Dr. Dania Arayssi serves as an Assistant Professor teaching Political Economy of the Middle East at Georgetown University and George Washington University. She is also a Senior Analyst at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, where she leads research initiatives within the Central Asia Center.

Dr. Arayssi earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, specializing in Comparative Politics and Public Policy. Her academic background also includes a B.A.