Sandy Russell Jones

Associate Teaching Professor in History and Religion; Academic Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program. · History - Africa, Asia, Latin America

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Sandy Russell Jones is an Associate Teaching Professor in History and Religion whose teaching and scholarship focus on Islam, the modern Middle East, and comparative religion. Her Rutgers courses include Women and Islam, The Hero's Quest, and History of Islamophobia.

Teaching snapshot

4.31of 5

Teaching effectiveness

7 course evaluations

▼ 0.16 vs department (4.47)

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Courses taught
1
508:203
Teaching Fall 2026
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Course evaluations
7
Course quality 4.24 / 5
Research
2 areas
Teaching here since Spring 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.31

7 evaluations

Overall course quality4.24

7 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Spring 2025.

508:203
History of Islamophobia
History - Africa, Asia, Latin America
Teaching in this course4.65
2 offerings evaluated
Workload
One reviewer described the course as reading-intensive.
What students say
A reviewer reported learning a lot from the course and described substantial reading. This is a single-review impression.

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Modern Middle East history and the history of Islam.

Women and gender in Islam, Islamophobia, Islamic history, and comparative religion.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in Religious Studies, Dickinson College.

Sources

(7)· checked 2026-10-18

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Sandy Russell Jones

Associate Teaching Professor in History and Religion; Academic Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program. · History - Africa, Asia, Latin America

Verified on an official Rutgers pageHistory faculty profile Religion core faculty

Teaching snapshot

4.31of 5

Teaching effectiveness

7 course evaluations

▼ 0.16 vs department (4.47)

View SIRS history

Ask

Courses taught
1
508:203
Teaching Fall 2026
Not listed
Check the schedule closer to registration
Course evaluations
7
Course quality 4.24 / 5
Research
2 areas
Teaching here since Spring 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.31

7 evaluations

Overall course quality4.24

7 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Spring 2025.

508:203
History of Islamophobia
History - Africa, Asia, Latin America
Teaching in this course4.65
2 offerings evaluated
Workload
One reviewer described the course as reading-intensive.
What students say
A reviewer reported learning a lot from the course and described substantial reading. This is a single-review impression.

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Modern Middle East history and the history of Islam.

Women and gender in Islam, Islamophobia, Islamic history, and comparative religion.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in Religious Studies, Dickinson College.

Sources

(7)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
OfficialRutgers History faculty profile: Sandy Russell Jones
OfficialRutgers Religion core faculty
OfficialRutgers Center for Historical Analysis seminar listing
OfficialOfficial Rutgers portrait of Sandy Russell Jones
StudentsRate My Professors: Sandra Russell-Jones, Rutgers

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.