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Second-year M.A. student in Sociology and Development Studies at the London School of Economics, with a distinction-level average (72%). Applying for the British Academy Small Research Grant to fund 6 weeks of qualitative fieldwork in Jordan examining refugee women's labor market integration. Three years of research methodology experience including ethnographic fieldwork, semi-structured interviews, and mixed-methods analysis.
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Educations
2M.A. Sociology & Development Studies
Sep 2024 - Sep 2026 (Expected)London School of Economics and Political Science
- -Awarded LSE Graduate Support Scheme bursary (£4,500)
- -Shortlisted for LSE Sociology Prize for best dissertation proposal, 2025
B.A. Sociology & Anthropology
Sep 2020 - Jun 2024American University of Beirut
- -Valedictorian speaker at 2024 Commencement Ceremony
- -AUB Excellence Scholarship recipient (full tuition, 4 years)
Experiences
3Graduate Research Assistant
Jan 2025 - PresentLSE Middle East Centre - London, UK
- -Assisting Dr. Nadia Salam on a 3-year ESRC-funded project on migration and urban governance in MENA
- -Conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with municipal officials and civil society actors in Lebanon (remote)
- -Managing NVivo coding for a dataset of 180+ interview transcripts; produced 3 thematic analytical memos
Field Research Intern
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023UN Women — Lebanon Country Office - Beirut, Lebanon
- -Conducted 35 household surveys and 8 focus group discussions on women's economic empowerment in informal settlements
- -Co-authored internal policy brief: 'Barriers to Female Labor Force Participation in Informal Urban Zones'
- -Translated and transcribed 40+ hours of Arabic-language interview material
Teaching Assistant — Introduction to Sociology
Sep 2022 - May 2023American University of Beirut - Beirut, Lebanon
- -Facilitated weekly discussion sections of 18 students; graded essays and provided written feedback
- -Rated 4.9 / 5.0 on student evaluations across two semesters