Mervat Hatem

Organizations: NGOs, Universities
Professions: Educator, Researcher

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Professor of Political Science

Mervat Hatem

CONTACT INFORMATION / PRIVATE


Washington

USA

CONTACT INFORMATION / WORK


Howard University

Political Science

2441 6th Street NW

20059

DC

Washington

USA

+1 202 806 9345

mhatem@howard.edu

Education


PhD, Political Science, University of Michigan, 1982.

MA, Political Science, University of Michigan, 1976.

MA, Sociology, American University in Cairo, 1975.

BA, Political Science, American University in Cairo, 1971.

languages


Arabic

English

COMPETENCES


Political Science

WORK HISTORY


Professor of Political Science, Howard University, 1980-Present.

Honorary office and memberships


President, Middle East Studies Association (MESA), November 2007-November 2008.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board of JMEWS: Journal of Middle East Women Studies, 2008- Present.

Selected in 2004 for inclusion in the Academics Keys Who’s Who in the Social Sciences Higher Education.

Member, Editorial board of Hawwa: Journal of Women in Islamic Societies, 2002-Present.

Member, Advisory Board, Women and Memory Forum, 1997-Present.

Member, Board of Directors, Middle East Studies Association, 1997-2000.

Editorial Consultant to Feminist Studies, 1992-2006.

Member, American Political Science Association.

Productions and Works


“Power and Knowledge Revisited in Middle East Studies”, Review of Middle East Studies Review, 43,1 (Summer 2009).

“Africa on My Mind”, International Journal of Middle East Studies , 41 (May 2009).

“Women and Social Reform: An Overview”, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, John Esposito and Tamara Sonn, eds.(Oxford University Press, 2009).

AWARDS


Distinguished Alumna Award, American University in Cairo, 2008.

Recipient of Howard University Funds For Academic Excellence Grant, 2004-2005.

Nominated by the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard University for a “Special Recognition Award” for mentoring students, 2003-2004.

Recipient of Howard University's Merit Awards, 1996-2005.