Academic Challenges in the Time of COVID-19 in the Arab Region: Social Scientists and Humanists in Focus

Publication Date: December 2020 | Lead Author: Caroline Kraft 

In September 2020, the ACSS conducted an online survey to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those working in research institutes or universities in the Arab region. The survey investigated the impact of the pandemic on research and data collection, time spent on teaching and research, publishing, professional development such as attending conferences, and caregiving and work/life balance.

About

Dr. Caroline Kraft is an associate professor of economics at St. Catherine University. She received her master’s degree in public policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and her PhD from the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Her research examines issues in development economics, primarily labor, education, health, and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa. Current projects include work on refugees, labor market dynamics, life course transitions, human capital accumulation, and fertility.