I hold a BA and an MA in Theoretical and Appolied Linguistics (Univesity of Texas), and a PhD in Social Sciences/Discourse Analysis (Loughborough University, UK).

My research interests include developing the implications of work in discursive psychology for an analysis of cross-cultural contact, broadly conceived to include transnational relations, military intervention and issues traditionally formulated within the remit of Foreign Policy and International Relations. Currently, I am carrying out research on how the legitimacy of humanitarianism is furnished in practitioners' everyday explanations, focusing on mundane accounts of aid delivery in settings of armed conflict among aid agency personnel and human rights advocates operating in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Location

United Arab Emirates

Disciplines

• Linguistics
• Cultural Studies and Ethnic Studies
• Sociology

Affiliation

UAE University