Manochehr Dorraj, Ph.D.

Manocherh Dorraj, received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been the recipient of several awards for his research, teaching and mentoring at TCU.

He is the author, coauthor, editor or coeditor of 7 books and more than 80 refereed articles and book chapters. In addition, he has produced more than 100 non-refereed publications such as review articles, book reviews, blogs and Op-eds.  References to his work and the translation of his publications have appeared in 20 languages. He has been invited to present his scholarship and has been an invited speaker in John Hopkins, Yale, Harvard, UCLA, UT (Austin), Texas A&M (College Station), Queens and Toronto University (Canada), University of London and Nottingham University (Great Britain),  St. Andrews, Aberdeen, and Dundee University (Scotland),  Charles University (Czech Republic), Beijing and Fudan University (China), National University of Singapore,  and National University of Vietnam.  He has also been an invited speaker in such Think Tanks and International Organizations as the Hudson Institute and the World Bank (Washington, DC), International Group for the Study of Security (Verona, Italy), The Emirate s Center for Strategic Studies and Research (The United Arab Emirates), The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (Qatar)  . During 2012-2013 he was a visiting fellow at Georgetown’s Center for International and Regional Studies in Doha, Qatar.  In 2017-2018 (Winter), he was a Visiting Scholar at Fudan Institute for International Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. He has also previously taught at the University of Texas at Austin (Austin) and Shanghai International Studies University (China).

Manochehr Dorraj is a frequent commentator on global affairs in general and Middle East politics in particular. He has granted numerous interviews to international, national and local media. His commentary has appeared in the New York Times, The Los Angles Times, The Economist, the Associated Press, the United Press International, the Agence France Presse, the Huffington Post, the Atlantic Post, The Atlantic Council, The Hill, China Daily, South China Morning News, Japan Times, and O Estadaode, S.Paulo, Brazil, among others. He has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS Television and the NPR, BBC, and numerous other radio stations.

He is also active in lecture circuits and has delivered many speeches to universities, think tanks and community groups in Dallas-Fort Worth area and throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Vietnam, and the Middle East.

His service at TCU includes serving as the Co-Chair of the Global Innovators Initiative and a member of the Executive Committee of Discovering Global Citizenship program, and the director of TCU Study Abroad Program in Central Europe. He currently serves as a member of the Board and a faculty Fellow of TCU Energy Institute. He is also a member of the Board at Texas A&M university’s research program on Food, Water, Energy Nexus, and he is a Faculty Fellow at SMU’s Tower Center for the Study of Policy and International Affairs.

• Dorraj, M. & K. Morgan, Editors, Global Impact of Unconventional Energy Resources (Lanham and New York: Lexington Books, 2019).
• Dorraj, M. and C. Currier, editors. China’s Energy Relations with the Developing World. Continuum Publishers, 2011, London and New York.
• Dorraj, M. & V. Martinez –Ebers, editors. Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity and Religion: Identity politics in America. Oxford University Press, 2010, New York and London.
• Dorraj, M. & M. Kamrava, Editors, Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic. Greenwood Press, 2008, New Port, Connecticut. 2 vols.
• Dorraj, M., editor. Middle East at the Crossroads: The Changing Political Dynamics and the Foreign Policy Challenges. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.
• Dorraj, M., editor. The Changing Political Economy of The Third World. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publisher, 1995.
• Dorraj, M. From Zarathustra to Khomeini: Populism and Dissent in Iran. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner publisher, 1990.

• “Middle East Foreign Policy”, In International Studies Association Compendium Project.
• Robert A. Denemark, editor (Electronic Version), ( New York: Blackwell Publishers, , 2011 ): 242- 258.
• ( M. Dorraj & C. Currier ) “ China’s Quest for Energy Security in the Middle East: Strategic Implications ” In C. Currier & M. Dorraj editors, China’s Energy Relations with the Developing World (London and New York: Continuum Publishers, , 2011): 65-82.
• ( C. Currier & M. Dorraj ) “ The Strategic Implications of China’s Energy Engagement With the Developing World” In C. Currier & M. Dorraj, editors, China’s Energy Relations With the Developing World (London and New York: Continuum Publishers, , 2011): 3-16.
• “Islam and Human Rights: Ideals and Practices” in Mahmood Monshipouri, editor, Human Rights in the Middle East (New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011): 41-56.
• ( M. Dorraj & J. English ) “China’s Strategy for Energy Acquisition in the Middle East: Potential for Conflict and Cooperation with the United States” Asian Politics

• 2011-2012 Dean’s Research Award
  
• 2015-2016 AddRan Distinguished Lecture Award
  
• 2017-2018 (Winter): Visiting Scholar Fellowship Award: Fudan Institute for International Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  
• 2019: AddRan Faculty Summer Research Grant Award: TCU