Nicole F. Watts

Nicole F. Watts, a professor of political science at San Francisco State University and former journalist, has published widely on Kurdish affairs in Iraq and Turkey. Winner of Fulbright and MacArthur awards, she is author of Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (University of Washington Press 2010). She's also an Irish set dancer, dog agility competitor, and plodding but committed runner. She holds a PhD from the University of Washington, an MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University, and an MA from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.