Nura Sediqe

Curriculum Vitae

Nura Ahmad Sediqe, Ph.D.

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Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, American Politics and Public PolicyMichigan State University
2022–present
Postdoctoral Research Associate and LecturerPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs
2019–2022
Research DirectorNAACP Legal Defense Fund
2008–2010

Education

Ph.D., Political ScienceDuke University — Behavior and Identities; Race and Ethnic Politics
2019
Master in Public PolicyHarvard Kennedy School — Belfer IGA Fellow
2012
B.A. with HonorsUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor — Political Science; Communication Studies; Islamic Studies
2008

Publications

One forthcoming book (University of Chicago Press) and 11 peer-reviewed journal articles, plus book chapters, policy reports, and public scholarship — see the Research page for the full annotated list.

Selected Grants, Honors & Awards

APARRI Media Fellowship, UC BerkeleyAsian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative
2025
Michigan Department of Transportation Award ($250,000)Equity Analysis in Prioritization of Bridge Investments, Co-PI
2024
Michigan Applied Public Policy Research AwardPolitical views and policy priorities of Black and Arab voters in Michigan
2024
APSA Early Scholar Research AwardAmerican Political Science Association
2022
MSU Muslim Studies Research AwardCourse release for book manuscript
2022
Duke University Best Graduate Student Teaching AwardDepartment of African and African American Studies
2019
Anne Firor Scott Pre-Doctoral Dissertation FellowshipDuke University
2018–19
APSA Minority Fellows ProgramAmerican Political Science Association
2013–14
Fulbright Fellow, Berlin Capital ProgramThe Fulbright Kommission
2007

Teaching

Michigan State University

  • Minority Politics (undergraduate; originally designed)
  • Racial and Equity Analysis for Political Scientists (PhD seminar; originally designed)
  • Equity Analysis (undergraduate)
  • Law, Social Movements, and Public Leadership: Strategies for Legal and Policy Advocacy (MPP seminar; originally designed)
  • Law, Social Movements, and Public Leadership: Strategies for Legal and Policy Advocacy (undergraduate seminar; originally designed)

Princeton University

  • Racial Democracy in America (originally designed)
  • Politics of Public Policy (MPA core curriculum)

Languages & Skills

Languages: Dari (Farsi), French, Arabic · Software: STATA, LaTeX, R