Graduate Assistant, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program 

Salma Ahmed is a first-year MSW student at the University of Houston. Salma comes from Egypt and has earned her B.A. in Psychology and Politics from Oberlin College, with minors in Law & Society and Middle Eastern and North African Studies.

Her research interests center on political psychology, stereotypes, policy, and media sentiment, with a focus on women, Queer communities, and Arabs across the globe as natives and immigrants. She has previously engaged in undergraduate research exploring the intersections of identity, belonging, power, and representation.

As a Graduate Assistant, Salma supports departmental programming, operations, and community engagement, and she is excited to contribute to the WGSS community at UH. Outside of academics, she enjoys dancing, doing special effects makeup, and watching video essays on YouTube!