009 2009
- Healthy Migrants or Just Healthy Men?. New York University. December 15, 2009 2009
- Middle Eastern Americans in Higher Education. National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education. May 26, 2008 2008
- The Values Voter. February 6, 2008 2008
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
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Service to the Profession
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