Trinity College Dublin
Master of Philosophy with Distinction, International Peace Studies | Dublin, Ireland | 2024 - 2025
Dissertation: Power, Illusion, and Exclusion: Gender, Xenophobia, and Right-Wing Politics in the United States and United Kingdom from the 2010s to the Present
Awarded Distinction.
Outside of the dissertation, my coursework focused on studying fundamentalism and radicalization, the relationship between religion and international relations, forced displacement, and peace and conflict. Additional written work of mine explored gender inclusion in the 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement, the relationship between the concept of universal human rights and cultural relativism, pathways to radicalization after the 2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, and analyzing climate change as a form of structural violence to challenge the UN Refugee Convention framework.
Occidental College
B.A. Diplomacy and World Affairs, History Minor | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2020 - 2024
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Senior Comprehensive Thesis: Pro Deo et Patria: The Rise of Ethnoreligious Nationalism in the 21st Century
My senior comprehensive was one of six theses in the department awarded Distinction.
Other consistent themes in my coursework included international human rights frameworks and law, international political economy, and US foreign policy. My academic work spanned a wide range of countries and regions, from Lebanon and the broader Middle East to China to Rwanda.
Walter B. Gerken Fellowship for Public Policy
One of two students selected for the fellowship, I spent the summer of 2023 researching evangelical Christian influence on refugee policy in the post-9/11 era, drawing comparisons between the Bush and Trump administrations about the rhetorical and institutional influence of prominent evangelical figures. The findings from this research were presented at the Occidental College Undergraduate Summer Research Conference and directly fed into the work on my Senior thesis.
Kahane United Nations Program
In the Fall of 2023, I joined 12 other Occidental seniors selected to participate in the Kahane United Nations Program in New York City. Our coursework covered international human rights issues and frameworks as well as conflict prevention.
Alongside academic work, we were placed at a UN Agency, Country Mission, or affiliated NGO for a full-time internship.
School for International Training
Politics & Religious Integration in the Mediterranean | Semester Abroad - Fall 2022 | Tunis, Tunisia, and Palermo, Sicily
Coursework on democratic transition, immigration, and the politics of identity in Tunisia. The three-week period in Palermo, Sicily, entailed concentrated study of immigration flows from Africa into Europe via the Mediterranean. During the final five weeks of the program, I conducted independent field research under the supervision of Dr. Raja Boussedra on the protection of women’s rights in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution, reviewing literature and collecting data from women in Tunis in both English and French.
Education Themes
- Gender Justice and Inclusion
- Radicalization Pathways
- Forced Displacement
- Religious and Ethnoreligious Nationalism