Dr. Amanda Sahar d’Urso is an assistant professor of government at Georgetown University.

Her research details how Middle Easterners and North Africans (MENA) have been racialized throughout the 20th and 21st century, despite being legally classified as ‘White’.

Her scholarly work is published in journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Political Science Research and Methods, and the Journal of Race and Ethnic Politics. She has also published public outlets such as The Washington Post, Good Authority, and The Monkey Cage.