Academic Background: B.A., Barnard College; Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley.
Research Interests: Middle Eastern anthropology, human rights, and oral histories.
Appointments: Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, UCLA.
Publications: Author of The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005).
Additional Contributions: Director, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.