Education

2009  The American University in Cairo: Master of Arts in Middle East Studies (Cairo, Egypt)

2003  Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (Indiana, Pennsylvania)

1999  Central Dauphin East High School: College Prep (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

1993  Dar-Al Tarbia: Humanities (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

Positions

2011--->     Peace Research Institute Oslo(PRIO)   Researcher on the Middle East

2009-2010  Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO): Internship

2008-2009  American City College (Cairo, Egypt): High school History Teacher

2006-2008  Private Tutor(Cairo, Egypt): Education training

2005-2005  The American  University in Cairo: Teacher Assistan

2002-2003  Miami University Law School Office of Admissions and Recruitment: Administrative Assistant                                                 

Research Projects

2011 Egypt at the Rafah Border and the Prosepct of Gaza

2009  MA Thesis: Biblical Myths in Israeli Society and the Construction of Margins: The Transformation of the Palestinian Cultural Landscape

Related Activities

2011 Fieldwork: Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria, El-Arish, Rafah)

2008 Fieldwork: West Bank

2007 Fieldwork: Jerusalem, Israel

2006 Student Delegation: Palestine/Israel

Language

English:   Native Language

Arabic:   Proficient