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Curriculum Vitae

Amani El Jack, Ph.D.

Nationality/Passport: Canadian

Languages: English and Arabic

Education/Degrees

2008 Ph.D. in Women’s Studies, York University, Canada.

1993 MA in Political Sciences, American University in Cairo, Egypt.

1990 BSc (Honors) in Social and Political Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

1989 BSc in Economics and Social Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan.

Academic Employment History

Fall 2016 Research Associate /Research Coordinator of Social Issues, Gulf Studies

Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University.

2014-15 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Qatar University.

Spring 2014- Tenured Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Department of

Women’s and Gender Studies; and Affiliate Professor at the PhD Program

in Global Governance and Human Security at McCormack Graduate

School, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

2008-2013 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Department of

Women’s and Gender Studies, & Affiliate Professor at the McCormack

Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Fall 2007 Adjunct Professor, Ryerson University Graduate Program, Canada.

2003-06 Adjunct Professor, International Development, Faculty of Social Sciences

and Humanities, York University, Canada.

1997-2002 Lecturer/Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts/Social Sciences, York

University, Canada.

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Research Partnership & Professional Employment/Consultations

Fall 2016 Research Coordinator of Social Issues, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University.

http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/gulfstudies-center/staff.php

Fall 2015 Chair of Faculty Research Group on Migration (MRG), Center for Humanities

and Social Sciences, Qatar University.

http://www.qu.edu.qa/artssciences/chss/research/research_groups.php

2008- 2014 Research Partner & Steering Committee Member, Center for the Study of the

Humanities, Culture and Society, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

http://www.umb.edu/chcs/faculty_staff

2008- 2014 Advisory Board Member, The Center for Gender, Security and Human Rights,

College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

http://genderandsecurity.org/who-we-are/boards

2005- Affiliate Researcher, The Refugee Research Network (RRN), Centre For Refugee

Studies, York University, Canada: http://www.refugeeresearch.net/affiliates

2010- Associate Researcher, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) York

University, Canada: http://refugeeresearch.net/ms/bher/

2011-2012 Research Associate, Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., (collaborated on a

research project that investigated humanitarian emergencies in Afghanistan, Iraq

and Sudan) and published a book chapter as well as online publication:

http://www.refugeecooperation.org

2008-09 Commissioned Consultancy for the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2007-08 Research Consultant, “International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ),”

New York, USA.

2005-07 Senior Researcher, “The Globalization of Protracted Refugee Situations in

Long-Term Refugee Camps,” York University, Canada.

2006-07 Senior Researcher, Women in Conflict Zone Network (WICZNT),

York University, Canada.

2004-05 Researcher/Consultant, Landmine Action, Ottawa, Canada & London, UK.

2002-03 Research Consultant, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, UK

2001-02 Senior Researcher, International Development Ethics and Population

Displacement Project: The Nature and Extent of Canada’s Obligations in

Developing Countries, Centre For Refugee Studies, York University , Canada.

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2000-01 Research Consultant, Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC), Germany

1995-97 Radio Talk Show Co-host: “Radio Active Feminism”, CKLN Radio Station,

Toronto.

Grants and Awards

2010- present Partner at the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) funded by the

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development ($5 million).

2008-2015 Partner at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Strategic

Knowledge Cluster Grant: A Global Refugee Research Network (RRN), York

University ($2.1 million).

2010-2013 Co-Principal Investigator of UMB internal grant for a project on “Global Ethics:

Humanizing Political Realism: Human Security and Identity, University of

Massachusetts, Boston. ($25,000).

2012-2013 Co-Principal Investigator of a Grant from Osaka University, Japan; and York

University, Canada for an International Project on Humanitarian Crises, Canada

($45,000).

2003-2004 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000).

2002-2003 International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Doctoral Research Award

($20,000).

2001-2005 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Fieldwork Funding, York

University SSHRC Funded Project: “International Development Ethics and

Population Displacement: The Nature and Extent of Canada’s Obligations in

Developing Countries,” Centre for Refugee Studies ($15,000).

1997-1998 York University Dean’s Academic Excellence Scholarship.

1990-1992 Ford Foundation MA Award, American University in Cairo.

Scholarly Publications:

Amani El Jack. “Migrant Workers in the Gulf: Theoretical and Policy Dilemmas.” Submitted to

the Journal of Migration Studies.

Amani El Jack. “Warriors or Peacemakers: Women Combatants in Post-Conflict Situations.”

Submitted to the International Feminist Journal of Politics.

