Dr. Danya Al Saleh

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Danya Al-Saleh is an Assistant Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. A feminist economic geographer, her research focuses on energy, political economy, environmental justice, and the Middle East/North Africa region. Al-Saleh's current research project investigates everyday politics within Qatari universities situated at the intersection of fossil fuels, capitalism, engineering, and gender. Her work traces the relationship between U.S. higher education and the oil and gas industry as it develops within national borders during the post-oil era. Al-Saleh's research has been recognized with awards from the American Association of Geographers' Middle East North Africa and Energy Environment Specialty Groups and the Critical Education Geographies Specialty Group. Her research efforts have also received support from the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Science Foundation.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.