Judith E. Tucker is a professor of history at

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. She was the editor-in-chief of the ''

International Journal of Middle East Studies The ''International Journal of Middle East Studies'' is a scholarly journal published by the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), a learned society. See also * Middle East Research and Information Project * Association for ...

'' from 2004 until 2009. She is a past president of the

Middle East Studies Association of North America Middle East Studies Association (often referred to as MESA) is a learned society, and according to its website, "a non-profit association that fosters the study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and enco ...

Education and career

Tucker grew up in Connecticut and was first introduced to Middle East studies through reading 1001 Nights. She has a B.A. from

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and an M.A. from

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. She earned her Ph.D. from

in 1981, and started at Georgetown University in 1983 as an assistant professor. From 2004 to 2009 Tucker was the editor-in-chief of the ''International Journal of Middle East Studies''. Tucker was president of the Middle East Studies Association from 2017 until 2020.

Selected publications

* * * * **reviewed in ''Islamic Law and Society''

Honors and awards

Tucker was named a distinguished lecturer in 2012 by the ''

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''.

Personal life

Tucker and her husband, Sharif Elmusa, met in graduate school and they have two children.

References

Harvard University alumni Radcliffe College alumni Georgetown University faculty Living people Middle Eastern studies scholars Year of birth missing (living people) {{MEast-studies-bio-stub