Experts Directory: International Affairs and Culture: Europe
Jeffrey Auerbach
Department of History
work: (818) 677-3561
email: jeffrey.auerbach@csun.edu
- Modern Britain
- European imperialism, art and music
- World history
- World’s fairs
- Author: “The Great Exhibition of 1857: A Nation on Display”
Ahmed Bouguarche
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
work: (818) 677-3586
email: ahmed.bouguarche@csun.edu
Also speaks: Arabic, French, Spanish
- French and Francophone studies
- North African literature in French
- North African literature, specifically women and alienation
- Maghrebian literature in French politics
- Sociology and Islam
Ileana Costea
Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management
work: (818) 677-2167
email: icostea@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Romanian
- Education in Romania
- Education and multiculturalism
- Artificial intelligence
- Expert systems
- Decision analysis
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Web collaboration
- Distance education
- Interactive computer graphics
Learn more about Ileana Costea:
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Vicentiu Covrig
Department of Finance, Financial Planning and Insurance
work: (818) 677-6079
email: vicentiu.covrig@csun.edu
Also speaks: Romanian
- International investments
- International currency markets
- Portfolio management
- Behavioral finance
- Institutional investor trading
- Finance in Eastern Europe
- Currency markets
- Forecasting volatility
- Valuation of international projects
Liviu Marinescu
Department of Music
work: (818) 677-6478
email: liviu7@csun.edu
Also speaks: Romanian
- Contemporary classical music
- Eastern European music
- Romanian language, culture and politics
- Communism in Eastern Europe
- Immigration issues
- Contemporary music styles
- Post-modern trends in music
- Recipient of Fromm Music Award from Harvard University
Learn more about Liviu Marinescu:
James A. Mitchell
Department of Political Science
work: (818) 677-2673
email: james.mitchell@csun.edu
- United States foreign policy
- International organizations; World Bank, IMF, UN, etc.
- Central and Eastern European affairs
- American government, particularly presidential elections
- Author: “Studies in American Foreign Policy,” “Readings in American Government, Understanding American Government,” fourth edition, and “American Government and Politics in Focus,” second edition
Clementine Oliver
Department of History
work: (818) 677-7199
email: coliver@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, Latin
- Medieval Europe
- Renaissance Europe
- England in the Middle Ages
- Political history of Medieval Europe
- Cultural history of Medieval Europe
- Religious history of Medieval Europe
Learn more about Clementine Oliver:
Vahram Shemmassian
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Director, Armenian Studies Program
work: (818) 677-3456
email: vahram.shemmassian@csun.edu
Also speaks: Arabic, Armenian, French
- Modern Armenian history
- Armenian culture
- Armenian diaspora
- Survivors of the Armenian genocide
- Armenian education
- Armenian Musa Dagh
- Armenians in the United States, Armenia and the Middle East
- The Armenian press
Learn more about Vahram Shemmassian:
Nayereh Tohidi
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
work: (818) 677-7218
email: nayereh.tohidi@csun.edu
Also speaks: Farsi, Persian, Tajik, Turkic
- Middle Eastern culture
- Middle Eastern politics
- Gender and women’s issues in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucus and Caspian regions, Iran and Azerbaijan Republic
- Human rights and democracy
- Islam and Islamist extremism
- Women, religion and politics
- Islam and ethnic issues in Iran
- U.S. policy in Iran and the greater Middle East
- Co-author: “Globalization, Gender and Religion: The Politics of Women’s Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts”
- Co-editor: “Women in Muslim Societies: Diversity within Unity”
- Author: “Feminism, Demokrasy ve Islamgarayi dar Iran” (in Persian)
Learn more about Nayereh Tohidi: