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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Patricia Zavella, Professor Emerita, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California Santa-Cruz
The Liberate Your Research Workshop was super helpful to me. I learned to take steps to overcome feeling overwhelmed and unqualified to conduct my research and I identified a name for my approach. Nadine’s work is critical for those of us marginalized by academia.
Ain Ealy
Nadines' workshop provided a grounding, practical and tangible approach to affirming one's' natural knowledge as credible and supported participants in finding academic language that further frames our work.
Ga Young Chung, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, University of California Davis
I am still enjoying and appreciating the sense of liberation the workshop, time, and community circle created at the workshop provided to me. For a long time, I was not sure if I could do this research well. I wanted to counter the stress and anxiety. So often, I...
Enaya Othman, Associate Professor, Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture, Marquette University
Writing my book, I struggled to put forward my arguments beyond their intersections with my own experience as a Palestinian immigrant woman. When Dr. Naber read drafts of my book chapters, her gracious encouragement, comments, and suggestions led me to bluntly assert...
Maryam Moeini Meybodi, PhD Student, Graduate School of Education, University of California Berkeley
Nadine's workshop helped me liberate my inner voice. I found the workshop to be uplifting. Nadine reminded me of one of the main reasons why I entered academia: to empower my community. The reminder gave me strength to persevere and see the beauty within my community...
Chandni Desai, Assistant Professor, Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity, University of Toronto
After I did the workshop with Nadine in the summer of 2020, I've been soaring, and I really hope I can now write a book that is off the charts!
S. Heijin Lee, PhD Student, Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University
Working with Nadine has completely improved the quality of my life. She's helped me get unstuck and move forward in writing my book. Just as importantly, though, we've been addressing the deep seated issues that led to getting stuck in the first place. I'm totally...
Aisha Mershani, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Gettysburg College
Working with Dr. Naber has transformed my relationship with writing. Her strength-based approach has empowered me in the very demanding path of academia. Editors often give brief feedback about changes needed, but without the proper skills to execute the changes,...
Anonymous
This workshop was unlike anything I've attended before. It made me feel I have direction for how to center myself around my personal goals, and integrate them into my theoretical and methodological framework. I feel simultaneously inspired and grounded, which is...
Laila Jadallah
I am incredibly grateful for Nadine’s workshop. As someone coming back to academia after more than 13 years, it deeply energized me and helped me get over some of the insecurities one has when feeling a bit out of place. I am already using some of the tools Nadine...