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Las Vegas, NV, US

Stanford, CA

Managing IPL's global refugee portfolio, including identifying and designing new research projects; building partnerships with international governmental, multilateral, and nongovernmental agencies; and managing the project lifecycle. The Immigration Policy Lab uses advanced, data-driven techniques to measure the impact of immigrant and refugee integration.

Las Vegas, Nevada / Montreal, Quebec

Professional aerialist and acrobat in Cirque du Soleil's Resident, Touring, and Affiliate show divisions.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Managing the roll-out and expansion of a multi-country randomized controlled trial run by Stanford, Princetone, and Yale Universities evaluating social trust in inter-gender interactions, with a focus on Muslim majority societies.

Kos, Greece

Managed shelter, food, cash-based assistance, capacity building, and protection programs on Kos Island. Developed new programs, including legal aid and informal education initiatives. Oversaw Kos program and administrative staff and represented Mercy Corps publicly at coordination meetings and inter-sector working groups.

Kos, Greece

Provided emergency relief to Arabic-, Farsi-, and Urdu-speaking refugees arriving on the Greek island of Kos by boat from Turkey. Managed a shelter for vulnerable cases, co-designed and implemented a cash transfer program, designed and conducted monitoring and evaluation initiatives for program quality control, and provided refugees with comprehensive.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Past freelance work includes the Argentina National Assessment on Gender and STI for the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science, and Technology in Latin America; FLACSO Argentina research presented at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women; the 20th anniversary publication of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Buenos.

San Francisco, CA

Created a pilot project that connects Syrian refugee healthcare professionals to jobs in hospitals around the world suffering from staffing shortages. Founded out of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, Talent Beyond Boundaries is creating a pathway for skilled refugees to find work and self-sufficiency through temporary employment in countries.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Supported the Public Information Unit of UNHCR's Regional Office for Southern Latin America with regional news monitoring and analysis, weekly reports to Geneva Headquarters, public outreach and awareness initiatives, partnership building, and translation.

Santiago, Chile

Conducted independent qualitative research on Arab immigration and refugee resettlement in Chile, published as a multimedia exhibition in the Library of Santiago.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Conducted background research and edited Department Head Melani Cammett’s two books and numerous journal articles on social welfare distribution by non-state, sectarian organizations in Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan.

Damascus, Syria

Helped Iraqi refugees residing in Syria apply to and prepare to attend American universities in order to complete their undergraduate degrees interrupted by the war. Supervised the summer office, coordinated volunteers, designed and taught a computer skills curriculum, lead workshops on culture shock and cultural transitioning, and assisted the students.

B.A., International Relations

Activities and Societies: New Works/World Traditions, Brown Outdoor Leadership Training, Student Labor Alliance, Open the Books Coalition.

Summer Arabic Intensive

Completed 4 university credits of Arabic language coursework in 8 weeks.

Protrack, Aerial Silks, Cyr Wheel

Competitive full-time professional training program in aerial and ground acrobatics.

High School