Ayman Zohry, PhD.
Expert on Population and Migration Studies

Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA:

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EDUCATION: 

• Ph.D. (Migration Studies), University of Sussex, 2002
• MPhil. (Demography), Cairo Demographic Center, 1995
• Post-graduate Diploma (Population and Development), Cairo Demographic Center, 1993

• Post-graduate Diploma (Demography), Cairo Demographic Center, 1992

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Helwan University, 1985

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, & AWARD: 

• Irregular Migration and Youth in Egypt, Grant from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt, 2017.

• Listed in "Who's Who in the World, 2014," Marquis, Wilmette, Illinois.

• Listed in "Who's Who in the World, 2006," Marquis, Wilmette, Illinois.
• Fellow, Academic Session 425, Salzburg Seminar: Challenges of European Integration and Expansion. Salzburg, Austria, Jun 29 - Jul 4, 2005.
• Seed Grant, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), 2003-2004.
• Fellow, Academic Session 409, Salzburg Seminar: Migration, Race, and Ethnicity in Europe, Salzburg, Austria, Jun 17 - Jun 24, 2003.
• University of Sussex Alumni Consul in Egypt, 2002-Present.
• Middle East Awards in the Social Sciences (MEAwards), Awardee, 2000-2001.
• Research Fellow, Sussex Center for Migration Research (SCMR), University of Sussex, 1999-2002.

LANGUAGES:

Arabic (Mother Tongue)

English, Very Good (Working Language)

French, Basic

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION:

• Population and Migration Studies
• Internal and International Migration
• Forced Migration, Refugees, and Minorities
• Migration Policies
• Population Policies
• Labor Force and Labor Migration
• Migration and Development
• Egyptian & Arab Demography
• Social & Cultural Geography
• Technology, Communications and the Society
•  Data Science

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS: (Partial List)

• Technical Workshop of Senior Officials of AU Member States and RECs to Validate the Draft Policies on the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Prevention of Smuggling in Migrants (SOM) in Africa, African Union Commission, Zanzibar, 6-8 October 2021.

• Gulf Research Meeting 2021, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Online, 23-24 July 2021.

• The Regional Review Conference of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Arab Region, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Economic and the Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Online, 24-25 February 2021.

• The Multi-Stakeholders Consultation in Preparation for Regional Review Conference of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Arab Region, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Economic and the Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Online, 23 February 2021.

• IUSSP Webinar: Priorities in research on international migration and mobilities: Implications of the COVID pandemic and its legacies, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), 5 November 2020.

• DeVilag SLU Webinar: Perspectives on Higher Agricultural Education and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Egypt, Swedish Agricultural University, 28 October 2020.

• CMRS Webinar: The Impact of Covid-19 on Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Space, Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, The American University in Cairo,15  July 2020.

• EUROMED Migration Talks: Featuring Ayman Zohry, TotalEU Production, 7 July 2020.<

• Second International Forum on Migration Statistics 2020 (IFMS2020), OECD, IOM, UN-DESA, Cairo, 19-21 January 2020.

• North Africa Migration Academic Network (NAMAN) Meeting, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Malta, 28-29 January 2019.

• Tunis Migration Observatory and IOM – International Migrants Day 18 December 2019, Tunis. (Invited Keynote Speaker)

• Fifth Pan-African Forum on Migration (PAFoM): Strengthening Migration Data and Research for evidence-based policy development and implementation towards effective migration governance in Africa, African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Cairo, 14 – 15 September 2019.

• High Level Expert Meeting: Setting up a Roadmap for Mixed Migration in West and North, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Aswan, 16-18 June 2019.

• Third African Resilience Forum: Fragility, Migration and Resilience, African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan, March 4-6 March 2019.

• Fourth Pan-African Forum on Migration (PAFoM): Harnessing the benefits of Free Movement of persons regime for sustainable development in Africa, African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Djibouti, 19 - 21, November 2018.

• Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development: Five Years after the 2013 Cairo Declaration, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), UNFPA-ASRO, and LAS, Beirut, 30 October - 1 November 2018.

• Regional Consultation Workshop on Supporting Evidence-based Migration Policy Development in North Africa: Exploring Government-Academia Partnership, EuroMed Migration IV Project, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Tunis, 28 June 2018.

• Thematic Workshop on Migration for Development: A Roadmap to Achieving the SDGs, Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD Germany & Morocco 2017-2018), Skhirat, 18-19 April, 2018.

