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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Principal Consultant, JW Global Security Consulting LLC
Senior Research Fellow, Terrorism and Conflict, Royal United Services Institute
Co-Founder and Co-Convenor, Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN)
Associate Fellow, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
Threat Assessment Board Member, Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network (CTPN)
Gender and Human Rights Expert, EU-UN Global Terrorism Threats Facility, UNOCT
Gender Advisor, iCommit, Violence Prevention Network
Gender Expert, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Instructor, Civil-Military Responses to Counterterrorism (CMR-CT), Institute for Security Governance (ISG), Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU)
Research Project Manager/Teaching Associate, University of Birmingham
Arabic Language Analyst/Middle East and Islamic Studies Subject Matter Expert/Assistant Team Lead, US Navy

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham (UK), 2020
- Thesis Topic: Evaluating Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-Terrorism Policy
Master of Science in International Conflict, 2008
- Dissertation Topic: The Effects of Ideology on Women’s Roles in Terrorist Organizations
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies, 2006

Women in International Security (WIIS) Member, since 2021
PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management, AXELOS, 2020
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Research Methods and Skills, UoB, 2019
Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education for Postgraduates, UoB, 2017
International Studies Association Member, since 2016

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