M.A., English – American Literature and Literary Criticism (2020)

Claremont Graduate University

B.A., English Literature (2015)

California State University, Long Beach 

B.A., Creative Writing (2015) 

California State University, Long Beach 

A.A., English (2014) 

San Diego Mesa College

· Multicultural American Literature, 19th to 21st century

· World Literature and Cross-Cultural Intellectual Synergy

· Visual Storytelling, Comics, and Film

· Rhetoric and Composition

· Critical Theory

· Arab American Literature, History, and Culture

· Muslim American Literature, Culture, and African American Prominence

· War-time Storytelling, Pre- and  Post-9/11

· Hyperbole and Masculinity

· Metaphor and Metonymy

Lit. 3, Multicultural Literature – Mt. San Antonio College 2019 – 2020

- Supplemental Instructor, Bridge Program

Research Assistant, Ruqayya Khan – Claremont Graduate University   Spring 2019

Eng. 801/105, Basic Writing Skills – Long Beach City College  2014 – 2016 

- Supplemental Instructor, WRSC

Support for High-Performance Computing – Pomona College    2019 – 2020 

California Department of Education, Ethnic Studies Curriculum Project

- Contributed 5 Lesson Plans for Arab American Studies Curriculum Draft  November 2020

Arab American Studies Association

Modern Language Association

Youth Judo Coach, Claremont Community Center  Ongoing

Muslim Writers Collective, Los Angeles Chapter  Ongoing

Iraqi Community Centers, Pomona, and San Diego  Ongoing

STEM Summer Camps, City of Knowledge, Pomona Summer 2019

President of the Muslim Students’ Association, UNLV Chapter    2009-2011

2018 – USA Judo National Championships, 2nd Place 

2018 – International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, American Nationals, 3rd Place

2017 – San Jose Buddhist Memorial Judo Tournament, 1stPlace

2016 – Nanka/Goltz Judo Winter Nationals, 3rd Place

2012 – ADCC, North American Trials, 3rd Place

2011 – Grappler’s Quest UFC Expo, Advanced, 1st Place

2010 – International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, American Nationals, 1st Place

2007 – Pankration Amateur MMA, 3rd Place