She is also a Senior Technical Advisor in the Monitoring and Evaluation division of the USAID-Funded Education Reform Program in Egypt. She received her Ph.D. from the Administrative and Policy Studies Department, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh (USA) in 2004. Her research interests include educational reform, teachers’ experiences, and social inequalities. Among her recent publications are 'Voices of Teachers in Academic and Vocational Secondary Schools in Egypt: Perceived Consequences of Educational Reform for Equity and Quality, 2008;' 'Social Inequalities, Educational Attainment, and Teachers in Egypt, 2008;' and 'Comparative Education at Egyptian Universities', 2008.