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 handle disaster-induced water hazards and promote climate-smart practices in the face of water 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.

In addition to her positions at College of Liberal Arts, Graduate Student Council and ASCSU, she is advising the Rotaract Club of Fort Collins at CSU and serving as the Community Service Committee Chair at the Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast.