Non-Empirical Research Award, John Templeton Foundation (2020)

Principle Investigator on a multi-sited, ethnographic study of mental health and religious coping among Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, and San Diego, California.

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Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Award (2020)

Awarded a Fulbright-Hayes grant to conduct ethnographic research on sexual and reproductive health among Syrian refugee women in Amman, Jordan.

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American Center of Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2020)

Received a six-month pre-doctoral research fellowship from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers to study gender mainstreaming in humanitarian response.

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George Haydu Prize (2020)   

Received the UCSD George Haydu Award ($4,500) for the best research proposal in the Anthropology Study of the Interaction of Culture, Behavior, and Human Values.

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David K Jordan Fellowship (2020)

Awarded the Daivd K. Jordan fellowship ($4,500) for research on reproductive decision-making among Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan.

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Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation (2020)

Awarded a doctoral dissertation improvement grant to fund four additional months of research on reproductive decision-making among Syrian refugees in Jordan upon completion of the Fulbright.

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Fulbright Open Research Award, U.S. Dept. of State (2019)

Designated a Fulbright Student Researcher and provided with 9 months of funding for research on reproductive decision-making among Syrian refugees in Jordan.

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Critical Language Enhancement Award, U.S. Dept. of State (2019)

Awarded a full scholarship for one semester of intensive Arabic-language study at Qasid Institute in Amman, Jordan.

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Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Engagement Award (2019)

One of 4 Co-Investigators awarded a $250,000 grant to establish “California’s Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet): Engaging Refugee Women in Research Partnerships” under Principal Investigator Heike Thiel de Bocanegra.

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Human Rights Center Student Fellow, UC Berkeley School of Law (2019)

Received $5,000 human rights fellowship to support an internship and community-engaged research partnership with the Syrian Community Network, a San Diego NGO that provides services to the Syrian refugee community.

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Global Religion Research Initiative, University of Notre Dame (2019)

Received a $12,000 Project Launch grant to study the influence of religion on reproductive decision-making and psychological well-being among Syrian refugees.

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Critical Language Scholarship Alumni Development Award (2018)

Received $700 grant to fund directed study & tutoring in Syrian dialect (Arabic).

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Critical Refugee Studies Award Recipient (2018)

Awarded a $7,000 grant from the Critical Refugee Studies Collective to fund research expenses for person-centered, ethnographic research on Syrian refugees’ experiences of reproductive healthcare in San Diego County.

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Howell Foundation Community Engagement Initiative Award (2018)

One of two trainees under the supervision of Principle Investigator Dr. Sheila Mody who applied for and were awarded a $15,000 grant from the Howell Foundation to investigate barriers to refugee women’s health and to design evidence-based resources to improve refugee women’s healthcare experiences through collaborative community research.

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Emerging Scholar in Family Planning (2018)

Awarded a $7,500 grant to conduct qualitative research on resettled refugee reproductive health in San Diego County in June, 2018.

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Critical Language Scholar, U.S. Dept. of State (2017)

Received a full scholarship and stipend from the U.S. State Department for summer Hindi study in Jaipur, India.

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Summer Undergraduate Research Project Grant (2012)

Received a grant of $4000 from Pomona College to travel to India for the summer and carry out independent research on maternal health in Tamil Nadu.

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Critical Language Scholar, U.S. Dept. of State (2010)

Received a full scholarship and stipend from the U.S. State Department for summer Arabic study in Amman, Jordan.

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