The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), established in 1973, is a bi-national research and education organization with a mission to promote academic study of Pakistan in the US and to encourage scholarly exchange between the US and Pakistan.
Dr. Esha Niyogi De has published a new, single-authored monograph, Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia, available on University of Illinois Press' website.
Last month, a team of six staff from the Civic Initiative (a business group of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute) were in Islamabad. They held a three-day follow-up conference for alumni from recent cohorts of the Study of the U.S. Institutes Comparative Public Policymaking program that has been held annually by the Civic Initiative since 2010. The SUSI program is funded by the US Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs Office.
A new honors course titled "Psychology and AI: Where AI dances with Psychology" has been proposed by Dr. Sadaf Sajjad at Austin Community College. This groundbreaking course in psychological studies provides a foundational understanding of human behavior and mental processes, integrating the study of psychology and its influence on AI. Set to be taught for the first time starting in Spring 2025, this innovative course has been reviewed and accepted by the Honors Committee at Austin Community College.
Mehtabidah Ali's research paper was published in the International Journal of Heliyon. In the study, Ali utilized NASA Satellite Data to predict the behavior of surging glaciers in the HKH ranges of Northern Pakistan and analyzed the risks with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).
Rizwan Ali Shinwari has joined a postdoctoral position in a joint project by the University of Bradfor, UK and Riphah University, Pakistan. The two-year long project will focus on the protection of children in the Pakistani community and will particularly focus on the rising trend in child sexual abuse cases. The project aims to conduct evidence-based research to reach at the core of the social issue.
AIPS would like to congratulate our 2022 Short-Term Research Grant Awardees: Sana Naeem, Harvard University; Asif Sandeelo, University of Georgia; Javairia Shahid, Columbia University; Syed Eisar Haider, University of Notre Dame; and Aabiya Noman Baqai, the University of Texas at Austin. These scholars will spend up to 3 months conducting research in Pakistan.
Congratulations to Dr. Gwendolyn Kirk and Dr. Maira Hayat who were recently elected to the At-Large trustee positions on the AIPS Board of Trustees. Dr. Kirk is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), where her research explores the intersection of language, culture, and power. Dr. Hayat is an Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame focusing on anthropology, environmental issues, and bureaucracy.
Interested in transforming your recently completed dissertation into a full-length book? The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) is seeking applications for their 2022 Dissertation to Book Workshop, to be held at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, WI, October 18-19, 2022.
AIPS is happy to share the results of our most recent Executive Committee elections. Dr. Cara Cilano (University of Michigan) was reelected as AIPS Secretary and Dr. Iftikhar Dadi (Cornell University) was reelected as AIPS Treasurer. Both members' terms will last until September 2024. Congratulations Drs. Cilano and Dadi!