Amani El Jack. “Wars and Conflicts in Africa: A Gender-relational Perspective.” Accepted by

editors Nnoromele Salome and Anyanwu Ogechi for an edited text book on African Studies.

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Amani El Jack. Forthcoming, Militarized Commerce: Gender Dimensions of Transnational

Migration, Ashgate Publications:

http://books.google.com.qa/books/about/Militarized_Commerce_Gender_Dimensions_o.html?id

=oJhrngEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Amani El Jack. 2012. “Protracted Sudanese Refugees?” (2012). In Transatlantic Cooperation on

Protracted Displacement: Urgent Needs and Unique Opportunity. J. Calabrese and J. Marret.

(ed.) Middle East Institute: Washington DC, pp. 335-344.

Amani El Jack. 2011. “Protracted Sudanese Refugees: Why Gender Matters?” Middle East

Institute -FRS, March 2011.]

http://www.refugeecooperation.org/publications/sudan/pdf/06_eljack.pdf

Amani El Jack. 2011. “Education is My Mother and Father: The ‘Invisible’ Women and Girls of

South Sudan”. Refuge Journal, Special Issue: Higher Education of Refugees (vol. 27, no. 2),

York University, pp. 1-19.

Amani El Jack. 2008. Examining Enterprise Capacity: A Participatory Social Assessment in

Darfur and Southern Sudan. (2008). With S. Abdelnour, B. Badri, S. McGrath, D. Wheeler, &

O. Branzei. Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada, pp. 1-104.

Amani El Jack. 2008. In the Name of Development: Conflict, Displacement and Gender,

http://books.google.com.qa/books/about/In_the_Name_of_Development_Conflict_Disp.html?id

=wIj_i5wlYIEC&redir_esc=y

Amani El Jack. 2008. “High Risk Project Evaluation Report.” (2008, April). Prepared for the

Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WACT). (34 pages).

Amani El Jack. 2007. “Gendered Implications: Development-Induced Displacement in the

Sudan.” (2007). In Development’s Displacements: Ecologies, Economies and Cultures at Risk. P.

Vandergeest, P. Idahosa, and P. Bose (eds.). Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press, pp. 61-81.

Amani El Jack. 2005. “Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) in Sudan, Egypt, Libya & Chad.” In

Explosive Remnants of War and Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines. R. Moyes (ed.).

London, UK: Landmine Action. (20 pages, including collaborative introduction and findings, 1-

15, and single-authored individual entries on Chad (37-8), Egypt (57-8), Libya (112-3) and

Sudan (161-164).

Amani El Jack. 2003. Gender and Armed Conflict: Overview Report. (2003). Brighton, UK:

BRIDGE (Institute of Development Studies), University of Sussex pp. 1-48.

Amani El Jack. 2002. “Gender Perspectives on the Management of Small Arms and Light

Weapons in the Sudan.” In Gender Perspectives on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Regional

and International Concerns. V. Farr and K. Gebre-Wold (eds.). Bonn, Germany: Bonn

International Center for Conversion, pp. 51-57.

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Research Projects (in Progress)

Amani El Jack. The Arab Springs and Islamic Revivalism. This book manuscript

examines the socio-economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the Arab

Springs in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. Overall, my book

examines both the distinct challenges as well as the opportunities that currently

face many Muslim countries, including the contemporary states of the Gulf. Some

of the book themes tackle the following: the debates around Islamic pluralism and

democracy; secular versus traditional Islamic laws; gender and women’s rights;

ethical and cultural dilemmas; economic growth; human rights; and social justice.

Guest-Editing a Special Issue of Refuge Journal (Issue 30, Number 2) on

Humanitarian Crises and Forced Displacement, along with Yukari Ando at Osaka

University in Japan and James Simeon at York University in Canada.

“Teaching Online vs. Face-to-Face: What We've Learned from Doing Both.”

Journal article in progress.

“In the Maze of Transnational Migration.” Journal article manuscript in progress.

“Towards a More Effective and Integrated Reconceptualization of Disarmament,

Demobilization, Reintegration, and Transitional Justice.” Journal article in

progress.

Selected Fieldwork Research

2015- Conducted field research on Labor Migrant in the Gulf States.

2014-15 Conducted field research on the Arab Springs in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria,

Tunisia, and Yemen.

2011-2014 Conducted field research on transnational migration with the South Sudanese

community in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts.

2010-2011 Conducted field research on transnational migration with the “lost boys” and

“invisible women/girls” of South Sudan in Boston, Massachusetts.

