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Maisa Taha is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Montclair State University and Co-Director of Native American & Indigenous Studies (NAIS). She holds affiliations within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Anthropology. Her work focuses on linguistic and cultural anthropology, emphasizing language revitalization, identity politics, and community-engaged teaching. She co-founded The Futures Project, a workshop series supporting Anthropology students' professional development, and led initiatives like the Lenape Language Digital Repository with tribal communities.
Her research spans North African immigrant youth in Spain, digital communication among Middle Eastern refugees in New Jersey, and Muslim American women's linguistic identities. She has mentored over a dozen student researchers through Bigel Projects and grants, including studies on language needs in Hudson County and pandemic-era social justice narratives. Her scholarship appears in Anthropologica, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, and Palgrave Communications.
Key contributions include establishing Montclair's Indigenous language awareness programs and evaluating expressive arts programs for refugees. Despite no formal awards listed, her impactful community partnerships reflect sustained recognition in applied anthropology.