• Regional Advocacy Workshop on Youth Mixed Migrants, Arab States Regional Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Tunis, 4-5 December 2017.

• Africa Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) Consultative Meeting, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, 26-27 October 2017.

• North Africa Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) Consultative Meeting, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, 24-25 October 2017.

• Workshop on Media and Labor Migration, International Labour Organization (ILO), Alexandria, 17-20 October 2017.

• Meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Migration, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, 31 July - 1 August 2017.

• Stakeholders Consultative Workshop, Youth Economic Vulnerability, Inequalities, Exclusion and Violence in Africa, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and The African Migration, Development and Policy Centre (AMADPOC), Nairobi, 1-3 March 2017.

• Rome 2016 MED – Mediterranean Dialogues, Beyond Turmoil: A positive Agenda, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISI), 1-3 December 2016, Rome, Italy

• The Aspen European Strategy Group Meeting: In search of security for European citizens: the rationale for a redesigned EU, Aspen Initiative for Europe, The Aspen Institute, 1-3 December 2016, Rome, Italy

• The Seventeenth Meeting of the Heads of the National Population Councils and Committees in the Arab Region, League of Arab States, UNFPA, and ESCWA, 8-9 November 2016, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

• Independent Experts Meeting: Free Movement of People in Africa, The African Union Commission and GIZ, 27–29 July 2016, Nairobi, Kenya.

• Seminar on the Launch of the results of the Egypt Household International Migration Survey 2013, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Cairo, 18 January 2016.

• Seminar on International Migrants Day: Role of Migration for Sustainable Development, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, 17 December 2015.

• Workshop on The Use of Statistical Indicators in Public Policy, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, 15-16 December 2015. 

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and Central Bank of Jordan, Amman, 1 December 2015.

• The Ninth Egyptians Abroad Conference, Ministry of Manpower and Migration, Luxor, 17 August 2015. 

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA), Beirut, 27-28 July 2015.

• Roundtable on Migration, Floriana, The European Commission - League of Arab States Liaison Office (ECLASLO), Malta, 1 July 2015.

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and Ministry for the Moroccan Community Residing Abroad, Rabat, 19-20 May 2015.

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and Ministry for Social Affairs, Tunis, 21-22 April 2015.

• Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft 2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region, Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA), Beirut, 5-6 March 2015

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and Secretariat of Sudanese Working Abroad, Khartoum, 24-25 February 2015.

• Workshop on Population and Human Mobility in the Arab Region, The Future Center for Strategic Studies, Abu Dhabi, 22 January 2015.

• New Trends in Population Studies with Application to the Arab Gulf Region, The Future Center for Strategic Studies, Officers of Armed Forces Club, Abu Dhabi, 21 January 2015.

• Workshop on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and Banking Training Institute – Central Bank of Egypt, Cairo, 2-3 December 2014.

• Regional Consultation Meeting on the International Conference on Population and Development after 2014 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) and the League for Arab States, Beirut 26-27 November 2014.

• Symposium on Developments in the Maghreb Irregular Migration to Europe in the Framework of Regional Shifts, Tunis Center, League of Arab States, 6-7 November 2014.

• International Seminar on Impact of Changing Population Dynamics on the Arab Family, Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), Doha, 2-3 December 2013.

• Expert Group Meeting on New Sources of Development Finance in the Arab Region, ESCWA and Jordan Chamber of Industry, Amman, 6-7 October 2013.

• Expert Group Meeting on International Migration Statistics in the Arab Countries, ESCWA, Beirut, 23-24 September 2013.

• Regional Conference on Population and Development in the Arab States: Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab World, Cairo, 24-26 June 2013.

• Conference on Diasporas, Development and Governance in the Global South, Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), Center for International Governance Innovations (CIGI), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 27-28 May, 2013.

• International Seminar on International Migration in the Middle East and North Africa after the Arab Uprising: A Long Term Perspective, Cairo, Egypt, 22-23 April 2013 (Organizer)

• Conference on Migration, Urbanization and Food Security in Cities of the Global South, African Food Security Urban Network (AFSUN), Cape Town - South Africa, 25-26 November, 2012.

• Symposium on Family, Migration and Dignity, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development (DIIFSD), Qatar Foundation, Doha - Qatar, 27-29 March, 2012.

