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For further correspondence please contact the following members of the OASIES executive committee:
Hannah Barker (hkb2106@columbia.edu)
Jessica Teicher (jess.teicher@gmail.com)
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Hannah Barker is a second-year PhD student in Medieval History. She is currently studying the slave trade between the Crimea, Mamluk Egypt, and Genoa from the late thirteenth century to the early fifteenth century. Her involvement in OASIES stems from an interest in individuals, such as merchants, envoys, and pilgrims, whose activities transcended traditional regional divisions of history.
Darren Byler is a Liberal Studies MA student in East Asian Studies. His concentration of study centers on the historical and ecological processes involved in the incorporation of Xinjiang into the body politic of contemporary China. His interest in OASIES is an extension of his fascination with Uyghur society and culture as a uniquely positioned community between China and Central Asia. He is interested in scrutinizing the ways in which cultural hybridity and stability get enacted in a Central Asian/Chinese context. He can be contacted at dtbyler[at]gmail.com
Matt Lucas is a MIA student at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). His area of studies includes political and economic development in Central Asia with an interest in the role that religion plays. His involvement in OASIES is a continuation of his personal and professional experiences in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. He can be contacted at mal2203[at]columbia.edu
Owen Miller is a second-year PhD candidate in International and Global History. He is currently studying the history of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th-century. His enthusiasm for the establishment of OASIES stems from an ontological concern regarding the production and dissemination of particular units of analysis ('civilizations,' nation-states, area studies) in the academic study of history, and from a broad interest in the global history of the Eurasian steppe. He can be contacted at orm2102[at]columbia.edu.
Jessica Teicher is a Liberal Studies MA student in Human Rights Studies. She also is a certificate candidate at the Harriman Institute. Her studies are focused on the cotton industry in Uzbekistan and how corporate social responsibility is emerging as a means of economic and political development in Uzbekistan, and post-Soviet Central Asia in general. Her interest in OASIES stems from several years of working in and studying the region. She can be contacted at jess.teicher[at]gmail.com
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Kiri Haggans is a first-year Master of International Affairs candidate, focusing on economic and political development. She spent a year and half in Kyrgyzstan with the Peace Corps. Aside from giving her the chance to brush up her Kyrgyz, she was able to work in development on a community level. Her primary interest is in contemporary gender issues (most notably, bride kidnapping) in Central Asia. She can be contacted at kfh2111[at]columbia.edu
Anthony Shin is an M.A. student in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, focusing on the late Ottoman Empire. His interests include the forced migrations of Inner Eurasian societies under Ottoman and Russian imperial influence, as well as comparing the development of educational systems in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and East Asia. He is currently teaching English in Seoul, Korea, and can be contacted at aks2115[at]columbia.edu.
Brant Wutzl is currently enrolled in Columbia’s Masters of Arts in Regional Studies, focusing on Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe. His concentration is on Central Asia, specifically Uzbekistan and more specifically, the Economic Development of Central Asian nations. His involvement in OASIES originates from a desire to introduce and promote open market economies in these nations in a responsible manner so as to reduce the incidence of poverty in Central Asia while fostering the necessary levels of oversight to facilitate greater levels of development. He can be contacted at bwutzl[at]comcast.net
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Professor Gulnar Kendirbai (History) is working with our organization in an advisory role. As a Columbia faculty member whose work is closely and comprehensively related to Inner Eurasia, she provides relevant feedback, guidance and expertise on our activities and initiatives. She can be contacted at gk2020[at]columbia.edu.