Karam Dana Explained

Karam Dana (كرم دعنا) is a Palestinian American academic.[1] He is the Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research at the University of Washington Bothell,[2] the first named-professorship to ever be established at the institution.[3] He is Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and the founding director of the American Muslim Research Institute (AMRI).[4] [5]

Biography

He was born and raised in al-Khalil/Hebron (الخليل), West Bank, Palestine.[6] He migrated to the US in the late 1990s. He studied at Seattle Central Community College before transferring to the University of Washington.[6] He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science. He received a Master of Arts in International Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies.[6] After receiving his PhD from the University of Washington in 2009, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, then aorked as a Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[7] [8] He also taught courses at Harvard University and Tufts University[9] before joining the University of Washington faculty.[10] Karam Dana received the highest honors the University of Washington bestows upon its faculty members, both for teaching and research. He received the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2018,[1] [11] and the Distinguished Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Award in 2023.[12] Dr. Dana was recognized by the Arab American Community of the Pacific Northwest in April 2024, and presented him with the Outstanding Service and Leadership Award.

Scholarship

Dana is one of the earliest scholars to study Islam and Muslims in the US through public opinion and through the lens of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP) within the discipline of political science. He served as the co-PI of the Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS), which was one of the earliest national surveys of American Muslims. He also studies the question of Palestine, the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian society,[13] and Palestinian transnationalism.[14] He has published widely on American Muslim political behavior,[15] [16] [17] identity politics,[18] and on the question of Palestine.[19] He has lectured widely,[20] [21] and made media appearances, locally, nationally, and around the world.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karam Dana receives Distinguished Teaching Award . Northwest Asian Weekly . 2018-04-30 . 2022-05-15.
  2. Web site: Karam Dana - School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences . UW Bothell . 2022-05-15.
  3. Web site: Groundbreaking professorship at UW Bothell . 2022-12-24 . University of Washington Bothell . en-US.
  4. Web site: American Muslim Research Institute (AMRI) - School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences - UW Bothell . 2022-12-24 . www.uwb.edu.
  5. Web site: Racial Justice Initiative Speaker Series: Politics of Belonging and Exclusion . Pitzer College . 2021-09-15 . 2022-05-15.
  6. Web site: Learning Matters: a Bridge to Practice: #45 Learning Matters with Karam Dana on Apple Podcasts . 2022-12-24 . Apple Podcasts . en-US.
  7. Web site: Karam Dana . 2022-12-24 . Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs . en.
  8. Web site: Karam Dana . Institute for Social Policy and Understanding . 2016-08-24 . 2022-05-15.
  9. Web site: October 2010 People Notes – Tufts Journal . 2022-12-24 . tuftsjournal.tufts.edu.
  10. Web site: Karam Dana ─ Confronting Injustice: Palestinian Identity, and the Non-Violent Forms of Resisting Israeli Occupation . Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs . 2015-02-19 . 2022-05-15.
  11. Web site: Karam Dana receives University of Washington Bothell 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award . 2023-05-14 . University of Washington Bothell . en-US.
  12. Web site: Distinguished research award to Dr. Karam Dana . 2023-05-14 . University of Washington Bothell . en-US.
  13. Dana . Karam . 2017-10-02 . The West Bank Apartheid/Separation Wall: Space, Punishment and the Disruption of Social Continuity . Geopolitics . 22 . 4 . 887–910 . 10.1080/14650045.2016.1275576 . 152056248 . 1465-0045.
  14. Web site: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 1) Islamic Studies . 2022-12-24 . islamicstudies.stanford.edu . en.
  15. Dana . Karam . Wilcox-Archuleta . Bryan . Barreto . Matt . September 2017 . The Political Incorporation of Muslims in the United States: The Mobilizing Role of Religiosity in Islam . Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics . en . 2 . 2 . 170–200 . 10.1017/rep.2017.4 . 158141967 . 2056-6085.
  16. Web site: Mosques as American institutions: Mosque attendance, religiosity and integration into the political system among American Muslims . 2022-12-24 . scholar.google.com.
  17. Web site: Veiled politics: Experiences with discrimination among Muslim Americans . 2022-12-25 . scholar.google.com.
  18. Web site: Beyond generalized ethnocentrism: Islam-specific beliefs and prejudice toward Muslim Americans . 2022-12-25 . scholar.google.com.
  19. Dana . Karam . 2018-10-02 . Confronting injustice beyond borders: Palestinian identity and nonviolent resistance . Politics, Groups, and Identities . 6 . 4 . 529–552 . 10.1080/21565503.2016.1229625 . 151863044 . 2156-5503.
  20. Web site: Karam Dana: "Making Sense of Palestine Today" . 2022-12-25 . University of Washington Bothell . en-US.
  21. Web site: OPINION: Karam Dana Offers Intriguing Insights to The Palestinian Transitional Identity . 2022-12-30 . The Skidmore News . en-US.

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