Alyssa Bivins

Alyssa Bivins is a historian of the Middle East and Education. Her dissertation, entitled "Contested Classrooms: Education in Palestinian Jerusalem since 1967" is being turned into a manuscript for publication. Dr. Bivins' research interests include international education development, the history of humanitarianism in the Middle East, and Palestinian education history. She received a PhD in History from George Washington University and a BA in History and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations from the University of Chicago. Dr. Bivins works full time as the Senior Graduate Professional Development Coordinator at George Mason University.