• Expert Group Meeting on “Analysis of Gender Equality Gaps in 12 Arab Countries,” UN-ESCWA and UN-WOMEN, Amman - Jordan, 3 November, 2011.

• Mediterranean Strategy Group Meeting, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Barcelona, 19-21 October 2011.

• Seminar on "The Impact of Arab Revolutions on Egyptian Labor," Dialogue Forum, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria 15 October 2011.

• GFMD Meeting on the Contribution of Migrants Associations to Development, Global Forum on Migration and Development, Morocco 20-22 September 2011.

• International Forum on "Education and Research Without Borders," UNESCO Chair "Population, Migration and Development," Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 12-13 May 2011.

• Workshop on "Migration in the Arab Region: Determinants and Consequences," Economic Research Forum (ERF), Istanbul 16-17 April 2011. 

• Expert Group Meeting on "Methodologies to Analyze 2010 Population, Housing, and Establishments Census Data," Qatar Statistical Authority, Doha 30-31 March 2011. 

• First Arab Expatriates Conference: A Bridge for Communication, League of Arab States, Cairo 4-6 December 2010. 

• International Conference on" Egyptians abroad: problems, solutions and rights of migrants," National Council for Human Rights (Egypt), Cairo, 3 November 2010 (Invited Speaker).

• World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed.), Barcelona, 19-24 July 2010.

• Gulf Research Meeting 2010, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 7-10 July 2010.

• Permanent Forum of Arab-African Dialogue on Democracy and Human Rights: Migrations in the Arab-African World, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the [Egyptian] National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), Cairo, 7-9 December 2009.

• The First Arab Youth Employment Conference, Arab Labor Organization (ALO), Algiers, 15-17 November 2009.

• International Colloquium on "the Impact of Crises on Migration," Ministry of Moroccans Abroad and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Rabat, 12-13 October 2009. 

• The 26^th Population Conference, The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Marrakech, 27 Sep. - 2 Oct. 2009

• Expert Group Meeting on Reinforcing Social Equity: Integrating Youth in the Development Process, UN-ESCWA and Family Development Foundation , Abu Dhabi, 29-31 March 2009. 

• International Conference on India-EU Partnerships in Labour Mobility, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Delhi, 21-23 February 2009. 

• Migration for Development Knowledge Fair, The United Nations and the European Commission, Brussels, 1-4 December 2008. 

• Venice Forum 2008: Migration from a National, European and Global Perspective, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice, 12-13 June 2008. (Invited Speaker).

• Migration Task Force Meeting, Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), based at Columbia University, New York, 11-12 April 2008.

• Workshop on “Perspectives of the Neighborhood Countries on Migration: Economic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions,” European Union (EU) 6th Framework Programme (FP6) Project “Global Migration from the Eastern Mediterranean and Eurasia: Security and Human Rights Challenges to Europe,” Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 18-19 January 2008.

• Project Group Meeting on "Migration as a Potential and Risk - Europe and the MENA Region," Osnabruck University and Robert Bosch Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 16-17 December 2007.

• Expert Group Meeting on "Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region," The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Amman, Jordan, 3-4 April 2007.

• Workshop on "Global Migration and European Union's Policy Interventions," The Nijmegen Centre for Border Research, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands 20-21 October 2006.

• The 11th International Metropolis Conference, Paths & Crossroads: Moving People, Moving Places, Lisboan, Portugal 2-6 October 2006.

• Seminar on "Gendering Migration in the Middle East: Migrants’ Presence and Absence," with Annelies Moors, University of Amsterdam, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), 4 May 2006

• The 25th IUSSP International Population Conference, The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Tours, France 18-23 July 2005.

• International conference on “The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Ten years after Barcelona,” L’Institut de recherche pour le développment (IRD) and Cairo University, Cairo 19-20 April 2005

• National Conference on Population and Development, National Agency for Information and Documentation, Center for Economic Research, and The Academy for Graduate Studies, Tripoli,  21-22 November, 2004.

• Fourth African Population Conference: Population and Poverty in Africa, Union for African Population Studies (UAPA), Tunis,  8-12 December, 2003.

• Research on Refugees in Urban Settings: Methods and Ethics, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (FMRS), The American University in Cairo (AUC), 11-13 April 2003.

• Arab Population Experts Meeting - Population, Poverty, Reproductive Heath, and Technology, Population Policies Division, League of Arab States, Cairo 22-24 December 2002. 

