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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Dana Olwan, Associate Professor, LGBTQ Studies, Middle Eastern Studies & Indigenous Studies, Syracuse University
Nadine’s interdisciplinary feminist workshop opened up an important space for students and faculty members from various departments and programs to rethink and rearticulate the multiple research questions, methodologies, and frameworks animating their scholarly and...
Lisa Duggan, Professor, Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University
Dr. Naber’s workshop was quite a powerful experience for the students in my graduate research seminar. They were energized and motivated after, with so many new ways to think through their projects! Just the boost we all needed to recommit to the possibilities of...
Tanuja Devi
Nadine facilitated a space that was liberating, empowering, and informative to this independent scholar with a severe case of imposter syndrome. I came in not knowing if I had any place in the workshop, and I left with new (brief, accessible, and effective!)...
Margaret Halquist, PhD
Dr. Naber's workshop was a very rewarding experience for me as an Arts Administration and Policy graduate student interested in transdisciplinary collaborative practices. I appreciated her straight-forwardness in discussing academic anxieties and typical obstacles...
Katherine Houpt, Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Sciences, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
I first took Dr. Nadine Naber's How to Design a Liberated Research Project to develop my own ideas for research. I was so invigorated by the process she shared, as well as her infectious enthusiasm and vast knowledge, that I quickly recommended she teach a workshop...
Kristi Murry
Nadine is a captivating and welcoming presenter. There is so much I do not know with depth or clarity about the Middle East. By listening to Nadine’s storytelling style lecture, she took huge ideas of feminism, the treatment of women and the significant roles women...
Katherine Murray-Liebl
Nadine is one of the most thought-provoking lecturers and teachers I have ever encountered. Every time I attend one of Nadine's events, my brain is on overdrive after learning so much. Nadine quickly takes her audience to a space of learning and challenges her...
Faculty Member
Dr. Nadine Naber came to the University of Washington, Seattle in May 2015 through a competitive nomination and selection process where a social justice scholar is invited for a multi-day residential visit to engage with the UW campus and wider city communities. Dr....
Manijeh Moradian, Assistant Professor, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Barnard College
When I picked up my manuscript to begin revising, I felt overwhelmed by the things that were not working and at a loss for how to change course. How lucky I was to seek out Nadine’s help! Nadine has an unparalleled ability to pull out the most important ideas from a...
Clarissa Rojas, Assistant Professor, Chicana/o Studies, University of California Davis
Nadine Naber is simply riveting! She is one of the most fascinating and innovative thinkers. She offers ingenious solutions to better understanding our world and the dilemmas we face. Nadine is such a brilliant engaging and dynamic speaker; you will not be the same...