Judith E. Tucker is a professor of history at Georgetown University. She was the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Middle East Studies from 2004 until 2009. She is a past president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America
Tucker grew up in Connecticut and was first introduced to Middle East studies through reading 1001 Nights. [1] She has a B.A. from Radcliffe College and an M.A. from Harvard University. [2] She earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981, [3] and started at Georgetown University in 1983 as an assistant professor. [1] From 2004 to 2009 Tucker was the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Middle East Studies. [4] Tucker was president of the Middle East Studies Association from 2017 until 2020. [5]
Tucker was named a distinguished lecturer in 2012 by the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. [7] [8]
Tucker and her husband, Sharif Elmusa, met in graduate school and they have two children. [1]