At the University of South Florida, I teach international relations, comparative politics, and other courses as an Instructor of Record. My research examines political reform and stability in the Middle East, with a focus on trust and state-society relations in Jordan.
For my doctoral field research in Jordan, I conducted in-depth interviews with political figures and activists and analyzed documents related to political and social reform since 2011. This work informs my dissertation, “The Politics of Trust: A State-in-Society Approach to Political Reform and Stability in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
As an undergraduate research advisor at USF, I led a student research project on Jordan’s political reform process and guided students in qualitative research methods. At the Politics and Society Institute, I trained interns in research writing and qualitative methods, and supported research department activities.
Earlier, I conducted field research on environmental civil society organizations in Jordan and consulted with legislative bodies, the Ministry of Environment, and environmentalists on sustainability policy. I’ve also published work on U.S. national security strategy and reviewed a book on America’s Middle East.
