Durana Saydee
Fields of Study
International Migration, Political Sociology, Global and Comparative Sociology, Forced Migration, Refugee Resettlement, Afghanistan, Qualitative Methods
Awards & Grants
• Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, 2022
• Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, 2018-2020
Conference Presentations
- “Who are the Afghan Newcomers? Understanding the Background and Socio-cultural Strengths and Needs of Afghan Evacuees to the United States” International Rescue Committee Webinar. Virtual. 2021.
- “Panahandegan: Negotiating Afghan Identities and Reforming Group Boundaries” Mellon Mays Undergraduate Symposium. Los Angeles, California. 2020.
- “Navigating Identity in the Afghan Diaspora” Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Western Regional Conference. Seattle, Washington. 2019.
- “A Comparative Analysis of Identity Formation Among Iraqi and Congolese Refugees in El Cajon, San Diego, CA,” Chicago Humanities Research Symposium. Chicago, Illinois. 2019.