Abdi Kusow

Abdi Mohamed Kusow (Cabdi Maxamed Kuusoow, عبدي محمد كوسو) is a Somali scholar and writer.

He studied at Michigan State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1990. Kusow later earned a Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1992. He also holds a Ph. D. in sociology from Wayne State University (Dissertation, 1998 :"Migration and Identity process among Somali Immigrants in Canada").

Kusow is currently professor of sociology at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.