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The first and only academic program in the United States focusing on Kurdish issues

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Advisory Board Members

Mehmet Gurses, Najmaldin Karim & Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Political Studies Program, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida

David Dumke, Executive Director of Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives, University of Central Florida

Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Central Florida

Tyler Fisher, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Central Florida

Roger Handberg, Professor, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida

Peter Galbraith, Former US Ambassador to Croatia

Jay Garner, Retired US Army Lieutenant General

Honar Issa, Member of the Board of Trustees at The American University of Kurdistan

Aveen Karim, Georgetown University

Najmaldin Karim, Neurosurgeon and former Governor of Kirkuk, Republic of Iraq (deceased)

Joe R. Reeder, former US Under Secretary of the Army

Gazi Zibari, Director, John C McDonald Regional Transplant Center and Advanced Surgery Center at Willis Knighton Health System

Nahro Zagros, Soran University

Bahar Baser, Durham University

Contact Us

4297 Andromeda Loop N.
Howard Phillips Hall, Rm. 202
Orlando, FL 32816

P: 407-823-2040

E-mail: kurdish@ucf.edu

If you would like to learn more about how your contributions will make a difference, please contact Mehmet Gurses

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COS News

UCF Hosts Conference on Kurdish Studies 

Attendees from all over the world gather to share insights and collaborate on Kurdish studies.  By: Emily Dougherty | April 29, 2025 The Kurdish Political…

Hannah Barnes and Myli Sangria standing in a group in front of panel in Kurdistan
COS News

Two Kurdish Political Studies Program Dr. Najmaldin Karim Research Fellows Visit Kurdistan 

Written by Léa Faure, Ph.D. in Security Studies  In May 2023, two students affiliated with the Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP), Hannah Barnes and Myli…

Armenia Yerevan
COS News

Travel Abroad Opens New Perspective For PoliSci Major

Hannah Barnes is learning as a Knight thousands of miles from Millican Hall and the Bounce House — and that suits her just fine. Barnes’…

Cyrus Amiri standing in front of a brick wall
COS News

KPSP Welcomes a Scholar of Literature from Iranian Kurdistan

Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP) is delighted to welcome Cyrus Amiri, Ph.D., as a visiting scholar in 2023. Amiri is an associate professor of English…

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