My research interest focuses on the extreme weather events impacts effecting rural communities in Pakistan and the United States. I have been conducting qualitative and ethnographic research in Sindh province, Pakistan, and Southeastern Louisiana. My work seeks to understand how environmental changes affect the livelihoods of rural farmers, fishermen, and people who rely on subsistence and community relations. At a macro level, I then connect and analyze local and community-level issues with the neoliberal political economy, examining how transnational forces impact ecologies and ecosystems at local and national levels. These pressures often drive small communities to adapt, reshape, or change their way of life, frequently leading to migration, loss of livelihood, declining community services, and deterioration of social and economic life. By doing this, I aim to inform social and public policy to address these challenges and improve the conditions of people’s lives.

I am a PhD candidate in cultural anthropology at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. My geographical interests lie in (Pakistan) South Asia and (Louisiana) the United States.

In my professional experience, I have conducted ethnographic and qualitative research, as well as facilitated large-scale national surveys.