Deena Saleh

Curriculum Vitae

CV

A summary of experience and service below. For education details, see the About page; for teaching appointments, see the Teaching page.

Open to Supervision and Academic Cooperation

I welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students and collaborators interested in social capital, culture, MENA political economy, and economic sociology, though I am not limited to these topics. See Working With Me for more on how to reach out, or go straight to the Contact page.

Research Experience

2024 to 2025
Economic Research AssociateRasyonet, Istanbul, Türkiye
2021 to 2022
Research Assistant & WriterPolitics Today
2018 to 2019
Research AssistantBILGESAM
2016 to 2017
Volunteer ResearcherEuropean Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), Türkiye

Institutional & Professional Mentorship

2016 to 2017
Institutional ServiceEuropean Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), Türkiye

Grants & Projects

April 2026 to Present
Researcher, SAYE Project"Multi-level Analysis of the Socioeconomic and Commercial Impacts of International Migration in Türkiye: An Evidence-Based Policy Design Approach." With Dr. Fatih Kırşanlı, Prof. Dr. Atakan Durmaz, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Köse, Dr. Hacer Atabas, Dr. Esma Karadağ, Dr. Fatma Kılınç Hatipoğlu, Şevval Nur Acuner, and Hatice Kübra Ermiş.
Planned for 2026
Principal Investigator"Examining the Structural Dimensions of Social Capital among Foreign Students in Higher Education."
2018
Research Assistant, TÜBİTAK"The Explanation of Success and Failure of Institutions in Economic Development: Turkey." Istanbul University. With Prof. Dr. Taner Akan (Principal Investigator).

Certificates

Psychometrics Module, Data Analysis School (Veri Analizi Okulu), 2025 to 2026. Council of Higher Education (YÖK), coordinated by the Marmara University Institute of Population and Social Research, with contributions from Middle East Technical University, Istanbul Technical University, and Boğaziçi University.

Key Essentials: The Wealth Economy, Sustainable Development and the Law. University of Cambridge, Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice programme, September 2023.

Key Essentials: The Sustainable Development Goals and the Law. University of Cambridge, Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice programme, September 2023.

13th Migration Certificate Program. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Türkiye, in cooperation with MÜGAM and HEMPA Child Association, July 2022.

International Migration Academy: Understanding Migration Experience of Turkey. Yaşar University, part of the Multifaceted Approaches to Migration in the EU and Turkey Jean Monnet Chair, August 2022.

İnsan Hakları Okulu (Human Rights School). Hukukçular Derneği, Mülteci Hakları Derneği, Genç İHH, İHH İnsani ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Merkezi, and Mülteci Dernekleri Federasyonu, December 2020 to January 2021.

Peer Review Service

Journal of Trust Research, Refugee Survey Quarterly, Journal of Immigrants and Refugees, Africania, Turkish Journal of International Development, and International Journal of Social Economics.

Languages

Arabic (native), English (advanced, YDS 93%, IELTS Band 8), Turkish (advanced, C1), German (beginner, A1.2). Working across Arabic, English, and Turkish to read primary sources and communicate research directly to audiences across the Middle East, Türkiye, and the English speaking academic community.

For the complete list of publications and presentations, see the Research page.