• The 32^nd Annual Conference on Population and Development in the Developing World, Cairo Demographic Center, 17-22 December 2002.

• The Euro-African Dialogue: Security Co-operation in Europe & North Africa, The United Kingdom's Royal United Service Institute for Defense Studies (RUSI), 30-31 October 2002, Tripoli, Libya. 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A. Full-time Work:

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology, American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt, (September 2015 - Current)

• Technical Advisor (Social Research), Center for Development Studies, Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), Egypt, (August 2013 - July 2017).

• Adjunct Professor, Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS), American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt, (January 2012 - Current)  

• Senior Lecturer, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), Cairo, Egypt, (January 2012 - Current)

• Course Manager, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Brussels, Belgium, (March 2010 - July 2010) 

• First Population Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon, (July 2009 - January 2010)  

• Technical Advisor, Department of Population Policies, Expatriates, and Migration, League of Arab States (LAS), (November 2008 – December 2014).

• Founding President and President, The Egyptian Society for Migration Studies (EGYMIG), (January 2008 – Current)

• Visiting Researcher, Department of Globalization and Governance, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, (April 2006 – July 2006)

•  Research Affiliate, Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program) in cooperation with Migration Development Research Center, University of Sussex -  November 2004 – March 2006.

• Visiting Professor (Demography), Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), The American University of Beirut (AUB), (September 2003 –  September 2004) 

• Director of Monitoring and Evaluation Division, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Integrated English Language Program II, (December 1999 – March 2001)

• Managing the work of three units (Research & Evaluation, Information Systems, and Testing) with 17 professional national and international staff members. (AED, IELP-II, 6 Mostafa El-Sherei St., Off Nawal St., Dokki (12311), Cairo, Egypt).

• Research and Evaluation Manager, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Integrated English language Program II, (May 1998 – December 1999)

• Design large-scale, statistically valid surveys, Select appropriate methodologies for various surveys and polls,  Craft survey instruments for data entry, and perform basic statistical analysis and cross-tabulations with appropriate software to evaluate and monitor training and program evaluation. Develop qualitative data collection instruments and analysis. (AED, IELP-II, 6 Mostafa El-Sherei St., Off Nawal St., Dokki (12311), Cairo, Egypt).

•  Data Analyst, US Naval Medical Research Unit # 3 (NAMRU-3), (March 1997 - May 1998)

• Production of statistical reports including quarterly and annual (incidence rates, operations data) and special (demographic, census, hygiene, nutrition, etc. ) reports from ongoing longitudinal, cross-sectional and case-control studies of enteric disease projects using tables and graphical presentation of data. Other duties include data entry, data cleaning, retrieval, and storage. (NAMRU3, Abbassia (11517), Cairo, Egypt).

• Assistant Program Manager, "Support to NGOs Towards the Implementation of the ICPD Program of Action Project", The National NGO Commission for Population And Development (NCPD) and UNFPA (October 1996 - February 1997).

• To assist the Program Manager in providing technical support in the implementation of the project, assist in the development of the project plans, assist in analyzing, reviewing and monitoring of project activities, and assist in the preparation of documentation, reports, and studies related to the project activities. (NCPD, PO. Box 1239 Maadi, Cairo, Egypt).

• Lecturer Assistant , United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), (October 1994 - October 1996).
  Teaching "Population and Development Projection methods" and "Advanced Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Population and Development Data" to the trainees of the International Program for Training in Population and Development that implemented by Cairo Demographic Center and United Nations Population Fund. (Cairo Demographic Center, Mokattam (11571), Cairo, Egypt).

• Lecturer Assistant and Trainer (Computer and Demographic Analysis and Applications) , Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), (December 1993 - October 1996).
  Teaching demographic analysis and demographic applications with PCs to the trainees of the General Diploma in Demography, Special Diploma in Population and Development, and special training courses, in addition to participating in ongoing research activities. Suggesting the proper ways of data analysis with statistical and demographic software packages for the MPhil. Trainees and teaching staff. (Cairo Demographic Center, Mokattam (11571), Cairo, Egypt).

• Demographer, Egypt National Population Council (April 1987 - January 1993).
  Reviewing, monitoring and evaluating population activities at the national and regional level. Analyzing vital statistics and contraceptive methods statistics. Preparing monthly and annual reports of population and family planning activities. (Egypt National Population Council, PO. Box 1036, Cairo, Egypt).

