26%
of domestic students are students of color
41%
of our doctoral students are international
58%
of political science Ph.D. students are women
Bio
Hamad will study comparative politics with a focus on authoritarian states. He is interested in understanding how authoritarian leaders use mass and social media tools to maintain their power particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. Hamad has an M.A. from Georgetown and a B.A. from San Diego State University.