2009 Conducted fieldwork interviews with Sudanese communities on post-conflict

transformation, Khartoum, Sudan.

2006 Conducted fieldwork interviews with the UNHCR on “Globalization of Protracted

Refugee Situations (GPRS)” for the GPRS Project, Geneva, Switzerland.

2006 Conducted fieldwork interviews with the World Food Program (WFP) on

“Globalization of Protracted Refugee Situations” for the GPRS Project, Rome,

Italy.

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2002 Conducted fieldwork on “The Gender Relations of Development-Induced

Displacement in Sudan” in Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda.

2001 Conducted fieldwork on “The Gendered Impact of Small Arms and Light

Weapons in the Horn of Africa” for the Bonn International Center for Conversion

(BICC) in Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda.

2001 Conducted fieldwork on “International Development Ethics and Population

Displacement” in Kenya and Sudan for the Centre for Refugee Studies, York

University, Toronto, Canada.

1992 Conducted fieldwork on “The Impact of the Structural Adjustment Programs on

Women in the Sudan” in Sudan.

1990 Conducted fieldwork on “Displaced/Refugee Sudanese Situations in Cairo” in

Egypt.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Invited Conferences and Panel Presentations

2016 “Sport for Development in the Gulf: A Gender Sensitive Perspective.” Sport for

Development in the Gulf International Symposium, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University

(11-12 December 2016).

2016 “Social Media & Social Change in the Gulf.” Social Media and Social Change Regional

Symposium, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University (16 October 2016).

2016 “The Dialectical Relationship between Gender and National Identity in the Gulf

States/Qatar.” National Identity and National Projects in the Arab Gulf States workshop,

The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, DC, (February 29, 2015). Invited Panelist.

2016 “Education and Conflict Issues: Post-Conflict Transformation- A gender Sensitive

Perspective.” The Role of Anthropology Research in the Persian Gulf Workshop, Center

for Humanities & Social Science, Qatar University (12 January 2016). Invited Panelist.

2015 “Syrian Refugees: Europe and the Gulf – Reluctant Refuge or Saviour of the Day?”

Inter-Regional Conference on Refugee Crisis Without Borders: From a Local Burden to a

Shared Humanitarian Responsibility, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Dead Sea,

Jordan, (29 November – 1 December 2015). Invited Panelist.

2015 “Syrian Refugee Situations: Failure of Theories or Policies?” Symposium on the Syrian

Refugee Crisis: Analysis and Response, Center for Humanities & Social Science, Qatar

University (21 December 2015). Invited Panelist.

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2015 “Migration, Islam and Human Rights.” Seminar on Migration Center for Islamic

Legislation & Ethics, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (12-14 September 2015). Invited

Panelist.

2014 “Interrogating Our Interdisciplinary Pedagogies.” A Symposium organized by the

Graduate Consortium on Women’s Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT), USA, April 12, 2014. Invited Panelist.

2013 “Understanding the Economic, Social, Political and Cultural Factors Underlying the

Chronic Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan/South Sudan: The Legacies of Unending Armed

Conflict and War.” Symposium on Sudan and South Sudan at York University, Toronto,

Canada, (July 3-5, 2013). Symposium Co-organizer and Panelist.

2013 “The Gendered Political Economy of Building Peace in Conflict-Affected States.”

Conference on Conflict Transformation through Economic Development and Innovation,

University of Massachusetts Lowell, June 3-5, 2013. Invited Panelist.

2012 “Borderless Higher Education for Refugees.” Conference on Tertiary Education, Refugee

Research Network (RRN) Annual Forum at York University, Toronto, Canada, (April 30,

2012 – May 1, 2012). Invited Panelist.

2012 “Women and Post-Conflict Reconstruction.” Faculty Brown Bag Seminar, Consortium

on Gender, Security and Human Rights, University of Massachusetts Boston, (April 25,

2012).

2012 “Teaching Online vs. Face-to-Face: What We've Learned from Doing Both.” CIT Lecture

Series at UMass Boston, March 22nd, 2012. Invited Panelist.

2012 “Women, War and Peace.” International Women’s Day Forum on War Redefined Film

Series organized by the Women's Forum @ United Nations Association of Greater

Boston, Boston, (March 5, 2012). Invited Panelist.

2011 “Interrogating Patriarchy in Africa.” University of Massachusetts Boston African Student

Union Forum, December 2nd, 2011. Invited Panelist.

2011 “Education is My Mother and Father: The ‘Invisible’ Women and Girls of South Sudan.”

