Faculty

Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi, Assistant Professor of Music Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: ghazi@nyu.edu
Education: BA SUNY-Purchase College; MA New York University; PhD New York University

Research Interests: Kuwaiti pearl-diving music; Global jazz; Music and sea trade in Indian Ocean; Aesthetics; Philosophy

Andrew J. Eisenberg, Program Head, Music; Associate Professor of Music; Global Network Associate Professor of Music Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: aje2000@nyu.edu
Education: BMus New York University; MA, PhD Columbia University

Research Interests: anthropology of music; anthropology of sound; African popular music; sound and space; ethnicity and ...

Nathalie Peutz, Associate Professor of Arab Crossroads Studies and Anthropology; Network Associate Professor of Anthropology Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: npeutz@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Princeton University

Research Interests: forced migration and displacement; mobility and immobility; conservation and development; identity a...

Yarub Smarait, Adjunct Instructor of Music Performance Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: yms8613@nyu.edu
Education: MA Berklee Valencia

Research Interests: Music; Music Education; Music Productiion

Sherine Tohamy, Adjunct Instructor of Music Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: sat6@nyu.edu
Education: BA Cairo University; Music diploma (oud) Bait al oud Cairo Opera house

Research Interests: Middle Eastern music fusion with western music