Ann Wainscott with her German short-haired pointer, Riley, in early 2022. Photo by Adam Gloyeske.
Lover of all things Morocco + Iraq. Political scientist.
I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Miami University. My research focuses on religion and politics. My first book examines Morocco's response to the War on Terror--incorporating religious institutions into the state--a process that I call Bureaucratizing Islam. For more, see research or listen to this episode of the POMEPS podcast.
In 2017-2018, I served as the American Academy of Religion Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. There I help coordinate a research project on Iraq's religious landscape. Click the Iraq tab above for my report. I am working on a book-length manuscript evaluating the state of Iraq’s religious sector.
I taught for four years at Saint Louis University. For more on my teaching philosophy, see this podcast. For sample syllabi, click here. For insight into my mentoring style, see my blog.