The Research Center for Urban Cultural History (RCUCH), University of Massachusetts

Boston, May 2, 2011. Faculty Seminar.

2011 “Women and Post-Conflict in Africa and the Middle East.” Dialogue with Leymah

Gbowee on How Liberian Women Ended the Liberian Civil War.” University of

Massachusetts Boston, April 21, 2011. Invited Speaker.

2011 “Popular Uprisings in the Middle East: Revolutionary Politics or Islamic Revivalism?”

College of Liberal Arts Open House, April 2, 2011.

2010 “Women and Conflict Resolution in Sudan.” United States Institute for Peace (USIP),

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USA, July 16-19, 2010. Invited speaker.

2010 “Promises and Challenges to Tertiary Education.” Conference on Borderless Education:

The Provision of Tertiary Degree Programs to Long-term Refugees. Centre for Refugee

Studies, York University, Canada, April 10-11, 2010. Presented research paper at a panel.

2009 “Changing Gender: Linking Globalization, Militarism, Political Economy.” International

Institute of Social Studies (ISS) conference on Cross-Regional Feminist Dialogues on

Gender, Globlaization and Conflict, The Hague, The Netherlands, December 9-11, 2009.

Research paper presented.

2009 “Somalia: A Cross Road Forum.” Africana Studies Department, University of

Massachusetts, Boston, May 12, 2009.

2009 “Women in the Rwandan Genocide, Remembering Rwanda 1994-2009: Genocide and its

Aftermath Commemorating the 15th

Anniversary of the Genocide of the Tutsi in

Rwanda.” University of Massachusetts, Boston, April 17, 2009.

2009 “Gender Relations of Displacement in Sudan.” Center for Human Rights and

International Justice, Boston College, MA, USA, March 27, 2009. Luncheon seminar,

invited speaker.

2009 “Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Women and Post-Conflict in Liberia.” Women’s Research

Forum: Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts,

Boston, March 24, 2009.

2009 “Terrorizing Women: Rape as A War Weapon,” Terror Symposium: An Interdisciplinary

Conference for UMB Students.” Center for Urban Cultural History, University of

Massachusetts, Boston, March 25, 2009.

2009 “Insights on Human Trafficking/Modern Day Slavery in the United States.” University of

Massachusetts, Boston, Women’s Center/UMB Human Rights Working Group, March 4,

2009.

2007 “Comparative Post-Conflict Reconstruction Models in Africa and the Middle East.” The

Academy of Management Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August1-7, 2007.

Invited speaker.

2007 “Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Grassroots Enterprise Development in Darfur

and Southern Sudan.” Forum at the Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada,

February 8-9, 2007. Invited speaker.

2007 “Does Gender Matter? New Approaches for Local Reconstruction in Darfur and Southern

Sudan.” Forum on Darfur and Southern Sudan, Ahfad University for Women,

Omdurman, Sudan, April 1-3, 2007. Invited Panelist.

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2006 “Gendering Protracted Refugee Situations in Long-Term Refugee Camps.” International

Association for the Studies of Forced Migration (IASF) Annual Conference, York

University, Canada, June 8-21, 2006. Conference paper presented.

2005 “Fifty Years of Struggle: Reflections on Sudanese Women’s Political Activism.”

Symposium on Challenge of War, State-sponsored Oppression and Diaspora, Sudanese

Women’s Union 50th

Anniversary, Toronto, March 9, 2005. Presented paper.

2004 “Sudan: Past and Present Challenges.” Round Table Discussion at the Centre for Refugee

Studies, York University, Canada, March 2004.

2002 “Gendered Implications: Violence and the Privileging of Men’s Roles in the Economy of

War.” Money Makes the War Go Round? The European Union and Transforming the

Economy of War in Sudan. Brussels, Belgium 12-13 June 2002. Invited speaker, EU

forum.

2002 “Agents of Change.” Annual Women’s Worlds International Interdisciplinary Congress

on Women, Makerere University, Uganda, Africa, July 2002. Panelist at a book-

launching forum.

2002 “Gendered Implications of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the

Horn of Africa.” Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons Issues in Uganda:

Dynamics, Concepts and Perspectives for Action, Kampala, Uganda, Africa, April 2002.

2002 “Gendered Implications of G8 Africa Action Plan: Canada’s Priorities for Kananaskis G8

Summit.”A Discussion with Ambassador Robert Fowler, Canada’s Prime Minister’s

Personal Representative for G8 Summit and Personal Representative for Africa, York

University, Toronto, Canada, March, 2002.

