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- Provide logistical and communications support for one of the University's oldest and most prestigious lecture series- Oversee a budget of over 10,000 dollars, arranging travel and accommodations for visiting scholars- Maintain detailed minutes of meetings, aiding in the seminar’s preservation of knowledge via its archival system

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Led research briefings on Red Sea security issues in preparation for the quarterly Capitol Hill Conference- Reported on congressional hearings focused on defense spending and foreign aid, authoring breaking news reports and fact sheets for distribution to hundreds of US policymakers and Hill staffers

- Authored and implemented methodological procedures to update pending court cases- Completed over 600 pending cases, successfully integrating them into the publicly available database- Oversaw the quality control and updates team, ensuring productive workflows and coordination between researchers

- Completed the large-scale audit of cases affiliated with Foreign Terrorist Organizations- Oversaw the Quality Control Team, regularly conducting training sessions on methods to ensure data quality- Streamlined tPP auditing procedures, implementing methodologies to optimize the auditing process

- Specialized in the coding and analysis of defendants affiliated with Salafi-Jihadist groups

Oxford, Ohio, United States

- Leveraged open-source intelligence research methods to assign values to over 50 variables for over 100 defendants- Collaborated with other researchers to cross-check value assignments to ensure data quality

Zarqa, Jordan

- Developed a customized English curriculum for an NGO serving Syrian refugee women in Jordan, teaching over 65 women of various ages and language abilities conversational English skills- Utilized Arabic in a professional environment, coordinating with local staff to organize weekly courses

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- Served as the lead research partner for former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, David Crane, examining the history of the prosecution of gender-based crimes at the ICC and modern tribunals- Published a 40-page policy brief advocating for greater recognition of forced marriage as a gender-based atrocity crime

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

- Evaluated paper submissions for the 2022 Economic Scholars Program Conference, focusing on the validity of quantitative methods

Oxford, Ohio, United States

- Assisted in the translation of over 50 primary sources of Islamic jurisprudence from Arabic to English- Led weekly meetings investigating themes in a database of over 1700 primary sources

Jamestown, New York, United States

- Guided daily museum tours, educating patrons on Justice Jackson's influence on modern international law

Pristina, Komuna E Prishtinës, Kosovo

- Engaged in promoting UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality) in Kosovo, assisting in grant writing, community outreach, and the implementation of gender-mainstreaming workshops

Masters Of International Affairs, International Security & Humanitarian Policy

Select coursework: Foundations of International Security Policy, Modern Standard Arabic III, Microeconomics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Dual Degree), Economics & International Studies, 3.93, Magna Cum Laude

Majors: Economics; International Studies (Human Rights and Justices) Minors: Arabic; Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies; Social Justice.

Advanced Arabic Certification, Language Studies

Select coursework: Advanced Modern Standard Arabic, Intermediate Levantine Arabic, Quranic Arabic I, Women's Issues in the Arab World.

Economic Development And Contemporary Indian Politics

Study abroad program focused on contemporary politics and regional development inequalities in India