My research centers on the anthropology of forced migration, humanitarianism and development, time, and refugee camp governance in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Jordan. I am currently Research Associate at the Sheffield Institute for International Development, working on the GCRF funded project, COVID 19 PPE for Refugees, examining the impact of the pandemic on Za’tari refugee camp in Jordan. I have consulted on development programs across the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan. I completed my PhD in Middle East Studies at the University of Cambridge, where I also supervised for the Department of Politics and International Studies. During my PhD, I spent 14 months in Jordan conducting ethnographic fieldwork in Azraq refugee camp. Prior to the PhD, I received an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BA from the University of Chicago. I have also worked in communications and in the field for leading aid agencies in Jordan, including Save the Children. My research has been supported by several institutions and grants, such as the Cambridge Trust, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, and the Council for British Research in the Levant. I have published research in academic journals, including the Journal of Refugee Studies, Forced Migration Studies, and Territory, Politics, Governance, as well as non-academic outlets like Allegra Lab. My forthcoming book with American University of Cairo Press will be out in 2021/22.

Anthropology

Development

Diaspora/Refugee Studies

Middle East/Near East Studies

Jordan

Syria

The Levant

Time And Space

Refugee Camps

Humanitarian Politics

Arabic (fluent)

English (native)