Nadia Oweidat

In addition to her passion for being a professor at Kansas State University, Dr. Oweidat is also a public intellectual who regularly comments on current affairs across Arabic- and English-language platforms and publishes essays in both languages. Dr. Oweidat has been invited to speak at academic and professional institutions around the world. Most recently, she was invited to speak at New America’s Annual Future Security Forum in Washington, D.C. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Oweidat was engaged in the policy world on the Middle East and North Africa region at leading Washington think tanks, including the RAND Corporation, the Wilson Center, and New America. Dr. Oweidat’s experience in the U.S. government has informed both teaching and research.