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Khayrallah Center Team Members
Dr. Akram Khater, Director: Akram is a professor of history at North Carolina State University. He has published extensively on Lebanese migration to the United States. He is also the Khayrallah Chair in Lebanese Diaspora Studies, a University Faculty Scholar, and the editor of the Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies.
Contact: akhater@ncsu.edu
Diana Lopez Molina, Business Service Coordinator: Diana is the primary contact for the center’s administrative, financial, and human resources operations. Before joining the Khayrallah Center she worked in Facilities HR at NC State. She obtained a BS in Psychology from NCCU.
Contact: dlopezm@ncsu.edu
Lindsey Waldenberg, Director of Research: Lindsey manages the center’s research projects, programs, and grant initiatives. She is also the managing editor for the center’s journal, Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies. She obtained her MA in Public History from Texas State University and her dual BA in History & Art History from Washington University in St. Louis.
Contact: ldwalden@ncsu.edu
Katelyn Cuomo, Curatorial Specialist: Katelyn oversees the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive. She obtained her MA in Library and Information Science from UNC Greensboro and her BA in History at NC State.
Contact: krcuomo@ncsu.edu