Other projects

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• “Playing Global (re)Entry: Migration, Surveillance, and Digital Art Making” (2022 - 2023)

  • Conducted interviews, comparative analysis, and archival research to determine the importance of digital technologies in theatre industry

  • Presented my results at a peer-reviewed national conference and published them in a peer-reviewed academic journal

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• Editorial board, Journal of American Drama and Theatre (2022)

  • Evaluated the importance and accuracy of the submitted research articles

  • Suggested corrections and edits to improve the accuracy of the conducted research

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• Book review for Theaters of Citizenship by Sonali Pahwa (2022)

  • Assessed the validity and significance in a published research manuscript

  • Cross-examined the research with other data available on the subject

  • Published the report in a peer-reviewed journal

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• Performance, Migration, and the Middle Eastern American Diaspora (2016 - 2020)

  • Conducted a four-year qualitative research on Middle Eastern immigrant communities

  • Interviewed more than ten interlocutors to learn about their experiences

  • Visited sites around the country for in-field research

  • Secured multiple internal and external grants to complete the project

  • Presented my research at multiple national conferences

  • Published my findings as a peer-reviewed article and a doctoral dissertation

  • Received two Research Excellence Awards from the academic institution

 

• Empathy and Participation in Environmental Performance (2012 - 2014)

  • Used cognitive science to study audience reception in immersive performance

  • Completed comparative analysis to collect data from relevant research

  • Conducted in-field research to study audience interaction in public cultural events

  • Published my results as a master's thesis

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• Verbal Violence in Dialogue and Conversation Design (2009 - 2012)

  • Completed a comparative study of how violence is communicated in language

  • Studied multiple scripts to find evidence of verbal violence

  • Presented my results to the PI and published the report as a thesis

  • Translated and published a book on war, art, and philosophy

  • Was awarded a full scholarship for Graduate Studies based on the merits of my research