Weeda Mehran

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Bio

Dr. Weeda Mehran, PhD (Cambridge), MSc (Oxford), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Editor-in-Chief of Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. She has previously held academic positions at the University of Exeter, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, McGill University, the University of Hamburg, and the University of Cambridge.
She has also worked with several national and international organizations. Dr. Mehran served as an advisor to the UK House of Lords’ Inquiry on Afghanistan and has consulted for UN Women, NATO, UNDP, and various NGOs based in Afghanistan.
Her opinion pieces have appeared in The Conversation, The Guardian, and The Telegraph. Dr. Mehran has also provided expert commentary for major news outlets such as BBC, CNN, CBC, Sky News, France 24, CTV, and the Financial Times, among others.