The Middle East Studies Center is hosting a virtual Alumni Career Spotlight event on March 19th, from 4:00-5:00 PM! If you are interested in attending graduate school or understanding possible career paths in academia and government/NGOs, please join us to hear from Rachel Simroth (‘24) and Dr. Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer (‘16 & ‘12). Co-sponsored by the Area Studies Centers and the Office of International Affairs.
Specializing in Middle Eastern history, Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer focuses on the early modern Ottoman and Safavid Empires. She earned her PhD in History from The Ohio State University in 2016. Her research delves into the complex questions surrounding the Sunni-Shi‘i conflict during this period, exploring its intricate intersections with political, religious, and fiscal legitimacy within inter-confessional and inter-imperial contact zones.
Rachel Simroth graduated from Ohio State in May 2024 with a B.A. in International Relations. She is currently a Research Fellow at Freedom House where she is working on the NGO’s annual flagship report, Freedom in the World. At Ohio State, she was a research assistant at both the Mershon Center and the Department of Political Science and was also editor-in-chief of Alger International Affairs Magazine. She has interned for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the State Department, and she has studied abroad in Jordan, the West Bank, and Israel.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to our two panelists. Register in advance for this panel!
