Marlenre Eid

Marlene Eid, graduate of the Sorbonne university in Paris, is on the psychology faculty at Portland Community College (PCC). Marlene is a Palestinian American born and reared in East Jerusalem, where she grew up under Israeli military occupation. She is a lifelong advocate of Palestinian human rights, and a defender of social justice issues. Previous to PCC, Marlene worked at Portland State University (PSU), where in addition to teaching psychology and women studies, she worked as the coordinator of Arab Studies at the Middle East Studies Center.

In 1990, Marlene traveled to the Gaza Strip and was one of the founding members of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program.