Ashraf Singer

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Associate Professor of International Politics in Port -Said University Egypt, Research Fellow at Trans -Research Consortium. California, USA
Email: ashraf.singer@alumni.cgu.edu  ahrafsinger@yahoo.com

Dr. Ashraf Singer is an Associate Professor of International Politics in Port -Said University Egypt, and a Member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs. He is also a Research Fellow at Trans -Research Consortium. He taught at Claremont Graduate University, American University in Cairo, Egypt, Woodbury University, Burbank, California, and University of California in Irvine. King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University in 2008.

Previously Dr. Singer was as a Research Fellow of World Politics in Claremont Graduate University and a Fulbright Scholar in Residence at Miles College. Dr. Singer is a political analyst and commentator at Voice of America, various Egyptian Channels, Newspapers, and Egypt’s Public Radio Network. 

Other related research work, publication, websites, and links:

North Africa: Beyond the Arab Spring, Amir Bagherpour and Ashraf Singer, The Rise of Regions: Conflict and Cooperation Edited by Ronald L. Tammen and Jacek Kugler, Sep, 2020

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538131879/The-Rise-of-Regions-Conflict-and-Cooperation

Pathways to Stability for Transition Governments in the Middle East and North Africa, January 2015

Jacek Kugler, Amir Bagherpour, Mark Abdollahian, Ashraf Singer

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aspp.12170Arab Spring: The Impact on Middle East's Stability.
Arab Spring: Libya Experience.
Regional Security in the Middle East.
The Historic Events Unfolding in North Africa.


Xiaomei Wang

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Name: Xiaomei Wang

Academic Title: Fellow, Center for Public Service, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University

Email: xiaomei@pdx.edu

Xiaomei Wang worked as International Program Coordinator for the Center for Public Service and China Program Director for the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. Originally from China, she earned her Master’s in Public Administration (Global Leadership and Management) from the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University.

Ana Ortiz Salazar

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Dr. Ana Ortiz Salazar is a Lead Data Scientist and Bias Crime Research Scientist with Seattle Police Department’s Performance Analytics and Research group. She has a PhD in International Politics and Political Science, with concentrations in Computational Analytics and World Politics, from Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Her research interests include bias crime, environmental policy and inequality, global health, and political capacity. She earned her master’s degree in Applied Data Science and International Studies from CGU and her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Studies from the University of North Florida.

Contact: ana.carol.ortiz1@gmail.com

Joseph Immormino

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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at Claremont Graduate University

Email: joseph.immormino@cgu.edu

Joseph Immormino is a doctoral student in the fields of politics and computational analytics at Claremont Graduate University, where he deploys advanced analytical methods and formal modeling techniques to gain insight into the challenges facing modern political, economic, social, and business environments. His research interests are strategy based and focused on creating actionable solutions to real world problems. His prior experience includes several years negotiating disaster recovery settlements on behalf of public figures and high-net-worth individuals. He completed his undergraduate degree in political science at Chapman University and MA degree at Claremont Graduate University. He also served in the United States Air Force and is a decorated veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Zhamilia Klycheva

PhD. Senior Analyst at ACERTAS

Email Address: zk@acertas-analytics.com

Dr. Zhamilia Klycheva is a Senior Analyst at ACERTAS. She has a PhD in International Politics and Political Science with a concentration in Computational Analytics, from Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Her dissertation focuses on the determinants of civil conflict leveraging a transdisciplinary framework of political, social, economic, and technological factors. She is interested in studying the Former Soviet Union (FSU) states, including its economic integration and China’s impact on the FSU. Zhamilia is also passionate about the Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) framework and its application via Agent-Based modeling used in international relations. She earned her master’s degree in Applied Data Science and International Studies from CGU and her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan.