Prior to joining the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, she was a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M University at College Station.
EDINBURG, TX, November 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Sonia Alianak has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Alianak has been a political science professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley since 1989, and a full professor since 2015. A lifelong scholar, she is noted not only for her teaching, but also for her research, writing, media consultancy, involvement in the educational community and more. Dr. Alianak is the author of two books: "The Transition Toward Revolution and Reform: The Arab Spring Realised?," published in 2014, and "Middle Eastern Leaders and Islam: A Precarious Equilibrium," published in 2007. She also contributed a chapter to the book "The Gulen Hizmet Movement: Circumspect Activism in Faith Based Reform," published in 2012. Her writing has appeared in a number of professional journal articles over the course of her career as well. Dr. Alianak serves as a reviewer for the American Political Science Review, New Trends in Social and Liberal Sciences (NETSOL), and Social Science Quarterly.
Dr. Alianak's own educational foundation began at the American University in Cairo, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with an emphasis on journalism. She went on to the American University of Beirut to earn a Master of Arts in international relations with an emphasis on political theory. In 1987, Dr. Alianak graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Ph.D. in international relations and comparative government. Prior to joining the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, she was a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M University at College Station.
An active member of her professional community, Dr. Alianak is a member of the Southwestern Political Science Association, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Middle East Institute and the Middle East Forum. Her past affiliations include the American Political Science Association and the Midwestern National Political Science Association. Dr. Alianak, who has conducted a multitude of national presentations over the years, has also chaired numerous panels, the latest titled "Religion and State" at the Southwestern Social Science Convention at San Antonio on April 18, 2014. On March 27, 2015, she chaired a panel, titled "Cultural Variations in Health Practices" at the Social and Behavioral Sciences 8th Annual Research Conference at the University of Texas-Pan American. Furthermore, Dr. Alianak is proud to have served as a media consultant on a number of news programs on television and radio, as well as newspaper articles.
As a result of her many endeavors both in and outside of the classroom, Dr. Alianak has received numerous awards and formal honors over the course of her career. Most recently, she was honored with the ADVANCE Leadership Institute Scholarship Award in spring 2016. Other honors include the Provost's Award in International Studies for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2004, the Provost's Global Excellence Award for Global Week 2002, and the Provost's Service Appreciation Award for Pan American Week 2001, all from the University of Texas-Pan
American. These and Dr. Alianak's other honors were taken into consideration when she was chosen to be featured in the 65th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America.
For more information about Dr. Alianak, please contact her at [email protected].
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