The University of Arizona is pleased to announce that Dr. Austin O’Malley has been appointed to the position of Roshan Institute Assistant Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies, established thanks to an endowment from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute in 2016. Dr. O’Malley will be housed in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies and will work with the newly established Roshan Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Persian and Iranian Studies (Roshan GIDP) at the University of Arizona’s Graduate School.
Dr. O’Malley (University of Chicago, 2017) is a scholar of Persian literature, language, and culture, whose research focuses on didacticism and rhetoric. He is currently pursuing a program of scholarly research with several active publication lines, including two monographs and multiple peer-reviewed journal articles.
Directed by Roshan Institute Chair in Persian and Iranian Studies, Dr. Kamran Talattof, the Roshan GIDP offers MA, PhD, and Minor degrees focusing on modern or classical Persian literature, Iranian (or other Persian speaking societies’) culture, history, religion, social organization, and politics.
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute congratulates Dr. Austin O’Malley on his new appointment and welcomes him to the Roshan GIDP at the UA.