Visiting Scholars at the Center for Islamic Studies

Current Visiting Scholars

Ebrahim Shabudin, PhD, DMin (Islamic Leadership, 2023-2024)

Sarah Mohr, MA (Islamic Psychology, 2023-2024)

Carol Bier, Research Scholar (Islamic Art and Mathematics, 2010-present)

Past Visiting Scholars

Ahmed Khater, PhD

Graduate Theological Union
Islamic Law

Sulaiman Mappiasse, PhD

Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan - Faculty of Education and Teacher Sciences
IAIN Manado, Indonesia
Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Eva Kepplinger, PhD

Research Assistant and Chair for Islamic Religious Studies with a Systematics Focus
Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany

Mark Massoud, PhD

Associate Professor of Politics and Legal Studies
UC Santa Cruz
Mellon Visiting Scholar 2017-2018 focusing on Religion, Theology, Law

Jessica Chen, PhD

Islamic Studies and Chinese Religions
Stanford University

Kei Takahashi, PhD

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Ahmed Zildzic, PhD (Oriental Institute, Sarajevo, 2013-2015)

Berney Adeney-Risakotta, PhD (ICRS, Indonesia, 2009-2010)

Mahan Mirza, PhD (Chico State 2008-2009, Zaytuna College, 2011-present)

Monsignor Robert Sheeran (Past President Seton Hall University, 2010-2011)

Michael Wolfe (UPF Productions, PBS Documentaries on Islam, 2010-2011)

Nargis Virani, PhD (New School for Social Research, 2008-2009, 2015-2016)