Shiʿi and Central Asian studies, History of Islam with a particular focus on the social and political development of Ismailism.
Current Research and Forthcoming Projects:
The IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (d. 765), as his successor. of Central Asia, Tajik History, Religion, Culture and People, Islamic Traditions in Greater Khurasan
