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Association of Sudanese-American Professors in America


Visiting Assistant Professor at Clark University

At IDCE, Amira Ahmed Mohamed currently teaches exciting courses; “Gender and Health”, “Monitoring and Evaluation” and “Conflict and Displacement in the Horn of Africa”. Both her Masters and PhD degrees focus on the nexus between gender, migration and globalization while her PhD dissertation had researched the vulnerabilities of female domestic workers in Egypt. Her work with several international development and humanitarian organizations has enabled her to acquire first hand the necessary insights into such challenges as well as to lead efforts which try to address these issues in several countries Africa, Middle East and Europe. Her work involved advocating for the rights of migrants, formulating response strategies, conducting operations research and evaluation, leading sizable international programs, nurturing results-focused partnerships and building institutional capacity through training. These roles were in large multi-cultural development agencies, including the United Nations, the Red Cross Movement and others. Amira has held academic positions at The American University in Cairo/Egypt, the University of Roehampton, and the University of East London in the UK. She received an Academic Excellence Award in 2005 while earning her Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Cultural Studies from University of East London (United Kingdom), an M.A. in Anthropology from the American University in Cairo (Egypt) while working as a Postgraduate African Fellow and a B.Sc. in Biology from Ain Shams University (Egypt). She has also worked in senior positions and senior consultancy roles at leading funding agencies and international organizations in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. This includes the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), the International Organization of Migration (IOM), the International Federation for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), the Institute for International Education (IIE), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Catholic Relief for Overseas Development (CAFOD).

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  1. DrKhairi says:

    Salamat Dr. Maha
    I just joined the group of ASAPA.
    Dr. Mohamed Khairi

  2. Osman says:

    Nice job .. proud of😂

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