Judith E. Tucker

Judith E. Tucker is a professor of history at Georgetown University. She was the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Middle East Studies from 2004 until 2009. She is a past president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America.

Education and career Tucker grew up in Connecticut and was first introduced to Middle East studies through reading 1001 Nights. She has a B.A. from Radcliffe College and an M.A. from Harvard University. She earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981, and started at Georgetown University in 1983 as an assistant professor. Tucker was president of the Middle East Studies Association from 2017 until 2020.

Selected publications

reviewed in Islamic Law and Society

Honors and awards Tucker was named a distinguished lecturer in 2012 by the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies.

Personal life Tucker and her husband, Sharif Elmusa, met in graduate school and they have two children.