Drawn primarily from the MSU Broad collection and grounded in matters relevant to our region, InterStates of Mind is an exhibition that takes a critical look at American car culture and the way that the automobile has become a symbol of American valu...

assessing the well-being and mental health of immigrant populations residing in Michigan amid COVID-19 pandemic. Poverty, limited healthcare access, and fear of legal repercussions can place immigrant populations at a higher risk for developing sever...

This is a HHS, office of minority health, funded project to determine whether claiming (receipt) of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) results in decreased risk and increase protective factors for adverse childhood experiences. A secondary aim is to det...

I started the RSO STATCOM (=Statistics in the Community) at MSU. Student organizations like this exist at other universities and are recognized by the professional organizations American Statistical Associations. Students provide free statistical co...

Working with ACCESS in Dearborn to understand the Arab ethnicity’s relationship to whiteness and advocate for its categorization as a racially separate minority group.

Member of the Social Justice Partnership Committee that is led by The Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA) an agency for schools in Wayne County, Michigan. Guiding principles and objectives can be found: https://www.resa.net/...

Contributed to a special issue of the journal The Muslim World on Islam, development, and humanitarianism. This will have a wide readership within academic and the policy/NGO community. Co-editors were Abbas Barzegar, national director of research an...

Participated in Health and Human Services-funded project with ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services), Dearborn. Evaluated a community outreach information campaign on the uptake of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Researched whe...

From decked-out garages to infamous restaurant fountain wars, the vernacular architecture of Dearborn tells us a special story of how Arab Americans have made this city a home. A tour of these special spaces was organized by the Arab American Nationa...