Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION

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2017 – 2022, PhD in Economic & Social History, University of Glasgow

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Emphasis in Financial History and Modern Middle East Economic History, conducted dissertation research on the impact of the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo on the evolution of international finance

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2013 – 2015, M.A. in History, San Francisco State University

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Concentration in Middle East History and Economic History, passed Master’s exams with distinction

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PUBLICATIONS

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The Real Oil Shock: How Oil Transformed Money, Debt, and Finance

Springer International Publishing, October 6, 2022

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

“Decolonizing Economic History”

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Paper presented digitally at the British Society for Middle East Studies 2021 Annual Conference hosted by University of Kent, July 2021

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“The Middle East and the 1982 Debt Crisis”

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Paper presented digitally at the Economic History Society 2020 Annual Conference hosted by St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University July 2020

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“Building the Petrodollar Standard”

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Paper presented at the World Congress for Middle East Studies 2018 Seville, July 2018

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“Dependency Theory and Petro-State Economics”

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Paper presented at the 22nd International Conference of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) at Ruhr University, September 2015

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

Extanto Technology

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reviewer                                               March 2022 – Present

 

Performing content review of college-level textbooks in a wide variety for inclusive language and offering suggestions for more inclusive, equitable language choices where relevant.

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University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Sciences

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant                                                                  September 2018 – April 2020

 

GTA in the Department of Economic & Social History.  Instructed students in tutorials on a selection of global topics for the 19th and 20th centuries and marked student essays.  Served as GTA Representative at Department meetings.

 

Ex Post Facto

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Associate Editor                                                                                   January 2015 – May 2015

 

Performed content editing for San Francisco State University’s History Department student journal Ex Post Facto.

 

Zynga Game Network

 

Customer Service Lead & Analyst                                                       October 2008 – June 2012

 

Supervised customer service for two games which included coordinating the activities of four call centres located outside of the United States, analyzing customer service data and writing reports recommending improvements in performance. Organized and conducted training classes in basics of software, analytical techniques, and report building for the customer service department.

 

SKILLS

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• SQL & Cypher computer languages with additional experience in GIS mapping software

• Quantitative and qualitative source analysis with experience using econometric analysis

• Data management

• Archival research with banks, central banks and non-governmental organizations

• Project management and group supervision

 

LANGUAGES

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• English – Native Language

• Arabic – B2

• French – B1

• Spanish – B1

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society, May 2015-Present

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Master I                                                                               March 11th, 2021