About Me
As an anthropologist with an academic background in qualitative research working with vulnerable populations, I am committed to centering human experiences. As a UX researcher I use design thinking to create UX research studies with the user at the center. With user-centered thinking, I help companies and teams bring a deeper analysis into action.
Academically, I studied the interactions of Middle Eastern refugees within structures of governance at the interface of forms of care. My 2020 dissertation project "Politics of Care and Reverberations of Trauma: Syian Refugees in Izmir, Turkey" centered Syrian refugee experiences and their narratives to better understand the very human experience of Syrians in the historical moment in Turkey in 2017-2018.
Who inspires you?
I am inspired by those who exhibit the principles of empathy, good theory, deep writing, soulful expression, and humanistic approaches in their craft. These people inspire me to be more rigorous in thought, compassionate, and creative:
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Erika Hall
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Jared Spool
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Kathleen Stewart
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Miriam Ticktin
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Lauren Berlant
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Alasdair Fraser
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Ganavya