Visiting Faculty and Researchers
Justin Cammy
jcammy@fas.harvard.eduVisiting Scholar of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (Spring 2026)
Justin Cammy is Associate Dean of the Faculty, Dean for Faculty Development, and Professor of Jewish Studies and of Comparative Literature at Smith College. He received his PhD in Yiddish Studies from Harvard's Department of Near Eastern Languages and...
Houssem Chachia
hchachia@fas.harvard.eduShawwaf Visiting Associate Professor (Academic Year 2025 - 2026)
Dr. Houssem Eddine Chachia is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Tunis. His research intricately explores the complex historical trajectories of the Moriscos and Sephardic Jews—two communities profoundly affected by the socio...
Moshe Halbertal
mhalbertal@law.harvard.eduGerard Weinstock Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies (Spring 2026)
Moshe Halbertal is the Gruss Professor at NYU Law School, and a professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University. Among his books are Idolatry (co-authored with Avishai Margalit), People of the Book: Canon, Meaning and Authority, published by Harvard...
Susannah Heschel
sheschel@fas.harvard.eduGerard Weinstock Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies (Academic Year 2025 - 2026)
Susannah Heschel is the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, chair of the Jewish Studies Program and a faculty member of the Religion Department. Her scholarship focuses on Jewish and Protestant thought during the...
Anahit Khosroeva
akhosroeva@fas.harvard.eduVisiting Scholar in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Appointment Dates: September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026
Anahit Khosroeva is a genocide scholar born in Armenia. Her research interests include comparative genocide studies, human rights, and international law. Dr. Khosroeva is the author of more than a dozen research books and monographs, as well as numerous...
Jessica Marglin
jmarglin@fas.harvard.eduVisiting Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (Academic Year 2025 - 2026)
Jessica Marglin’s research examines the history of Jews in North Africa and the Mediterranean in the modern period, with a particular emphasis on law. She draws on sources in Arabic, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, and multiple European languages. Her first book...
Romy Neumark
romy_neumark@harvard.eduVisiting Lecturer in Modern Hebrew
As an Israeli public broadcaster, she worked as a senior anchor at KAN before arriving at Harvard as a Nieman fellow (2023). Neumark created and hosted "Night News " on television and a weekly radio interview show at KAN and previously reported on in...
Hanxu Qi
hanxuqi@fas.harvard.eduFellow in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Appointment Dates: October 25, 2025 - August 31, 2026
I am currently pursuing a PhD in Assyriology in China. My current research project, titled "War Imagery, Rituals, and the Construction of Kingship in the Neo-Assyrian Empire," aims to examine the unique role of war rituals in shaping royal authority...
Eve Sada
esada@fas.harvard.eduPostdoctoral Fellow in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Appointment dates: June 13, 2026 - June 12, 2027
Justin Stearns
jks8@nyu.eduVisiting Scholar in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Appointment Dates: 9/1/2025 - 8/31/2026
Justin Stearns is Professor of Arab Crossroads Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi. His research interests focus on the intersection of law, science, and theology in the pre-modern Muslim Middle East. His first book was a comparative intellectual...
