Salameno School of American and International Studies (SSAIS)

Dean, School of American and International Studies
Professor of Political Science and International Studies

Year Joined RCNJ: 2008

Contact Information:

• Phone: (201) 684-7407
• E-mail: hnejad@ramapo.edu
• Office: B-225
• Office Hours: By appointment
  

Education:

• B.A., Tehran University
• M.A., California State University, LA
• Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

Courses Offered:

• International Law
• International Organizations
• The Middle East and North Africa
• Globalization
• Islam & Politics

Teaching Interests:

• International Criminal Justice System
• International Humanitarian and Environmental Laws
• Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
• The United Nations System

Sample of Scholarship Activities:

• Paper, International Conference on Political Socialization. The Emerging Political Actors in the Middle East "Rage, Fear, Hope, and Transformation in the Middle East and North Africa" Krakow, Poland, May 2011
  
• Paper,"Russian and American Policies in the Middle East and North Africa,” Annual Conference on Russia and the USA Facing New Global Challenges, St. Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia, May, 2010
• Speaker, “Iran, the Middle East, and the United States at the Crossroads,” Ridgewood Historical Society, Washington Township, NJ, June, 2010
• Moderator, Globalization for the Common Good Conference,  “In Search of the Virtuous Economy: A Plea for Dialogue, Wisdom, and the Common Good,” June 2010, California Lutheran University, Thousands oaks, CA
• Co-chair, “Local Conflicts: Role of Russia and the USA,” Annual Conference on “Russia and the USA Facing New Global Challenges,” St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, May, 2010
• Chair, Panel, “The Concept of Nation in the Middle East,”” International Conference on Change and Stability: State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, Krakow, Poland, May, 2009