Sarah Tobin
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Dr. Sarah Tobin
Matriculated September 2005; defended dissertation March 25, 2011
Dr. Tobin’s research is an economic anthropology project on Islamic banking and finance, and consumption—examining how Muslims in Amman, Jordan, are working out their religious values in these aspects of the economy. In a broader scope, the research examines Muslim identity, pieties, and practices in the contemporary and modern economy. Sarah conducted fieldwork in Amman, Jordan, from September 2007 through June 2009. She received her MA from the University of South Florida in applied anthropology in 2005.
Read an article about Sarah’s research.
Read an article about Dr. Tobin’s 2011 lecture at Wheaton College.
See a 2011 lecture at Wheaton College on the Arab Spring.
Awards
- Dean’s Fellowship
- Fulbright Islamic Civilization Award program Grant
- American Center of oriental Research (ACOR) Fellowship
- Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (Vienna) Junior Visiting Fellowship