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I am a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, with a wealth of teaching experience. I have a variety of research interests, with my areas of expertise being gender equality, secularism, and social movements in the Middle East North Africa region. My newest project explores the impact of childhood experiences on gender equality activists’ decisions to become politically engaged in Egypt and Iran. This builds on my doctoral research which explored the effects of secularism on gender equality in family law in Egypt and Iran between 1920 and 1939.
I have worked on projects relating to non-western theories of international relations, decolonising the curriculum, AI in higher education, and social media as a pedagogical tool. I have also worked to relaunch Study Abroad within our School.
Alongside this, I have experience in local politics as town councillor in 2 different areas, as well as serving as Deputy Mayor (2021-2022) and Mayor (2022-2023) of Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Since joining the University in 2021, I have taught on the following modules:
Sustainable Futures; Power, Globalisation and Social Change; Geopolitics of Climate Change; Researching International Relations; Examining Foreign Policy; Global Governance and Law; Thinking Politically; Thinking Globally; Future of IR; Human Rights: Concepts, Laws and Practices; Power in Contemporary British Politics; Political Thought, and Politics in the Everyday.
I also lead on the geography field trip to Geneva, with students researching areas such as migration, the Red Cross, and health and wellbeing within the city. Moreover, I have worked to enhance the student experience through opportunities such as Study Abroad, which we have relaunched within the School.
My main research area is gender equality, social movements and identities within the Middle East North Africa region. I have previously researched and developed models of secularism based on how it was introduced in specific states, and how secularism impacts gender equality in early 20th century family law in Egypt and Iran.
Other areas of interest include pedagogical approaches, student identities in the classroom, Non-Western perspectives, religion, and decolonising the curriculum, among other things.
I am happy to be approached regarding supervision.
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