Previously, I was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, IDEAS and Visiting Fellow at the Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies. My academic contributions include teaching courses on the UN and Global Governance, Crisis Management, Peace and Conflict Management, and International Organizations, advising students on the writing of their dissertations, and conducting and presenting my research at conferences and in academic journals. Moreover, I have conducted peace and conflict assessments and strategic evaluations in the fields of humanitarian assistance and development coordination for the International Labour Organisation, International Organization for Migration, European Parliament, German development agency (GIZ), SPARK, and Verite.
Keynote speaker, “Women’s Leadership in the Peace Process,” for the Peace and Reconciliation Seminar, Assembly of European Regions and International Fund for Ireland, June 2023, Leuven. Speaker, “The Story of Business Playing a Role in Livelihood Security of Refugee Women: The Case of Syrian Women in Turkey,” Vienna University of Economics and Business, November 2022, Vienna. Speaker, “Business Easing the Transition of Women into the Labor Market: A Path to Peace?” York University, October 2022, online. Speaker, “Business and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda,” Principles for Responsible Management Education Global Leaders Forum, June 2022, online. Speaker, “Sustainable Development Agenda: Environment, Human Rights, and Rule of Law; A Business Perspective,” Turkey-Europe Civil Society Forum, May 2022, Brussels. Speaker, “Post-Pandemic Women’s Labor Market Participation in the MENA,” Hollings Center for International Dialogue, May 2022, online. Speaker, “Limitations of Soft Power,” University College London, May 2022, online. Speaker, “Picking Up Where We Left Off on Responsible Business,” Hollings Center for International Dialogue, Podcast, April 2022, online. Speaker, “Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda for Social Transformation,” Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, Bologna, March 2022, Bologna.