Her research focuses bridges the anthropology of Muslim youth, feminist approaches to transnationalism and migration studies, studies of gender, and critical visuality in classrooms and in the media. She recently finished a postdoctoral fellowship in education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Prior to that, she completed her joint PhD program in anthropology and education at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. Dr. Durrani has been teaching college students since 2004 and strongly believes in providing appropriate resources and emotional support to first generation immigrant youth as they embark on their educational and professional journeys.