Iranian and Central Asian Studies People Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe Siavash Rafiee Rad Assistant Professor Persian Laura Berdikhojayeva PhD Candidate / Guest Shahab Daneshvar Self-funded PhD candidate Nicholas Kontovas Crewe Williams Self-funded PhD candidate Turaj Atabaki Professor Emeritus Social History of the Middle East and Central Asia Laura Berdikhojayeva PhD Candidate / Guest
