Naysan Adlparvar

About

Naysan Adlparvar advises the UN’s Crisis Bureau. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow with both Yale’s Anthropology Department (2018–2020) and Yale’s Council on Middle East Studies (2016–18). He was also a visiting academic at Oxford University’s Middle East Centre for Fall 2018. While at Yale, Naysan taught courses on U-led interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the Society and Politics of the Middle East. His research interests include issues linked to humanitarianism and social relations in conflict-affected contexts. Recent publications focus on civil-military information sharing in Yemen and Syria, and integration of Afghan refugees in both the United States and upon return to Afghanistan.

Adlparvar spent over a decade working with NGOs and the UN. This included undertaking research and providing technical guidance to UNDP in Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan on issues linked to governance, poverty reduction, gender and private sector development.

Education

• PhD in Development Studies, Sussex University, UK
• MSc Applied Development Studies (Honors), University of Reading, UK
• BSc Applied Psychology, University of Durham, UK