Sina McCants Mossayeb
TC Degree, Program & Specialization: Ph.D., CIE/Political Science
Geographical Focus: Middle East
Advisors: Gita Steiner Khamsi, Charles Tilly, Mirjam Kuenkler (Princeton University)
Previous graduate education: M.A., Near Eastern Studies from University of Arizona
Research and scholarly interests: contentious politics of education equity, minority education, social movement theories in relation to educational movements, educational equity, globalization and education, education policy
Recent Presentation/Publication:
Co-Author with R. Shirazi. "Education and Emigration: The case of the Iranian-American community," CICE 9(1) 2006
"Cosmetic Nationalism: The Pahlavi Dynasty," Zeitun: A Journal for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, 1 (2002)
"Educational Ethnocide: extreme repressive education policy, its intent and impact" (seminar on political identities, Columbia University)
Awards/Grants: Departmental Scholarship from Teachers College (2006-2007); Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer 2006 Scholarship (offered); Minority Student Scholarship from Teachers College (2005-2006)