My public engagement sits at the intersection of research, policy, and practice. I speak, moderate, and convene conversations that focus on the political economy and geopolitics of health, gender, and development. These forums often bring together scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and community leaders from across the globe.
Please find a selection of recent and representative speaking engagements below.
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“Global Reproductive Health: Approaches, Methods, Debates”
University of Maryland, Baltimore County — December 2024“Governing Reproduction: Authoritarianism and Global Geopolitics in Pakistan”
Pardee School of Global Affairs, Boston University — November 2023“Reproduction and Histories of Decolonization in Pakistan”
Annual Pirzada Lecture in Pakistan Studies, UC Berkeley — February 2023“Community-Based Approaches to Gender and Development Policy: Historical Evidence from Bangladesh”
The Brookings Institution — September 2022“Eugenics, Philanthropy, and Women’s Welfare in Pakistan”
Saida Waheed Gender Initiative, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) — December 2021
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Book Panel on Apostles of Development by David Engerman
Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University — May 2025“Women Today: Politics, Perception, and Power”
Frank Church Symposium, University of Idaho — April 2025“Decolonizing Global Health Research and Practice”
Department of Global Health, Georgetown University — March 2025“The Future of Reproductive Health”
Brown Bag Lunch Series, The Brookings Institution — November 2024Book Conversation on Qaum, Mulk, Sultanat by Ali Usman Qasmi
Center for South Asia, Stanford University — October 2024“Student Politics and the Uprising in Bangladesh”
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University — October 2024
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“Salt and Sponge: Reproductive Experimentation and Women’s Welfare in Pakistan”
Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Annual Conference — June 2025“The Ghost of Comilla: Development and the Biopolitics of Authoritarianism in East Pakistan”
Traveling Expertise Workshop, Yale University — May 2025“The Body Politics of Authoritarianism”
Reproductive Justice in South Asia Workshop, UT Austin — March 2024“Birth Control, Islamic Modernism, and Decolonization in Pakistan’s Early Years”
Annual Conference on South Asia, Madison — October 2023“IUDs, Vasectomies, and the Biopolitics of Modernization in South Asia”
American Historical Association (AHA) Annual Meeting — January 2023
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“Consultative Dialogue: Trust and Health with African Faith Leaders Against Malaria Eradication (FLAME)”
Georgetown University Global Health Institute & Friends of the Global Fight — June 2025“First Convening of the Georgetown–Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust, and Health”
Georgetown University Global Health Institute — May 2025“Faith and Trust in Global Health: Consultative Session”
Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference — February 2025“Reshaping Gender and Education Narratives for Resilient Futures: Research and Policy Symposium”
The Brookings Institution — December 2023“High-Level Roundtable on Gender Equality in and Through Education”
The Brookings Institution — November 2023