Below is a list of researchers who have confirmed their interest in the Looting Lab, with primary institutional affiliation listed. We continue to recruit faculty, graduate students, and affiliated and external researchers.
If you’d like to join or collaborate with the Lab, email Isra Saymour at looting.lab.utm@utoronto.ca.
Faculty, University of Toronto
Jennifer Adese, Professor, Sociology, UTM
Zaheer Baber, Professor, Sociology, UTM
*Firat Bozcali, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, UTM
*Alexandra Gillespie, Professor, English and Medieval Studies, UTM
Beatrice Jauregui, Associate Professor, Centre for Criminology, FAS
Cara Krmpotich, Associate Professor, iSchool
Heather MacNeil, Professor, iSchool
*Joanna Papayiannis, Assistant Professor, Material Culture, Victoria College/FAS
*Kristin Plys, Associate Professor, Sociology and History, UTM
Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner, Associate Professor, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, FAS
Elizabeth Wijaya, Assistant Professor, Visual Studies and East Asian Studies, UTM
Graduate Students, University of Toronto
Isra Saymour, PhD Candidate, Sociology, UTM (project lead/lab director)
*Harmata Aboubakar, PhD Student, Sociology, FAS
*Arka Chakraborty, PhD Candidate, English, UTM
*Kara Ma, PhD Candidate, East Asian Studies, ROM/FAS
Bryon Maxey, PhD Candidate, Religion, FAS
*Azure Pham, MI/MMSt Student, iSchool
*Raquel Robbins, PhD Candidate, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, FAS
*Rita Sawaya, PhD Candidate, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, FAS
Jun Wong, PhD Candidate, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, FAS
Undergraduate Students, University of Toronto
*Layan Shaltaf, Sociology/Crime, Law, and Society, UTM
*Amirah Alli-Adesanya, Sociology/Crime, Law, and Society, UTM
*Sade Benoit, Sociology/Crime, Law, and Society, UTM
*Vareesha Zuberi, Sociology/Crime, Law and Society, UTM
Researchers and Librarians, University of Toronto
Hagos Abrha Abay, Research Associate, History, UTSC
*Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Professor, IAS Princeton/Affiliate Faculty, Medieval Studies, FAS
Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia, Research Associate, Hidden Stories Project, UTM/UTL
David Fernandez, Head, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, UTL
*Muhammad Hameed, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hidden Stories Project, UTM | Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of the Punjab
*Grant Hurley, Canadiana Librarian, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, UTL
Jessica Lockhart, Head of Research, Old Books New Science Lab, UTM
*Asad Raza, Vice-Presidential Special Advisor, Public Art, UTM
*Noam Sienna, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hidden Stories Project, UTM
Elisa Tersigni, Senior Research Associate, Collaborative Digital Research Space, UTM
External researchers
Panggah Ardyansyah, PhD Candidate, SOAS University of London
Nur Sobers-Khan, Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Sarah Silvestri, Collections Curator, Thunder Bay Museum
Peter Tarras, Near and Middle East Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians University at Munich
Members with a star (*) next to their name are core members of the lab, who are expected to attend our full roster of eight events throughout the academic year (virtually or in person), as per JHI funding requirements. The remaining members are welcome to participate in lab activities to the extent that their schedule allows.