About
Dr. Nadine Naber
Dr. Nadine Naber is a public scholar, author, and teacher from Al-Salt, Jordan and the Bay Area of California. Nadine has been co-creating connections, research, and activism among scholars of color and social movements for the past 25 years. She is author/co-author of five books, an expert author for the United Nations; co-founder of the organization Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition and Solidarity (MAMAS); co-author of the forthcoming book, *Pedagogies of the Radical Mother* (Haymarket Press); and founder of programs such as the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at the University of Michigan and the Arab American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois. Her work has been recognized through awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Prize from the American Studies Association (2022), the Y-Women’s Leadership Award, and awards from foundations such as Macarthur, Ford, Russell Sage, Open Societies, and Andrew W. Mellon.
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Ida Yalzadeh, Postdoc, Global American Studies, Charles Warren Center, Harvard University
There were a lot of "aha" moments for me during this workshop. I've never really thought about the ways that my lived experience informs the methodological & theoretical aspects of my work. I feel like this is such an empowering way to look at my work and show...
Aisha Subhan, Student, Islamic and Interreligious Studies, Chicago Theological Seminary
Dr. Naber's workshop inspires participants to step into their power. After the workshop, I felt as if I entered a new realm not often associated with the competitive and daunting atmosphere of academia-- one that insisted my creativity, insights, and developing work...
Kris Klein Hernandez, Postdoc, American History, Charles Warren Center, Harvard University
After Nadine's workshop, I felt confident that I could really "do academia." If I were in Nadine's shoes, I would not change anything about this workshop. I will continue to benefit from it from here onwards. I would *absolutely* recommend it to other faculty.
Hannah Manshel, Assistant Professor, English, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
I'm grateful for such a generative, helpful, and honestly healing workshop. It was a great experience to get to learn from Nadine and participate in the kind of community building her workshop fosters. I'm extremely grateful for the feedback Nadine gave me. It was...
Dorothy Holland, Professor, Cultural Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Before I participated in Nadine's Liberate Your Research workshop, I was filled with trepidation about a challenging new project that seemed to be pulling me far afield in subject matter and totally outside my usual methods. I was filled with doubt and dread. During...
Kathryn LaRoche, Assistant Professor, Public Health, Purdue University
I participated in your Liberate Your Research workshop with the Association of Feminist Anthropology. Since then, I've been on the job market for a tenure track position. I just signed the offer letter for my dream job and I truly feel like your workshop was...
Leslie K. Morrow, Doctoral Candidate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Nadine's coaching helped me acknowledge my power and stop giving it away to the harmful and toxic academic-industrial complex. Nadine helped me minimize my reaction to what others think about me by helping me learn to empower myself with what uplifts and nourishes me,...
Sarah M. Peitzmeier, Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan
"Liberate Your Research" helped me understand how and why my research and research by other minoritized scholars is devalued by traditional academic structures - and how to proudly articulate the rigor, innovation, and worth of our work in the face of gatekeepers...
Alix Johnson, Assistant Professor, International Studies, Macalester College
As Program Chair for the Association of Feminist Anthropology, I helped to host Nadine in leading her Liberate Your Research Workshop for our membership. The hunger for this kind of gathering was immediately apparent in the number of enthusiastic applications we...
Charlotte Karam Albrecht, Associate Professor, Inclusive Human Resource Systems, University of Ottawa
Nadine is incredibly skilled at helping scholars articulate what is unique and impactful about their projects. I ended Nadine's workshop with a clear sense of where I am heading with my research and why it was necessary. This was a true gift!