Justin K. Stearns

Justin K. Stearns (born October 13, 1974) is associate professor in Arab Crossroads Studies at NYU Abu Dhabi. The son of Stephen C. Stearns and Beverly P. Stearns and the brother of Jason Stearns, he is married to Nathalie Peutz, a cultural anthropologist and assistant professor in Arab Crossroads Studies at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Education and Training

 * B.A. Dartmouth College 1998
 * Fulbright Fellow Morocco 1998-1999
 * Fulbright-Hays Fellow Spain & Morocco 2003-2004
 * PhD Princeton University 2007

Positions

 * Assistant Professor of Religion, Middlebury College, 2005-2010
 * Assistant Professor in Arab Crossroads Studies, NYU Abu Dhabi 2010-2014
 * Associate Professor in Arab Crossroads Studies, NYU Abu Dhabi 2014-
 * Chair, Arab Crossroads Studies, Abu Dhabi 2013-2017

Selected publications

 * Books


 * Articles


 * Encyclopedia Articles
 * Entries for al-Hasan al-Yusi and Ibn al-Banna in Dictionary of African Biography (2011)
 * Entry on “Contagion” for the Encyclopedia of Islam, 3rd edition (2010), 180–82.