Experience

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)

• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Specialist

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Pivot Hub

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Urban Researcher

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2021



Canadian International Council

• Canada
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021



Centre for Extended Learning and Professional Development

• University of Waterloo

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Conducted market research on professional development programs of competitors. • Completed an environmental scan of all current courses at Waterloo to determine which courses could be part of an initial offering of expanded PD offerings. • Explored opportunities to build new courses aligned with Waterloo's Future Ready Talent Framework. • Summarized findings and prepared a report and recommendations for the leadership of the Centre for Extended Learning and Co-operative and Experiential Education.



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Worker

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Determinants and Patterns of Immigrant’s sense of belonging to Canada versus their Ethnic Identity Supervisor: Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme • Used the Statistics Canada Ethnic Diversity Survey 2002 to run logistic regression models in Stata to test for feelings of belonging among Ethnic Immigrants to Canada versus their own Ethnicity.The Role of Autoethnographies in Migrant Journeys Supervisor: Suzan Ilcan • Researched migrant journey autoethnographies to build a case for their importance in highlighting migrant and specifically refugee issues and the need to include them in policy making. Pakistan’s Blasphemy LawsSupervisor: Emmet Macfarlane • Extensively researched on the cases of blasphemy in Pakistan, to show how these laws from their creation to their manipulation have been used as an instrument to oppress minority communities.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Courses assisted: International Political Economy and Political Science Beyond the Classroom. • Assisted in creating grading instruments for student evaluation. • Graded assignments and examinations for over 120 undergraduate students. • Evaluated class participation and compiled attendance for over 120 students. • Responded to course related student queries. • Executed Graduate Teaching Assistant workshop day, where all teaching assistants in the department gathered and discussed methods and modes of teaching for various students (e.g. through graphs, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, etc)



Waterloo Political Science Graduate Conference

• University of Waterloo

• Event Coordinator

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Evaluated applications and selected research paper presenters that best fit the conference theme, “Can we Rely on International Institutions?” • Led round-table discussion groups among attendees to facilitate discussion on conference essay topics • Managed the logistics of the conference including ensuring timely delivery to making sure participants were provided with the materials required to facilitate effective discourse. • Evaluated applications and selected research paper presenters that best fit the conference theme, “Can we Rely on International Institutions?” • Led round-table discussion groups among attendees to facilitate discussion on conference essay topics • Managed the logistics of the conference including ensuring timely delivery to making sure participants were provided with the materials required to facilitate effective discourse.



Lahore University of Management Sciences

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Evaluated student understanding of course material by grading 68 midterms and final exams.• Evaluated and compiled class participation and attendance of 68 undergraduate students.• Ensured the maintenance of class decorum and facilitated in class assignments. • Responded to course related student concerns and problems.

• Research Worker

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Supervisor: Shahab ud Din Ahmad • Researched ethnic conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa to show the impact of colonialism in creating and fuelling them to make a case on the importance of historical trajectories in the creation and maintenance of violence.



Lahore University of Management Sciences

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - May 2017

  Lahore University of Management Sciences Digital Archive • Conducted semi-structured interviews of over 60 minutes with families of victims of terrorism in Lahore, Pakistan, under the supervision of Dr Ali Raza. • Transcribed the interviews to maintain a written record for an online database. • Summarized and reported on their experiences in order to highlight the trauma and the issues faced by them in the aftermath of such incidents. Lahore University of Management Sciences Digital Archive • Conducted semi-structured interviews of over 60 minutes with families of victims of terrorism in Lahore, Pakistan, under the supervision of Dr Ali Raza. • Transcribed the interviews to maintain a written record for an online database. • Summarized and reported on their experiences in order to highlight the trauma and the issues faced by them in the aftermath of such incidents.



Hum Aahang (Student-led Social Enterprise)

• Lahore, Pakistan

• Project and Conference Coordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Developed the organisation’s constitution and strategic plan. • Provided strategic direction to the organization’s directorate. • Oversaw the general administration and day-to-day running of the organisation. • Established relationships with a wide range of donors. • Liaised with partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and NGOs. • Developed a programme on community education by sending volunteers to minority communities and setting up education camps. • Designed a programme on cultural tourism through trips to less culturally celebrated areas. • Held vigils for victims of terrorist attacks. • Organised discussion panels to promote greater empathy and inter-faith harmony. • Developed the communication strategy and managed social media promotions. • Organised a conference titled: Ao Baat Karain: Aurat aur Pakistan (Let’s Talk: Women and Pakistan) which provided a platform to various social activists for discussion on the state of rights of women in Pakistan and how it can be improved.