I have been a professor (assistant professor) at the Université Al Akhawayn d’Ifrane (AUI) in Morocco since 2017 where I am a specialist in Africa and research methods. I received my doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States in 2016. I specialize in the area of international development related to public and international affairs. My research interests focus on internal migration in Morocco and more specifically on the political economy of migration in rural areas. On the personal side, I am married to a Moroccan and have two Moroccan-American children. I am therefore scientifically and personally interested in contributing to this research project