He is currently also a visiting fellow at the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World at Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut, where he teaches courses on gender and human rights, and does research on the effects of displacement on gender relations among urban refugees in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo. A political scientist by training, he has worked in human rights, transitional justice, and international development in post-communist Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, West Africa, and Southeast Asia over the past 25 years. He has published on political extremism, migration, gender equality, citizenship, and human rights. Frank's stories and commentary have appeared in CBC News, National Post, Dallas Morning News, taz, and De Volkskrant, among others. Twitter: @franckelbers