B. Consulting & Short-term Assignments: (Partial List) 

• Consultant/Author, A study on Towards an Egyptian Labor Migration Policy, International Labour Organization (ILO), December 2017.

• Consultant/Author, A study on International Migration and Priorities for Action in North Africa: The Global Compact on Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), May - October 2017.

• Consultant/Author, A study on Fair Recruitment for International Labor Migrants from Egypt, International Labour Organization (ILO), May 2017. Co-authored with Nourhan Abdelaziz.

• Consultant/Author, A Policy Paper on Local Government and Inclusive Development of Migrants in the Arab Region: The case of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), April - July 2017.

• Consultant, Development of Egypt National Action Plan, Enhancing the governance of labour migration and the protection of migrant workers’ rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Libya” (IRAM) project, ILO and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), March 2014 – September 2016.

• Member of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA) Committee on Remittances and Development in the Arab Region, July 2015 – March 2016).

• Member of the Scientific Research Committee, Egypt National Population Council, January 2015 - Current.

• Co-trainer (with Mohammed Khachani), Training Workshop on International Migration and Development, League of Arab States (LAS), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA), Cairo 15-18 September 2014.

• Member of the National Committee for drafting the New Egyptian Migration Law, Ministry of Manpower and Migration, 2013-2015.

• Head of Research Team, Project on “Migration, Development and Crises,” Partners in Development (PID) and Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University, July 2012- August 2017.

• Consultant, Project on "Mapping Women's Human Rights Organizations in the Arab States," United Nation Development Fund for Women (Arab States Regional Office), Amman, Jordan, February-August 2011.

• Research Advisor, National Council for Human Rights (NHCR), Cairo, Egypt, July. 2008 – May. 2009.

• Member of the Migrant Advisory Board, The Joint EC-UN Migration and Development Initiative, Sep. 2008 - Current.

• Principal Investigator, Project on "A Study on the Dynamics of the Egyptian Diaspora: Strengthening Development Linkages," The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Dec. 2007 - July 2010.

• Senior Technical Advisor for Documentation and Research, Egypt Education Reform Program, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Nov. 2007 - May 2008.

• Consultant, Research Methods, Statistics, and Monitoring and Evaluation, Egypt Education Reform Program, the Academy for Educational Development (AED), May  2007 - May 2008.

• National Migration Expert, Project on “Patterns of Migration and Human Resources Development Issues in Egypt,”  The European Training Foundation (ETF) and Social Planning, Analysis, and Administration Consultants (SPAAC), August 2006 - .October 2007.

• Consultant, project on “Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region,” The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), October 2006 - December 2007.

• Member, Technical and Scientific Committee, “The First Arab Conference on Family Health and Population," Cairo, May 13-16, 2006.

• Consultant, “Regional Report on Labor Emigration and Insourcing in MENA Countries,” The World Bank, November 2005 - April 2006.

• Senior Migration Researcher, Project on “Information Dissemination for The Prevention of Irregular Migration from Egypt,” IOM, Italia Cooperation, and Emigration Sector of the Ministry of Labor and Emigration of Egypt, September 2005 -  March 2006.

• Consultant (Demography), Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM), League of Arab States (LAS), December 2004 - Current

• Scholar Affiliate, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program, The American University in Cairo, April - August 2003.

• Senior Demographer (International Migration), Integrated Migration Information System Project (IMIS), IOM, Italia Cooperation, and Emigration Sector of the Ministry of Labor and Emigration of Egypt, From September 2002 - October 2003.

• Trainer (Program Monitoring and Evaluation), IELP-II, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Cairo Office, August 2002 – August 2003.

• Data Analyst, League of Arab States (LAS), "Survey on Female Participation in the Economic Activity in Algeria", Data Cleaning and Tabulation. From August to October 1996. 

• Data Analyst, The Egyptian Fertility Care Society (EFCS), "Maternal Morbidity in Upper Egypt Survey", Survey Coordination and Data Analysis. From October 1995 to April 1996. 

• Data Manager, The Egyptian Fertility Care Society (EFCS), "The Validity Study of the Findings of the EDHS 1995 on Female Circumcision in Egypt", Data Management, Processing, and Cleaning. From May to July 1996. 

