Remote Encounters with Syrians: A Personal Account 2019 Amman – Jordan It was the green bus. More than the shelling and the airstrikes. It was that appalling bus with anContinue readingRemote Encounters with Syrians: A Personal Account

Advice I wish I was Given To new postdocs, early career researchers, fresh PhD graduates, and to anyone interested: Below is a list of bullet points that I wish someoneContinue readingAdvice I wish I was Given

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Time Thieves Strategically choosing to procrastinate is a healthy habit if practiced sparsely. In such cases, one knows that a break is required to allow the brain, body, and soulContinue readingTime Thieves

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Reflections on Research and Remoteness: What I Learned from a Mixed-Profession Background Although to many it may seem so, remote fieldwork is by no means a new practice or aContinue readingReflections on Research and Remoteness

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Fear. Such a complicated feeling … It’s true that it is necessary sometimes, for that it can protect our lives. But it is also true that it can be aContinue readingFear as Seen in INGOs

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