Graduate Students :: Graduates
Daniel Beben
Email: dbeben@indiana.edu
Advisor: Devin DeWeese
Education History
M.A. (2010) Central Eurasian Studies and History, Indiana University
B.A. (2005) Political Science (with honors) and India Studies, Indiana University
Honors/Awards
2012-2013 Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Research
Fellowship for dissertation research in Tajikistan
2012-2013 American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar Program Advanced Research
Fellowship for dissertation research in Tajikistan
Spring 2012 Van Der Weele Fellowship, History Department
Fall 2011 Conference Travel Award, College of Arts and Sciences
Fall 2011 Conference Travel Award, CEUS
Fall 2011 Devin DeWeese Award for Best Graduate Essay on Islam in Central Asia, Islamic Studies Program
Summer 2010 Title VIII Fellowship for Uzbek, IAUNRC
2009-2010 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for Tajik/Persian, IAUNRC
2008-2009 David Boren Fellowship for Tajik/Persian language study in Tajikistan
2007-2008 Iranian Studies Fellowship, CEUS
2006-2007 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for Persian, IAUNRC
2005-2006 Recruitment Fellowship, CEUS
Employment:
Spring 2012 R299: Introduction to Turko-Iranian Civilization, Instructor of Record, Department of Central Eurasian Studies
Spring 2011 H106: American History II, Associate Instructor for Dr. Steven Andrews, Department of History
Fall 2010 E104: Oil, Islam, and Geopolitics, Associate Instructor for Dr. Gardner Bovingdon, Department of Central Eurasian Studies
Languages
Persian and Tajik: Advanced speaking and reading proficiency
Urdu: Intermediate speaking and advanced reading proficiency
Chaghatay, French, Russian, and Uzbek: Reading proficiency
