Staff

The Master of Arts in Arab Studies team is here to support you throughout your time in the program.

If you have any questions about the admissions process, the curriculum requirements or other program concerns, please email maas@georgetown.edu to connect with a member of our program team.

  • Tait
    Coco Tait
    Events & Program Manager
    Coco Tait joined CCAS in 2022 as the events and program manager where she is responsible for event management and general program administration for the…
  • Parthasarathy
    Dharini Parthasarathy
    Assistant Director of Academic Programs
    Dharini Parthasarathy is the Assistant Director of Academic Programs at CCAS and started working in the Center in Spring 2024. She holds an MS in Learning…
  • Adely
    Fida Adely
    Associate Professor and Director, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
    Fida Adely is an Associate Professor at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Clovis and…
  • Poust
    Mackenzie Poust
    Operations and Program Manager
    Mackenzie Poust joined CCAS in early 2025 as the Operations and Program Manager. She is responsible for the center’s daily operations and general program…
  • Daoudy
    Marwa Daoudy
    Seif Ghobash Chair in Arab Studies
    Dr. Marwa Daoudy is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) and the Seif Ghobash Chair…
  • Kirk
    Mimi Kirk
    Associate Director
    Mimi Kirk is Associate Director and Adjunct Faculty in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. She is also a writer and editor with expertise in Palestine…
  • Zohar
    Ryan Zohar
    Middle East Studies Liaison & Reference Librarian
  • Douglass
    Susan Douglass
    Education Outreach Director
    Dr. Susan Douglass joined CCAS in June 2014. She received her Ph.D. in World History at George Mason University in 2016 and has an M.A. in Arab Studies from…
  • Valosik
    Vicki Valosik
    Editorial Director
    Ms. Valosik is the Editorial Director at CCAS and has worked at the center since 2014. She holds an M.A. in Nonfiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University…

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