Name: Safia Farole

Recipient Year: 2016

Major: Political Science

Description: Safia Farole holds a PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA she specialized in the subfield of Comparative Politics, with a focus on politics in Africa. Safia’s doctoral dissertation was on the relationship between identity and political representation in South Africa and Kenya. In her research Safia uses mixed methodologies, including qualitative analysis, experimental methods, and she has experience conducting fieldwork in South Africa. In addition to her research, Safia has a passion for teaching at the college level. She has several years of experience teaching undergraduates at UCLA and Portland State University. In particular, Safia enjoys helping first generation college students navigate through higher education, and she intends to continue doing so. 

School Name: UCLA

Sponsor: Deah Yusor Razan Scholarship (An initiative of Our Three Winners Endowment)

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/safiafarole/