While an undergraduate at the University of Oxford, Emily spent a year abroad living in Amman, Jordan. She undertook an internship with an international organization supporting Syrian people in Jordanian refugee camps. After graduating, she worked with young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, coordinating a mentoring program in the East of England. Having completed her master’s degree in Oxford, Emily is now a DPhil candidate in Criminology, working in the field of border criminology. Her research takes her to Turkey, where she looks at issues of border regulation, detention, and deportation. During her first year of the DPhil, Emily also volunteered as a legal assistant with a local law firm working with foreign national women in detention.
