Ph.D. Candidate/Graduate Teaching Assistant
About
Office Hours
SP 2026-Mondays (11 am - 2 pm)Role
Graduate StudentPosition
- Ph.D. Candidate/Graduate Teaching Assistant
Concentration
- Environmental Politics and Policy
- International Relations
- Public Policy/Policy Analysis
Department
- Political Science
Education
- PhD in Political Science – Environmental Politics and Policy Specialization
- Master of Philosophy in Public Policy
- Certificates in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods (University of Amsterdam)
- Certificate in Technical Writing (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)
- Bachelor of Science in Biosciences
- Graduate Teaching Certificate (CSU-TILT)-2025
Curriculum Vitae:
Biography
Saira is a PhD Student in the Political Science Department. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Biosciences where she developed her interest in environmental issues and the policy tools to tackle them. To follow up on that, she pursued her Master's degree in Public Policy. Her research analyzes policy directives to promote climate-smart practices in the face of water and food security challenges. Her current main focus is the socio-political dimensions of climate-induced water stress, both in the U.S. and internationally, to explore sustainable water management as a global solution for disaster resiliency.