I am an anthropologist and Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral research fellow (2024-2027) working jointly at Dublin City University and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. My present research focuses upon how women refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland and Northern Ireland experience and cope with various crises (e.g. housing, education, racism). This work builds upon my previous research on migrant Muslim women in Northern Ireland, looking at visibility, belonging, embodiment, and movement.

I have lifelong personal experience with various crafts, and have become an avid fiber artist specializing in hand spinning and fiber dyeing along with weaving, knitting and crochet. My current project allows me to connect my personal passion with my academic life, by researching a newly formed arts group for women refugees and asylum seekers in Belfast. This group includes artists with expertise in pottery, embroidery, sewing, painting, and more.

Recent Publications:

(April 2025 – Open Access)

2025 - (Open Access)

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2020 - (A. Lubit & D. Gidley)