0 1 5 , ▁From her z ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁for ▁Mag h rib ▁Studies ▁( AI MS ), ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁American ▁O verse as ▁Research ▁Cent ers ▁( CA OR C ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁From her z ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Oregon . ▁He ▁and ▁wrote ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁hon ors ▁th esis ▁on ▁I bn ▁Kh ald un ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Gene ▁Gar th wa ite ▁at ▁D art mouth ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ▁From her z ▁was ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 6 ▁From her z ▁studied ▁for ▁his ▁Ph D ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Hugh ▁Kennedy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁His ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁is ▁entitled ▁The ▁R ise ▁of ▁the ▁Al m oh ads : ▁Islam , ▁Identity ▁and ▁Bel ief ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁From her z ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Q atar ▁University ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁Middle ▁East ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁history ▁department ▁at ▁Georgia ▁State ▁University ▁in