Gigi Gokcek

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Dr. Gokcek joined the department in fall 2006. She is the department advisor for Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society). In her spare time, Dr. Gokcek enjoys running, conversing in Turkish, Spanish, and French, and traveling with her husband.

Assistant Professor

E-mail: gigi.gokcek@dominican.edu
Office: Guzman Gazebo
Phone: 415-482-2427

Academic Areas

International Relations and Comparative Politics

Educational Background

  • BA University of California, Irvine
  • MA Monterey Institute of International  Studies
  • MA, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara

Teaching and Research Interests

Dr. Gokcek teaches a variety of courses including United States Foreign Policy, Politics of the Middle East, and Political Development. Her research concerns the internationalization of ethno-religious conflicts and she studies Basque, Kurdish, and Kashmiri separatist movements in particular.