Association for Iranian Studies

Association for Iranian Studies
AbbreviationAIS
Formation1967
Founded atUnited States
Typenon-profit academic organization
Legal statusType B Corporation
HeadquartersUniversity of Toronto - St. George Campus
Location
FieldsIranian Studies
President
Dr. Naghmeh Sohrabi[1]
Executive Director
Dr. Rivanne Sandler[2]
AffiliationsIranian Studies Journal
Websiteassociationforiranianstudies.org
Formerly called
International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS)

The Association for Iranian Studies (AIS) (Persian: انجمن ایران پژوهی), formerly the International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS), is a private, non-profit academic organization founded in 1967 in the United States, though it now counts upwards of 1,000 members around the world. The current president is Naghmeh Sohrabi, Brandeis University.[3]

The AIS publishes a quarterly journal, Iranian Studies."[4] Its editor is Sussan Siavoshi, from Trinity University.[5] AIS is affiliated member of the international Middle East Studies Association (MESA).

  1. ^ "Current AIS President". associationforiranianstudies.org. Association for Iranian Studies. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Current AIS President". associationforiranianstudies.org. Association for Iranian Studies. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "AIS 2020 Officers". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ "Association for Iranian Studies". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  5. ^ "Iranian Studies | Association for Iranian Studies (AIS) | انجمن ایران‌ پژوهی". associationforiranianstudies.org.