2002 “African Development Dilemmas: A gender Sensitive Perspective.” National Forum on

Africa: Munk Centre, University of Toronto, Canada, January 25, 2002. Invited speaker.

1995 “Women’s Agency in Conflict Resolution in the Horn of Africa.” Annual Canadian

Association of African Studies Conference: Environment/Population, Trent University,

Peterborough, Canada, May 1995. Research paper presented.

1995 “Adjusting Women’s Human Rights: The Sudan Experience.” International Workshop on

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, The Centre for Feminist Research, York University,

Canada, March 1995. Research paper presented.

1995 “Grass-Roots Activism: Challenging Economic Restructuring in the Sudan.” Presentation at

the NGOs and UN International Forum on Women. Beijing, China, August/September,

1995.

1990 “Women's Health And Child Survival.” Ford Foundation and John Hopkins University

Joint Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, 1990.

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TEACHING AND ADVISING

Courses Taught at Qatar University:

INTA 404-L01 Gender & Law

SOCI 120-L66: Introduction To Sociology

SOCI 200-L53: Sustainable Development

SOCI 360-L51: Sociological Theory

SOCI 362-L51: Comparative Ethnography

Supervising & Mentoring Students at Qatar University: Fall 2015 Dissertation Committee Chair, Nada Fouad “Nationalism and Qatari Women:

Where does Women Fit in the Nationalistic Narrative by the Qatari State Now

and in the Future? Master Thesis in Gulf Studies, Qatar University.

Fall 2014 Second Reader of International Affairs Department Capstone Research Paper for

Rasheda Akhter (Student ID: 200809599) entitled, “Women's Contribution in the

Reconstruction of Post-Genocide, Rwanda,” Department of International Affairs,

Qatar University.

Courses Taught at University of Massachusetts, Boston

WOST 110 Gender in Global Perspectives.

WOST 280 Online course: Gender and Migration.

WOST 280 Online course: War, Femininities & Masculinities.

WOST/AFRSTY 300L Women in African/Middle Eastern Cultures.

PAF G 697 Gender and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East (Online

graduate course): Women in Politics and Public Policy.

Supervising & Mentoring Teaching Assistants at University of Massachusetts, Boston

Spring 2014 Supervised Micqueen Clerger, WOST undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

Fall 2013 Supervised Amy Epperhart, WOST undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

Fall 2011 Supervised Samara Bloomfield, WOST undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

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Fall 2009 Supervised Ashley Goodwin, WOST undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

Spring 2009 Supervised Meaghan Tighe, WOST undergraduate Teaching Assistant.

Student Research Supervision

2011-2012 Dissertation Committee Chair, Lindsey Bacon and Colleen Tully “The Gendered

Dimensions of Poverty in Ghana: Child Abandonment as an Indicator and the

Role of Humanitarian Assistance,” Women's Studies Honors Thesis, WOST 499,

(September 2011 - December 2012).

2010-2012 Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member, Andres Ray Reyes “Journeys to

Transformation: South Sudanese Refugees Negotiate Community College

Education in Massachusetts,” College of Education and Human Development,

University of Massachusetts Boston, (2010 - December 2012).

2009-2010 Supervised Francesca Raineri, “The Last Crusade: A New Age Dawns (For

Women),” Women's Studies BA/Music (Honors Thesis).

2009-2010 Supervised Helena Muetze, “African Refugee Women” Political Sciences (Major

Research paper).

Fall 2008 Supervised Ashley Goodwin, WOST undergraduate Research Assistant.

Spring 2008 Supervised Colleen Flannery, graduate American Studies Research Assistant.

Courses Taught at Other Institutions

2007 IS8925: “Global Migration & Population Movements.” MA Program in

Immigration & Settlement Studies, Ryerson University, Canada.

2004-06 AK/ SOSC1910A 9.0: “Third World Countries: International Development

Theories and Praxes.” Atkinson Faculty of Social Sciences, York University,

Canada.

2003-2004 AK/WS 3528 6.0: “Gender Relations of War.” Atkinson Faculty of Social

Sciences/Women’s Studies, York University, Canada.

2002-2003 AS/SOSC 1130. 9.0: “International Migration.” Faculty of Arts/Social Sciences &

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.

1997-2002 AS SOSC 2480.09: “Introduction to African Studies.” African Studies Program &

Faculty of Arts/Social Sciences, York University, Canada.

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Guest Lectures at the University of Massachusetts Boston

2013 Invited speaker on “Gender, Human Rights and International Development in the Middle

East” in Professors Mickaella Perina and Amy Den Ouden’s Honors course: Introduction

to Human Rights, Spring 2013.

