Bedross Der Matossian [1] is professor of Modern Middle East history and the Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Der Matossian was born and raised in East Jerusalem.
He was appointed as the Dumanian Visiting professor in the University of Chicago for the spring quarter of 2014.
His areas of interest include ethnic politics in the Middle East, inter-ethnic violence in the Ottoman Empire, Palestinian history, and the history of Armenian Genocide.
Der Matossian was formerly the president of the Society for Armenian Studies.