Jack Roush is a full-time PhD candidate in International History at LSE, studying relations between Iran and the United States in the 20^th century and its present-day implications. In particular, he examines the role of informal actors in shaping bilateral diplomacy from the 1940s until 1979.

Originally from the United States, Jack holds a joint B.A. in International Relations and Persian and an MLitt in Iranian History, both from the University of St. Andrews. His research has received support from institutions including the British Institute for Persian Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, the LSE Phelan United States Centre, the Princeton University Library, and the Rockefeller Archive Center, among others. Currently, he holds a year-long writing fellowship with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library Institute.

Alongside his academic work, Jack has worked as a subject matter expert for NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme, supporting military education and curriculum development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also writes frequently on contemporary Iranian foreign policy and has experience teaching at the primary, secondary, and undergraduate levels.

PhD title: "Friends of the Family: Informal actors in Iran-US relations during the late Pahlavi period"

Supervisor: Dr Roham Alvandi