GREGOR NAZARIAN
******.********@*****.*** *** Florida Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 501-***-****
EDUCATION
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Master of Arts in Arab Studies, History concentration, expected 2013. GPA: 4.0
Awards and honors: Jamal Daniel Scholarship for the Study of the Levant (2012 13), Phi Alpha
Theta history honor society (2012 Present), MAAS Grant for Intensive Language Study (2012),
Sergio de Mello Memorial Internship for research on humanitarian and disaster assistance (2012)
American University of Beirut (Summer Arabic Program 2009 and 2010), Beirut, Lebanon
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in History, May 2009. GPA: 3.72
Awards and honors: F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize (2008), Mellon Research Grant
(2008), Wilmanns-Lidz Cup (2009)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Middle East Institute, Washington, DC June 2012 Present
Research Assistant for SAIS Professor Daniel Serwer
Editing Dr. Serwer s blog (www.peacefare.net), researching minorities in the Arab world
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University May 2012 Present
Research Assistant for Professor Yvonne Haddad
Investigating the impact of missionary activity on the Armenian communities of the Middle East
Community Resource Service, CCAS, Georgetown University November 2011 Present
Student Assistant: Writing a teaching module on Arab history and culture
Building an interactive online resource for students and educators
The Universal College of Aley, Aley, Lebanon September 2009 June 2011
High School Instructor: Taught world history, economics, psychology, and sociology
Co-coordinator: Model United Nations team
Introduced research and writing skills curriculum and Lebanese history program
Office of Senator Mark Pryor, Washington, DC July August 2008
Intern: Researched legislation, wrote constituent correspondence, and tracked Middle East issues
Heads Up Program at the Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA June August 2007
Teacher Intern: Taught writing and literature at a summer program for disadvantaged students
Designed and taught an extracurricular improvisational theater program
ACTIVITIES
Arkansas Boys State: Senior Counselor at summer citizenship program (2004 Present)
Yale Arab Alumni Association: Recruiter and interviewer (2009 Present), Lebanon rep (2009 11)
Yale College Dean s Office: Freshman Counselor (2008 09)
The Yale Record: Chairman (2007 08), Managing Editor (2006 07)
Yale Exit Players: Improvisational comedian (2005 09), Director (2008 09)
Youth Voter Registration Project: Created online network, mailed instructions and forms (2006)
LANGUAGES
Advanced Modern Standard Arabic, Conversational Lebanese Arabic, Advanced French