My specific research concentration lies in early modern Soomaali history, exploring Soomaali women's status and health throughout time. To date, my knowledge has been informed by an array of stories from family members alive during that time in Soomaaliya, where power and economic stability were prominent. In Global Health, we frequently discuss the importance of community empowerment, which is lost in the gap between what local experts see and what 'foreign experts' seek to attain contributing to the imbalance of theory production and research efforts representing a continuation of colonial discharge in the field. My research interest is grounded in my identifies as a Black, Soomaali, Muslim, Woman. I want to focus my work on the Soomaalia Diaspora and their health outcomes, specifically, looking at conflict-induced migration. Simultaneously, assessing the social, political, and economic state of Soomaaliya by examining the history leading up to the 1991 Civil War. 

Sociocultural anthropology, conflict-induced migration, health disparities, Global Health, Soomaali identity, Soomaali reproductive health; East Africa, Soomaaliya, Soomaali Diaspora in South King county, post and pre-civil war health, social state of Soomaaliya