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Nesreen Akhtarkhavari
Expertise: Minorities in Iran and the Arab World; Middle East politics, history, culture; Human Rights and legal Issues in Iran and the Arab World; Islam, Sharia, and modern movements; Violence and Terrorism; Teaching Arabic in the United States, Arabic Literature in Translation.
Phone: 773-325-8639
Email: nakhtark@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor Emeritus
Administrative Title: Director of Arabic Studies - Liberal Arts and Social Studies
Department: Department of Modern Languages
Language Proficiency: Arabic, Persian
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Nezih Altay
Expertise: Humanitarian aid logistics. Disaster management and response. Impact of disasters on businesses. Supply chain management and supply chain risk and resilience. Supply disruptions. General operations, logistics and supply chain issues.
Phone: 312-362-8313
Email: naltay@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor
Administrative Title: Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Department: Management and Entrepreneuship
College, School or Museum: Driehaus College of Business
Language Proficiency: Turkish
Academic Website: https://business.depaul.edu/faculty/faculty-a-z/Pages/nezih-altay.aspx
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Rubén Álvarez Silva
Expertise: Community-based service learning. Project-based learning. Community-based research. Community engagement in higher education. Asset-based community development. Student development theory. Anti-oppressive pedagogy and inclusive teaching practices. Sustainability.
Phone: 773-362-6674
Email: rsilvaal@depaul.edu
Administrative Title: Director of Just DePaul
Department: Division of Mission and Ministry
Language Proficiency: Spanish
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Ted Anton
Expertise: Creativity in writing, science communication, true crime and new journalism. Romanian communism. Longevity health research. Microbes research.
Anton is author of “The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business and the Fountain of Youth” (University of Chicago Press, 2013) and “Bold Science: Seven Scientists Who are Changing Our World (W.H. Freeman, 2000). His first book, “Eros, Magic and the Murder of Professor Cullanu” (Northwestern University Press 1996) won the Carl Sandburg Award. He co-edited “The New Science Journalists” for Ballantine in 1995. He has written for publications including Slate, The Sciences, Chicago and Publishers Weekly.
Email: tanton@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor Emeritus
Department: English
College, School or Museum: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Language Proficiency: German, Greek
Academic Website: http://www.tedanton.com
Veronica S. Appleton
Expertise: Organizational and intercultural communications. Diversity and inclusion, global talent development, learning and development (L&D), organizational behavior.
Phone: 312-362-8600
Email: vappleto@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Adjunct Faculty
College, School or Museum: College of Communication
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