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London, GB

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somaliland

Amman, Jordan

Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia

Consilient is a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) firm conducting analysis and project assessments in Somaliland, Somalia, and the wider region for implementing clients ranging from governments to NGOs. As a Research Officer, I was involved in methodological design, qualitative and quantitative tool development, fieldwork management, quality control, data.

Working on the Targeting of Infrastructure in Conflict in the Middle East Project, I tracked and coded incidents of environmental and civilian infrastructure damage/destruction in Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Washington, DC | Remote

Durham, NC

Durham, NC | Remote

Researching Palestine as presented by print and social media, I used open source research methods to collect and evaluate claims discrediting Palestinian suffering in the Israeli press and social media (Arabic and English) from civilian and military perspectives.

A 2020 Pathways of Change Fellow at the Duke Human Rights Center within the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Worked with the Tech and Human Rights team at BSR.

Amman, Jordan

The Boren Scholarship provides undergraduate students funding for language study, abroad. I studied Colloquial and Classical Arabic in Amman, Jordan, while conducting research on intra-state violence and conflict resolution.

Washington, D.C.

Member of the 'Preventing Sexual Misconduct on University Campuses' project team. Tasks included conducting interviews, planning focus groups, writing surveys, and drafting literature reviews. The team then shifted to the analytical phase of coding the collected data and developing interventions.

Member of the 'Making Young Voters: Policy Reforms to Increase Youth Turnout' project team. Drafted survey questions and conducted twenty-four interviews with youth from across the country on voting experiences, registration, and outlook on political participation.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

I tutored Kindergarten and Elementary School students, especially those working below grade level, through Duke University's chapter of America Reads/America Counts. The program focuses on literacy and reading skill acquisition. I worked with students from the local public school system as well as those staying at a local emergency family shelter.

I worked with the Early Childhood Outreach (EChO) Program for Childcare Providers Office, providing support to childcare providers and families whose young children seek additional support in the classroom. Within this role I created visual, classroom aids used to bridge the gap between classroom expectations and childrens' understandings. I also scored.

Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area

At Lenoir-Rhyne University I worked under the direct supervision of the University Compliance and Title IX Coordinator. In this role I planned, identified, and developed prevention programming related to University policy. I also assisted in case processing and management; remained up-to-date and knowledgeable on present guidance documents and federal law.

Within the Center for Documentary Studies I worked for the Center's Director of Undergraduate Education. Specifically, I worked on the project, "Theater of War: The Pretend Villages of Iraq and Afghanistan." In doing so, I transcribed interviews with "role-players" from fictitious Iraqi and Afghan villages on U.S. Army bases. These transcriptions are part.

Bachelor Of Arts - B.A. • Asian & Middle Eastern Studies; Political Science

Activities and Societies: The Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke Human Rights Center, America Reads/America Counts, Duke Club Lacrosse, Duke.

Modern Standard (Fusha) And Colloquial (Ammiya) Arabic

A semester-length study abroad program in Amman, Jordan with an immersive language pledge.

Modern Standard (Fusha) And Colloquial (Ammiya) Arabic

A semester-length study abroad program in Amman, Jordan with an immersive language pledge.

Geopolitics, International Relations, And The Future Of The Middle East

A semester-length language and research-based program in Amman, Jordan with an independent research component.

Summer Law Institute | Introduction To Constitutional Law