Aliana Jabbary is the Program Associate at The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. She holds an M.A. in American Politics from the CUNY Graduate Center and a B.A. in Political Science and Media Studies from CUNY Hunter College. Her graduate research examined white nationalism, racialization, and the census classification of Middle Eastern and North African identities.
Before joining the Zolberg Institute, Aliana worked on the Power Lists team at City & State NY, where she supported the division’s operations and authored the inaugural Middle Eastern & North African Power 100 list. She also has experience working with nonprofit and good governance organizations.