FLAS Fellows

Title VI (US Department of Education) Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Academic Year and Summer fellowships are offered through the University of Arizona's Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

Past FLAS Fellows

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Rianna Decker (Arabic & MENAS), 5th year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic 
  • Joshua Ghorbani (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science), Advanced Persian
  • Serene Goodman (Arabic and Global Studies), 5th Year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Matthew Harwood (Anthropology), 5th Year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Penelope Stuart (Arabic, Linguistics & Neuroscience and Cognitive Science), 5th year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Erik Youngdahl (Anthropology), 5th Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Lameese Ahmad (MENAS), Intermediate Persian
  • Isabella Bains [MENAS & MPA], Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Tate Crossley (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) 
  • Nicholas Kolenda [MENAS], Advanced Persian
  • Andrew Zonoozi (Roshan), Intermediate Persian

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Heather Jensen (Arabic/MSA), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows 

  • Mamadou Bah (Arabic/MSA), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Isabella Bains (Arabic/MSA), Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
  • Tate Crossley (Arabic/MSA), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Margaret McGary (Arabic/MSA), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Herbert Tinsley (Arabic/MSA), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Andrew Zonoozi (Persian), Advanced Persian

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Joshua Ghorbani (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science), Intermediate Persian
  • Serene Goodman (Arabic and Global Studies), 3rd Year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Matthew Harwood (Anthropology), 3rd Year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) 
  • Lydia Risley (MENAS), 4th Year Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) 

Graduate Fellows

  • Lameese Ahmad (MENAS), Intermediate Persian
  • Tate Crossley (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Kirsten Drehobl (Development Practice), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Seth McCombie (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Olivia Odell (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Lexie Palmer (Roshan), Intermediate Persian
  • Andrew Zonoozi (Roshan), Intermediate Persian

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Casey Hagg (MENAS/ Arabic/ Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Sophia Moghimi (History/ Persian/ Physiological and Medical Sciences), Intermediate Persian

Graduate Fellows

  • Lameese Ahmad (MENAS), Introductory Persian
  • Samantha Goodrich (History), Advanced Turkish 
  • Seth McCombie (MENAS), 5th Year Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Olivia Odell (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Lexie Palmer (MENAS), Introductory Persian
  • Brittany Power (MENAS), Intermediate Moroccan Arabic
  • Zane Stull (Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Andrew Wickersham (History), Advanced Turkish

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Kaitlyn Abiri (Molecular and Cellular Biology), Intermediate Persian
  • Sydney Filler (Mathematics/Philosophy/Economics), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Serene Goodman (Arabic), Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
  • Claire Holloway (PPEL), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Mohammad Azeem Khan (Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Rob Handerhan (Roshan GIDP), Intermediate Persian
  • Scott Jones (MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Kelly Loomis (MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Seth McCombie (MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Lexie Palmer (MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Renee Spellman (MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Sean Tomlinson (MENAS), Intermediate Turkish

 

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Bethany Weppler (Arabic/French/Linguistics), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Jeniffer Acevedo Castro (Human Rights Practice), Graduate, Intermediate Persian
  • Elizabeth Bentley (Rhetoric/Gender & Women), Graduate, Advanced Hebrew
  • Kacey Evilsizor (Roshan GIDP), Graduate, Intermediate Persian
  • Rose Hattab (MENAS), Graduate, Intermediate Turkish
  • Scott Jones (MENAS), Graduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Ryan Brown (Business/Arabic), Advanced Arabic
  • Mai Naji (Arabic/Linguistics/MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Lexie Palmer (Arabic/MENAS/Art History), Advanced Arabic
  • Casey Paulus (Linguistics), Advanced Persian
  • Althea Reichert (Undeclared), Intermediate Arabic
  • Madeleine Rodish (Arabic/Global Studies/MENAS), Advanced Arabic
  • Michael Sauers (German/Arabic), Advanced Arabic
  • Christian Sepulveda (PPEL/Spanish), Advanced Arabic
  • Bethany Weppler (Arabic/French/Linguistics), Advanced Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Robin Brackett (Roshan GIDP), Advanced Persian
  • Kacey Evilsizor (Roshan GIDP), Advanced Persian
  • Scott Jones (MENAS), Intermediate Arabic
  • Connor Pierce (Roshan GIDP), Introductory Arabic
  • Renee Spellman (MENAS), Advanced Hebrew
  • Nathan Spinder (MENAS), Advanced Arabic

