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Dr. Hira Amin
Postdoctoral Researcher
Educational Qualifications
PhD History
MSc History of International Relations
Entity
College of Public Policy
Biography
Dr. Hira Amin is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. After completing her PhD in history at the University of Cambridge, she has been involved in various interdisciplinary projects. Her research interests broadly fall under two categories: first is social, cultural, and religious transformations in the modern world; second is global public health, social inclusion, and disability. She has also trained in strategic foresight, systems thinking, Lego Serious Play (LSP), and participatory co-design. She is currently the recipient of multiple research grants that use these various tools and methods, such as education for sustainability and global citizenship; strategic foresight in culture, society, and education in the Qatari context; and systems mapping the disability diagnostics landscape in Qatar.
PhD History
University of Cambridge
2017
MSc History of International Relations
London School of Economics
2012
BSc Mathematics with Philosophy of Mathematics
Kings College London
2008
- Religious transformations in the modern world
- Factors that facilitate social, cultural, and changes in identity
- Disability and social inclusion
- Strategic Foresight and Systems Thinking
Postdoctoral Researcher
College of Public Policy, HBKU
2023 – Present
Visiting Associate Professor
College of Islamic Studies, HBKU
2018 – 2022
Visiting Lecturer
Religious Studies, University of Kent
2018