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Ghassan Shabaneh
Associate Professor
Chair, International Studies Department

email
212-774-4824

Degrees
Ph.D., International Relations, CUNY Graduate Center
M.Phil., CUNY Graduate Center
M.A., Rutgers University
B.A., William Paterson State University


Ghassan Shabaneh is a Mellon Fellow in Human Security at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Relations at the CUNY Graduate Center, and he is an Associate Professor of Middle East and International Studies at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. Dr. Shabaneh wrote his doctoral dissertation on "The Role of The United Nations in State Building: The Case of Palestine." He taught and lectured at Rutgers, Hunter, and Queens Colleges in the last few years. During his career, Mr. Shabaneh has done extensive field research in the Middle East.


2007-2008
Achievements in Scholarship and Service



Teaching Excellence Award
Associate Professor of International Studies.

Presentations
Middle Eastern Art and Culture in the United States: William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, March 21, 2010.
UNRWA and Palestinian Identity. John Antiochian Orthodox Church, Long Island, NY, March 7, 2010.

Publications
“Refugees, International Organizations, and National Identity: The Case of Palestine,” New Political Science: Journal of Culture and Politics. Vol. 32, No.2, June 2010. PP. 210-232.

Awards
Teaching Excellence Award Marymount Manhattan College 2010.
Service
Chair, Faculty Development Committee.

Member, Honors Day Committee.

Member, J.K Watson Committee.

Member, Retention Committee.

Member, Diversity Committee.

Chair, International Studies Search Committee.

Member, International Studies Search Committee.

TV Appearances
This Morning.  Al Jazeera TV. NY, May 27, 2010, Apr. 27, 2010, Oct. 22, 2009, Oct. 4, 2009, Sept. 4, 2009.

Al Arabiya TV. Last Hour. NY, Apr. 26, 2010, Nov. 11, 2009, Oct. 2, 2009, Sept. 23, 2009.

WorldFocus.  NY, March 11, 2010, Dec. 14, 2009, Nov. 24, 2009, Sept. 29, 2009, Sept. 21, 2009, Sept 11, 2009.

CBS Evening News. CBS. NY, March 15, 2010, Oct. 9, 2009, Sept. 23, 2009.

Today’s Harvest.  Al Jazeera TV. NY, Feb., 2, 2010, Jan. 9, 2010.

Banorma. Al Arabiya TV. NY, September 23, 2009.

This Evening. Al Jazeera TV. NY, September 23, 2009.

Future TV. NY, September, 16, 2009.

The Last Hour. Egypt TV. NY, September 3, 2009.

Radio Appearances
Radio Monte-Carlo, NY, May 26, 2010, May 25, 2010, April 17, 2010, Nov. 13, 2009.

Radio Cairo, NY, April 1, 2010. Feb. 12, 2010.

WLI Radio, NY, November 11, 2009
AWARDS:


2009:
Teaching Excellence Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2008:
Outstanding Faculty Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2007:
Sokol Award, Marymount Manhattan College
2005:
Best Dissertation Award, CUNY Graduate Center
2003:
Mellon Fellowship Research Award





2003-2004 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2005-2006 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2007-2008 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2008-2009 Achievements in Scholarships and Service

2009-2010 Achievements in Scholarships and Service