Mesrob Kassemdjian Mesrob Kassemdjian is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies. He completed his PhD at SOAS in September 2024, with a focus on Middle Eastern politics.
Malaika Robinson Malaika I. Robinson is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Her research focuses on U.S.-China trade relations and includes international security, China’s foreign relations, and discursive power.
Azadeh Pourzand A human rights researcher and a civic entrepreneur, Azadeh has spent the past decade contributing to the design, implementation and impact evaluation of civil society strengthening, media development, education and human rights programs for marginalized communities in the Middle East and South Asia.
Amelia Louise Wood Amelia Wood is a PhD candidate in the SOAS Department of History, Religions and Philosophies. Research interests include the history of modern yoga, Spiritual Abuse, feminist perspectives on yoga, and representations of women in yoga.
Dr Artour Mitski Japanese Bangkok and Bangkok’s Japanese: the structures and practices of transnational belonging in a global city.