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Mohammed Khan (MENAS/Political Science), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Zack Mandis (MENAS), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Amy Ramirez (MENAS/Arabic), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Michael Sauers (Arabic/German/Political Science), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Bethany Weppler (Arabic/French/Linguistics), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Elizabeth Bentley (Rhetoric/Gender & Women), Graduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Ryan Blair (MENAS), Graduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Robin Brackett (Roshan GIDP), Graduate, Advanced Persian
  • Aaron Graybill (MENAS), Graduate, Intermediate Moroccan Arabic
  • Sajedeh Hosseini (Roshan GIDP), Graduate, Intermediate Persian (dialect)
  • Sean Tomlinson (MENAS), Graduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Undergraduate Fellows:

  • Amin Abtahi (Arabic/Pre-Nursing/Russian), Advanced Arabic
  • Matthew Barngrover (MENAS/Political Science/Turkish), Advanced Turkish
  • Ariella Lee (Business Administration), Advanced Persian
  • Lexie Palmer (Arabic/MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Michael Sauers (Arabic/German Studies/Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Julia Ann Schimmel (Arabic/MENAS/Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Talia Sherman (MENAS/Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Madeleine Rodish (Arabic/Global Studies/MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows:

  • Robin Bracket (Roshan GIDP), Advanced Persian
  • Renee Spellman (MENAS), Intermediate Hebrew

Undergraduate Fellows

  • Jake Abtahi (MENAS), Undergraduate, Intermediate Russian
  • Chelsea Forer (Anthropology), Undergraduate, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
  • Yezan Hassan (Arabic), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Danielle Kirchoff (Arabic/MENAS), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Jared Lindsey (Arabic/MENAS), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Madeleine Rodish (Global Studies/Arabic), Undergraduate, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows

  • Samantha Goodrich (History), Graduate, Intermediate Turkish
  • Rachel Rosenbaum (Anthropology), Graduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Undergraduate Fellows:

  • Marian Arthur (Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Jake Abtahi (Biology), Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Danielle Kirchoff (MENAS), Intermediate Persian
  • Anthony McGee (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Noor Rana (PPEL), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Nolan Rose (Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Tasnim Zahlan (Global Studies), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)

Graduate Fellows:

  • Jeremiah Miller (English), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • John Joseph Perugini (MENAS), Advanced Turkish
  • Brittany Power (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
  • Renee Spellman (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).

Undergraduate Fellows:

  • Amir Ayubi (Political Science), Undergraduate, Advanced Persian
  • Ryan Brown (Business Economics), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Noor Rana (Philosophy, Politics, Economics, & Law), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Selena Sanchez (Pre-Physiology), Undergraduate, Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows:

  • Robin Brackett (Roshan GIDP), Advanced Persian
  • Kyle Jones (MENAS), Graduate, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
  • Renee Spellman (MENAS), Intermediate Hebrew

Undergraduate Fellows:

  • Federico Guajardo (Linguistics), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic  
  • Dana Helfenbein (Spanish), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic 
  • Hila Lamdan (Economics), Advanced Hebrew
  • Jennifer LaMoreaux (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic 
  • Melissa McBurney (MENAS), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic (Fall 16)
  • Noor Rana (Philosophy, Politics, Econ & Law) Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic (Spring 17)
  • Jake Rice (Political Science), Advanced Hebrew
  • Nolan Rose (Political Science), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • Jaime Zettlemoyer (Anthropology), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic

Graduate Fellows:

  • Justin Glenn Curtis (Government and Public Policy), Advanced Persian
  • Jeremiah Miller (English), Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
  • John Joseph Perugini (MENAS), Advanced Turkish
  • Allison Stuewe (Anthropology), Advanced Arabic Dialect (Levantine)