Émilie Roy

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Morocco
Title	Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Anthropology
Affiliation	Al Akhawayn University
Email	e.roy@aui.ma
Countries of Specialization	Mali
Education	Ph.D. Department of Religious Studies Sept. 2006-Aug. 2012 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Dissertation: Educating Pious Citizens: Local Politics, International Funding, and Democracy in Bamako's Islamic Schools. Supervisor: Dr. Celia Rothenberg M.A., Sciences Humaines des Religions Sept. 2004-Jan. 2007 Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada Thesis: Les médersas du Mali: L’influence arabe sur l’enseignement islamique moderne. Supervisor: Dr. Monique Cardinal B.A. Classics Sept. 2001- May 2003 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Research Interests	Anthropology of Religion; Religion and politics; West Africa (Mali); Islamic Education; Comparative Education; Qualitative Methods; Comparative Muslim Cultures; South-South cooperation; Arab development aid.
Publications	“Chapter, Title TBD.” (Dec. 2013) In Voices of Immigrant Professors: Historical and Contemporary Challenges & Triumphs. Editors: Charles B. Hutchison, Kwabena O. Akurang-Parry Publisher: Routledge, Series: Research in Higher Education. (Refereed) “The Al Akhawayn University Master of Arts in Islamic Studies.” (Oct. 2013) In Consultation Seminar on Islamic Studies for Peace and Coexistence in the Arab World. Beirut (Lebanon), June 28-30, 2013 Editor: Adyan Foundation. Conference proceedings. (Under review) “Perceived Incompetence as an Asset in the Field.” Jan. 2011 In SELBY, Jennifer (contributing editor). Society for the Anthropology of Religion Column. (Non-refereed)