People
Director
Steven L. Spiegel, Professor, Political Science and Director, Center for Middle East Development
Staff
Mani A. Jad, Assistant Director, Center for Middle East Development
Neda Afsharian, Research Assistant, Center for Middle East Development
Michelle Chaldu, Center Administrator, Center for Middle East Development
Salome Mohajer, Special Projects Assistant, Center for Middle East Development
Yael Warshel, Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle East Development
David Weinberg, Visiting Middle East Specialist, Center for Middle East Development
Faculty Advisory Committee
Joel Aberbach, Professor, Political Science and Director, Center for American Politics
Asli Bali, Acting Professor of Law
Stuart Gabriel, Professor, Arden Realty Chair- Anderson School
Michael Intriligator, Professor of Economics, Political Science and Public Policy
Barham Jalali, Professor, Electrical Engineering
Randal Johnson, Distinguished Professor, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Michael F. Lofchie, Professor and Chair, International Development Studies IDP
David Rapoport, UCLA Political Science and Editor of "Terrorism and Political Violence"
Arieh Saposnik, Director, UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies; Gilbert Foundation Chair; Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Elwin Svenson, Executive Director International Programs, Anderson Business School
