Hi! I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. I specialize in International Relations, Middle East Politics, and Women's Studies.
I was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at the Purdue Policy Research Institute. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Purdue University in December 2017. My current book project, “Security Threats and The Policy Agenda: Understanding Variation in Women’s Rights in the Middle East,” examines how domestic and international security issues shape policies on violence against women, legislative quotas, and family law in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Using both large-scale statistical analyses and primary data collected during 18 months of fieldwork in Jordan, this research shows how debates about women’s rights are informed by the security context in which policymakers and activists work. I find that security threats affect the policy agenda, raising the profile of women’s rights that bolster state’s defense interests. I also contend that security threats constrain the depth and breadth of civil society and affect whether governmental elites will accept feminist policy initiatives. Feel free to contact me: [email protected] |
"When you grow into enoughness, you change and thrive, and you change the world with you." -Rula Quawas