Curriculum vitae
Education
- 2009-2016: Ph.D. University of Michigan, Department of History
- 2007-09: M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Middle Eastern Studies (Magna Cum Laude)
- 2004-07: B.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Honors Program in History (Summa Cum Laude)
Postdoctoral Awards, Honors and Fellowships
- 2026: Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers for Ever Closer Encounters: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Mongols’ Middle East (Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, 6 months)
- 2024: Finalist American Academy of Religion Best First Book in the History of Religions
- 2022: Hava Lazarus-Yafeh prize for best article in Comparative Religions
- 2017-20: The Martin Buber Society of Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- 2016-17: Postdoctoral Fellow, ERC project “Mobility, Empire and Cross Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia,” Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- 2016: Honorable Mention, Dissertation Award, Foundation for Iranian Studies
Employment
- 2023-present: Assistant Professor, Department of History, Northwestern University
- 2020-23: Assistant Professor, Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
- 2017-20: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Martin Buber Society, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research Support
Ever Closer Encounters: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Mongols’ Middle East (Monograph)
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers) for a period of six months (March to August 2026), 3,600 Euro per month + 1,350 for travel.