2012 Invited speaker on “Gender, Development and Forced Migration” in Professor Nicole

Newendorp’s course: Social Studies 98mi, Harvard University, Fall 2012.

2012 Invited speaker on “Gender, Islam and Human Rights in the Middle East” in Professors

Carol Cohen’s Honors Course: Honors 380, Spring 2012.

2010 Invited speaker on “Protracted Refugee Situations” in Professors Carol Cohen and Sandy

McEvoy’s course: Bombs and Bombshells: Gender, Armed Conflict, and Political

Violence (Honors 380), Fall 2010.

2009 Invited speaker on “Gender and Human Security” in Professors Rajini Srikanth and

Mickaella Perina’s Honors course: Introduction to Human Rights, Fall 2009.

2009 Invited speaker on “Gender and Armed conflict” in Professor Leila Farsakh’s course:

State, Nations and Civil Wars (Honors 290), Spring 2009.

2009 Invited speaker on “Transnational Feminisms” in Professor Elora Chowdhury’s course:

Women of Color (L376), Spring 2009.

2008 Invited speaker on “In the Name of Development: Conflict, Displacement and Gender

Transformation in Sudan” in Professor María Cisterna Gold’s course: Exile: The Latin

American Experience (G 160– Section 1), Fall 2008.

SERVICE

Service to the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies

Fall 2008- Member, Personnel Committee.

Fall 2008- Member, Curriculum Committee.

Fall 2008- Participant, Annual Faculty Retreats.

2008, 2009 & 2013 Chair, Founder’s Award Committee.

Service to the College of Liberal Arts at University of Mass. Boston

Fall 2013- Spring 14 Senate Executive Committee, College of Liberal Arts

Fall 2009-2014 Member of the College of Liberal Arts Senate.

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Fall 2009-2014 Member of the University Diversity Committee/Sub-committee of

the Academic Affairs.

Fall 2008- Advisory Board Member, Center for the Study of Gender, Security

and Human Rights, UMB. (Participated in Search Committee to

hire Associate Director of the Center.)

Fall 2008- Advisory Board Member, Research Center for Urban Cultural

History (RCUCH), UMB.

Fall 2008- Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Women, Politics, and

Public Policy, McCormack Graduate School, UMB.

Spring 2009- Affiliated Faculty Member, Africana Studies Department, UMB.

(Participates in the Africana Studies Personnel and Hiring

Committees).

Fall 2010- Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Rebuilding Sustainable

Communities after Disasters, UMB.

Fall 2009- Co-Principal Investigator, Cross-College Collaborative Project on

“Humanizing Political Realism: Human Security, Global Ethics,

and Identity” at UMB.

Fall 2010- Participating in a cross-college planning for PhD in Global Studies,

McCormack Graduate School, UMB (Participated in the planning

and development of the PhD Program).

2010 Engaged in the launching of the African Union Decade of Women

at University of Massachusetts, Boston.

2008 & 2010 Participated in the evaluation of the CLA Writing Portfolios.

Service to Profession

Peer Reviews for Academic/Professional work

Evaluation of an application submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grants, entitled "Turning the River: International Organizations

Navigate the Passage From Crisis to Development ," January 2014.

Book review for a book entitled, Living In Limbo With Hope: Sudanese Refugees and Social

Injustice in Egypt, JCharlton Publishing Ltd, a Canadian publishing house dedicated to social

justice issues, January 2014.

Reviewed of a manuscript entitled: “Patriarchal Confusion? Making Sense of Gay and Lesbian

Military Identity,” International Feminist Journal of Politics, Enloe Award Review Request- MS

663, August 2012.

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Reviewed a manuscript CUS-322-11-05 entitled: “Gulu Town in War and Peace: Urban

Displacement and Post-War Crisis in Northern Uganda,” for Urban Studies, Sage Journals,

August 2011.

Reviewed of a manuscript entitled: “Minority Women and Armed Conflict: From Victims to

Activists,” State of the World’s Minorities for Minority Rights, for 2011 issue.

Institutional Affiliations, International /Community Organizations

The International Studies Association (ISA)

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA)

Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS).

Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Project (BHER)

United States Institute for Peace (USIP) -- policy consultations.

International Association for the Study of Forced Migration.

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada.

Advisory Board Member of the Sudanese Community Association in Boston, USA.

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, The Netherlands.

Graduate Consortium on Women’s Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT).

United Nations Association of the Greater Boston Area.