Stanford Humanities Center
Helen Malko joined the Stanford Humanities Center in January 2023, coming from the American Center of Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan. Before joining ACOR, she worked at Columbia University in the City of New York, where she managed various academic programs and projects in the Department of Art History and Archaeology and the Middle East Institute. She was the Program Manager for the Mellon Fellowship Program for Emerging Displaced Scholars at Columbia’s Global Center in Amman.
As Executive Director, she oversees the operation and programs of the Humanities Center and the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA), focusing on enhancing interdisciplinary research within the humanities. She works with the Faculty Director to set and execute the Center’s strategic vision while fostering partnerships both within the university and beyond to promote collaboration, research support, and networking opportunities.
Helen has been awarded multiple fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University (Department of Art History and Archaeology and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies). Her research centers on archaeology and cultural heritage of the Middle East, cultural representation in museums, and cultural memory. She holds a PhD in Anthropology and Archaeology from Stony Brook University and a MA and BA degree from Baghdad University. She has conducted fieldwork and projects in Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan and is a member of the Columbia University Project Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments.
As Executive Director of the Stanford Humanities Center, Helen serves ex officio on the Center’s Director's Council.
More information on Helen’s research and publications can be accessed here.
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