Lecturers

Dr. Ahmad’s research and teaching focus is on Persian language and literature, Indo-Persian culture, and history and politics of Islam in the Middle East and South Asia.

Dr. Brian Lagotte is an anthropologist of education focusing on policy issues both domestically and internationally. He currently teaches three GIST courses: the introduction to the Global and International Studies (GIST 301), research methods for undergraduate students (GIST 610), and the capstone course for undergraduate honors students (GIST 699).

Dr. Tiwari is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies. She teaches GIST 325 Peoples & Cultures of South Asia, the Core required course for the Undergraduate Certificate in South Asian Culture. She also teaches GIST 301 Introduction to Global & International Studies.