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I am a political scientist studying migration and refugee policy in comparative perspective, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa. I work in the Political Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania as the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies.

I hold a PhD in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. I also hold an MA in Migration Studies from the Sussex Center for Migration Research at University of Sussex and an MA in Political Science from Syracuse University.

My research examines the relationship between democratic transitions and migration and refugee policy, both in Tunisia and in comparative perspective. I am also an experienced undergraduate teacher, and I previously served as a Teaching Mentor in the Graduate School at Syracuse University.