• Data Manager, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), "Reproductive Health Survey", Office Editing Management, and Data Processing Management, and Data Analysis. From March to December 1995.

• Field Supervisor, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), "Clinical Services Improvement Survey", Field Supervisor, Office Editing, Data Entry, Data Processing Supervision, and Data Analysis. From October 1993 to January 1994.    

C. Experience as a trainer: Partial list

• Trainer, Training course on "Labour Migration Policies: Challenges and Opportunities fro the MENA Countries," Labour Migration Academy, International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), Turin, 4-6 July 2017. 

• Trainer, Training course on "Linkages between Migration and Development in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities," Labour Migration Academy, International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), Turin, 4-6 July 2017. 

• Co-trainer (with Mohammed Khachani), Training Workshop on "International Migration and Development," League of Arab States (LAS), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCWA), Cairo 15-18 September 2014.

D. Computer:

General operating systems and software:

-         Microsoft Windows / Mac OS

-         Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

      -         WebCT  and Blackboard (Online course design and management)

      -         Web Design

Statistical Applications:

• The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
• MINITAB Statistical Software
• Statistica
• Stata
• The Statistical Analysis System (SAS)

Demographic Applications:

     -   MORTPAK-Lite (Mortality Estimations)     -   ANTHRO              -   PYRAMIDS

     -   DEMPROJ and SPECTRUM (Demographic Projections)              -   PDPM/PC

     -   Population Analysis Spread Sheet (PAS)     -   PopMap: Demographic Mapping Software

Survey Dataset:
        I have used the following international and regional datasets:

    -  The World Fertility Survey (WFS)   

    -  Demographic and Heath Survey (DHS)

    -  Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD)

    -  Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM)

    -  Clinical Data Files for Epidemiological Studies

    -  United Nations Population Database

    -  Economic Research Forum Labor Market Surveys (1998-2012)

    -  Survey on Young People in Egypt (SYPE)

    -  Many other Local and Regional Datasets

ACADEMIC SERVICE:

a. Courses taught:

EPHD 227    Population and Development (AUB)

EPHD 332    Population and Health Policy (AUB)

EPHD 333A Special Topics in Pop. Health: Migration and Population Health (AUB)

EPHD 333B Special Topics in Pop. Health: Infant and Child Mortality (AUB)

EPHD 339    Tutorial (Epidemiology and Population Health) (AUB)

EPHD 340    Seminar (Epidemiology and Population Health) (AUB)

MRS 576      Methods of Research with Forced Migrants and Refugees (AUC)

MRS 5204    Methods of Research with Forced Migrants and Refugees (AUC)

CDC 103A    Population Size, Distribution and Composition (CDC)

CDC 103B    Population Change (CDC)

SOC 3013     Social Statistics (AUC)

SOC 3015     Doing Survey Research (AUC)

b. Academic Supervision:

• Mohamed Abdelrahman 2017/18: Migration Motivations in Egypt (Master in Population Statistics), Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo University.

• Matilda Saliba 2003/04: Menopause Among Lebanese Women (Master of Science in Population Health), American University of Beirut (AUB).

• Ziad Ghosn 2003/04: Fertility and Sex Preference in Yemen (Master of Science in Population Health), American University of Beirut (AUB).

• Reader, MA. Theses on Migration and Refugee Studies, The American University in Cairo (AUC), 2011 - Current.

• Supervisor, Graduate Diploma Research Papers, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), 2011 - Current.

c. Service in Academic and Professional Committees:

• Member of the Migration Research Leaders Syndicate, appointed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 2016-2018.

• Integrity Promotion Committee (2003/04), Faculty of Health Sciences, , American University of Beirut (AUB).

• Reproductive Health Group, 2003/04, American University of Beirut (AUB).

• Organizing Committee of the Annual Seminar 2013, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC).

• Chair of the Scientific Panel on International Migration (SPIM), International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), 2011-2014.

• Chair of the Scientific Panel on Migration, Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), 2017-2019.

d. Editorial Service:

• Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 2005 - 2013.

• Founding Editor and Editor, Demographers Without Borders (DWB), a web-based resource for demographers, 1999 - todate.

• Member of Editorial Board, Migration Letters, 2008 - todate

• Member of Editorial Board, Arab Family Health and Population, 2008 - todate

• Member of Editorial Board, International Migration Review, 2012 - todate

• External Reviewer, International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2007-2008