She conducted extensive field research in Palestinian and Sahrawi refugee camps in the Middle East and North Africa respectively. Her published articles examine topics pertaining to protracted exile and displacement, mainly: memory/history and identity, nationalism, children and youth, and humanitarian aid. She held positions as visiting fellow and research associate at the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) at the University of Oxford, and at the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherch'es sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain (CERMOC) in Amman, Jordan. The author would like to extend gratitude to the Sahrawis living in camps in Algeria for their hospitality and for helping to understand their plight and their struggle. She also would like to thank the guest editors and reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions.