Thomas Simsarian Dolan

Thomas Simsarian Dolan is a Ph.D. Candidate in American Studies at George Washington University, focusing on MENA diaspora and racialization. A recent recipient of the Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence Scholarship, Thomas' research has also been supported by the Institute for Middle East Studies, Dr. Philip M. Kayal Fund for Arab American Research, Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, Bentley Historical Library Bordin-Gillette Fellowship, Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom and the Armenian General Benevolent Union. He is an alumnus of NYU, the New School's Institute for Critical Social Inquiry, and Yale University. Thomas has also published in the academic journal Mashriq & Mahjar, Huffington Post, Muftah, Arab America, HowlRound, among others.