CV: /cv/cabdo.pdf

Hometown: Fairfax, VA; Beirut, Lebanon

BA: Lebanese American University, Beirut Lebanon (2007, Political Science/International Affairs)

MA: American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon (2010, Political Studies)

Expected Graduation: 2015

First field: Comparative Politics

Second field: Methodology

Research interests: Middle Eastern Politics, Minority Studies, Political Identity, Confessional Politics, Quantitative Methods, Democratization, Qualitative Methods, International Law, Conflict Studies, Middle East in World Politics

Other interests: Choir, Swimming, Poetry, Web Design

Words of wisdom: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” —Marianne Williamson

Email: cabdo at gvpt•umd•edu