Sophie Schor

Teaching Assistant at University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Present

    • PHD Candidate
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      Studying the role of public transportation infrastructure in Palestine and Israel. Teaching Assistant for courses on Comparative Politics.

    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

    • Graduate Student Committee Member
      • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • PHD Student
      • Sep 2017 - Mar 2020

      Focus on Gender, Social Movements, and Conflict in MENA region. Transferred to UMass for completion of degree. Focus on Gender, Social Movements, and Conflict in MENA region. Transferred to UMass for completion of degree.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

    • Intern
      • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

      Intern to support the American Friends of Combatants for Peace: organizing week-long US based speaking tours for the movement. Fundraising focus, networking, and event planning. Intern to support the American Friends of Combatants for Peace: organizing week-long US based speaking tours for the movement. Fundraising focus, networking, and event planning.

  • The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
    • Journal of Levantine Studies
    • Editorial Coordinator
      • Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

      Oversaw the process for publishing the biannual academic interdisciplinary Journal of Levantine Studies, which focuses on critical study of the geographical, social, and cultural settings that have been known as the "Levant." Worked closely with the editors, guest editors, language editor and proofers on Volume 5.2: Winter 2015, Volume 6: Summer/Winter 2016, and Volume 7.1: Summer 2017 www.levantine-journal.org Oversaw the process for publishing the biannual academic interdisciplinary Journal of Levantine Studies, which focuses on critical study of the geographical, social, and cultural settings that have been known as the "Levant." Worked closely with the editors, guest editors, language editor and proofers on Volume 5.2: Winter 2015, Volume 6: Summer/Winter 2016, and Volume 7.1: Summer 2017 www.levantine-journal.org

  • Extend Tours
    • Israel/Palestine
    • Project Manager
      • Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

      Organized and led tours for students visiting Israel. Connected and maintained a community of local speakers. Coordinated logistics for transportation, scheduling, and lodging. Provided translation services. Extend Tours offers educational programming in the West Bank for visitors interested in better understanding Palestinian perspectives. Organized and led tours for students visiting Israel. Connected and maintained a community of local speakers. Coordinated logistics for transportation, scheduling, and lodging. Provided translation services. Extend Tours offers educational programming in the West Bank for visitors interested in better understanding Palestinian perspectives.

    • France
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Contributing Writer for WikiGender
      • Mar 2013 - Nov 2013

      Participated in first ever collaboration with Smith College and Wikigender University. Wrote 6 articles over a 5-month period on the topic of women and gender equality. Participated in first ever collaboration with Smith College and Wikigender University. Wrote 6 articles over a 5-month period on the topic of women and gender equality.

Education

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Political Science and Government
    2020 - 2025
  • University of Denver - Josef Korbel School of International Studies
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, International Studies
    2017 - 2020
  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Master of Arts (M.A.), Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
    2014 - 2015
  • Smith College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Government and Middle Eastern Studies
    2010 - 2014
  • Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII)
    Sciences Politiques, Études du Moyen Orient
    2012 - 2013
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
    Hebrew Language and Literature
    2014 - 2014
  • Spéos School of International Photography
    Photography
    2012 - 2012

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