Ph.D. Candidate/Graduate Teaching Assistant

About

  • Office Hours

    Fall 2025-Tuesdays & Thursdays (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm)

  • Role

    Graduate Student

  • Position

    • 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. She is currently studying the socio-political dimensions of water governance, both in the U.S. and internationally, to explore sustainable water management as a global solution for climate change adaptation and mitigation.