Frederick Starr

Frederick Starr 
Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute 
Frederick Starr is Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute. He is a recognized expert in the field of ethnography and anthropology of the peoples of Central Asia and the Caucasus. 

Starr received his education in the United States, where he earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Southern California and a doctorate in Central Asian ethnography from New York University. For many years he has held various professorial positions at universities in the US and abroad, teaching courses in anthropology, ethnography and cultural anthropology. 

In 1993, Starr founded the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute in Washington, D.C., which has become an important center for research on the ethnography and anthropology of the peoples of Central Asia and the Caucasus. He is also the author of many academic articles and books on the ethnography, history and culture of the peoples of this region. 

CV: 
- 1970-1974 - University of Southern California, Anthropology Department 
- 1976-1981 - University of New York, Ethnography of the Peoples of Central Asia 
- 1981-1989 - Professor of Anthropology at various universities in the USA 
- 1990-1992 - Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta in Canada 
- 1993 - Foundation of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute in Washington 
- From 1993 to the present - Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, author of numerous academic articles and books on ethnography, history and culture of the peoples of Central Asia and the Caucasus.