REBECCA L.
ENEYNI
+1 (781) 927-8127 | eneynir@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-eneyni-52051a1a4/
EDUCATION
Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00
• M.A. in Political Science and International Relations
Duke University, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Durham, NC May 2023
• Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.00
• History, B.A., and Economics, B.S. with a certificate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
• Relevant Coursework: Istanbul: City of Two Continents, Islamic Civilization I, Survival Arabic, Elementary Arabic,
Geopolitics and Culture, Violent Jihad in the 20th Century, Genocide and Human Rights.
Wellesley High School, Wellesley, MA May 2019
• Cumulative GPA: 4.97/5.00, ACT 35
• Graduated with MA state-certified Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish and English
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon August 2022
• Final Score: 98.00/100.00
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
ACT/SAT Tutor, Varsity Tutors
• Competitive test-preparation counsel on the ACT and SAT, SAT Subject Tests, and A.P. exams in various subject areas,
including: U.S. & World History, English Language, Chemistry, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Essay Mentor, Crimson Education
• Advises high-school students seeking acceptance at top-tier US and UK universities. Leads professional essay review of
personal statements and supplementary materials for competitive undergraduate admissions.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
U.S. Fulbright Grant Recipient, Istanbul, Türkiye September 2023 - 2025
• Selected for a Fulbright award to Türkiye to complete a master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations.
Alternate for the Marshall Scholarship November, 2024
• Finalist for the Marshall Scholarship, shortlisted in the reserve list for a full scholarship to pursue a DPhil in Politics at
University of Oxford.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS), Amman, Jordan June - August 2023
• Received the FLAS grant to participate in the summer Arabic immersion program at the Qasid Institute in Amman, Jordan.
The program includes 20 hours of MSA instruction a week, alongside a supplementary course in Jordanian dialect with 30
contact hours for the summer term.
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Cambridge Element, Policy Advisory Systems in Autocracies, forthcoming
• Co-authoring a monograph titled “Policy Advisory Systems in Autocracies to be published by Cambridge
University Press as part of the Cambridge Element series in the 2024-25 academic year. Composed of 5 chapters
totaling 20-30,000 words, the Element will investigate the supply of policy advice in autocratic regimes. Through
comparative case studies of five major autocracies—Russia, the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Venezuela (Hugo Chávez) and Hungary (Viktor Orbán)—, this Element will construct a typology of policy
advisory systems in a variety of political contexts. In doing so, it represents the first holistic attempt to integrate the
literature on policy expertise, design and implementation with the inclusion of related works on rentierism,
autocratic diffusion, and democratic backsliding.
Center for Research on Globalization, Peace, and Democratic Governance (GLODEM), Conference (2024)
• Invited to present my conference paper titled “Lifting of the ‘Resource Curse?’: Economic Diversification in Saudi
Arabia” which identifies the structural, institutional, and agential dimensions of the diversification of the Kingdom’s
economy away from reliance on petrol rents.
Cambridge Element, The Political Economy of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the War on Terror, 2023
• Research Intern for Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley, assisting in the literature review section of her monograph
published by Cambridge University Press. Seeking to understand terrorism through a human-action perspective, the
Element establishes a unique framework utilizing principles of the Austrian School of Economics. It understands
terrorism through the individual calculus of choice under subjective preferences and as a spontaneous-order market
system. I also audited the IWP course International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy in which topics of
geopolitical strategy, peace-building, and instruments of diplomacy are discussed and ethically challenged.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
President of Jasūr (formerly Duke Association for the Middle East) (2021-)
• Lead cabinet of editors, treasurer, and logistics officials to facilitate the biannual publication of Duke University’s
Undergraduate Journal on Middle Eastern and North African studies. Edit, advise, and update the Jasūr magazine, an online
platform showcasing creative and investigative journalism, and Jasūr journal, a publication featuring research papers in
both Arabic and English from top universities around the world. Utilizes Canva, Adobe Photoshop, and Lightroom to create
content for both the Instagram and Squarespace website. Supervise and contribute to the publication layout and design
process using InDesign. Collaborate with the Gender Scholars program at the American University in Beirut, host robust
speaker programming and co-sponsor an exchange group with students at the University of Mosul to create an
unprecedented time of interconnection between MENA and the Triangle.
Afghan Refugee Project Coordinator at PAIR Project (2022-)
• The Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project provides free legal services to asylum seekers and
promotes the rights of detained immigrants. Responsible for the coordination of the Afghan Refugee Project (ARP),
manages intake flow of asylum-seekers from resettlement agencies for attorney placement at legal service organizations
within PAIR. Assists attorneys with case preparation and supports clients with I-589, I-821, I-912, and I-765 filings.
Prepares Country Condition reports for client cases. Conducts asylum and TPS interviews in both Spanish and English.
Profile of a Graduate Student Representative (2018-)
• Student representative at the Wellesley Public School district’s Profile of a Graduate project; Attended 3-4 hour sessions in
which both faculty, parents, and other community members of Wellesley Public Schools collaborated on denoting the
desired core qualities of a Wellesley graduate in which the next five-year curriculum plan will be based.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant at the Center for Research on Globalization, Peace, and Democratic Governance (2023-)
• The Center for Research on Globalization, Peace, and Democratic Governance (GLODEM) is Koç University’s
academic center dedicated to analyzing the dynamics of international political economy as they relate to
globalization, public policy, conflict resolution, and democratic governance. I serve as the research assistant to Dr.
Caner Bakir, Director of GLODEM.
Research Assistant at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (October 2021-)
• Assist Dr. Goknar with his ongoing research projects related to the political and cultural histories of Turkey. Search
Krikor Guerguerian Archive of 1918-1921 documents related to the Ottoman Armenians, identifying primary
sources that have legal and historiographic significance, such as: documents that acknowledge the deportation,
relocation, or casualties of the Armenian genocide, and individual or group accounts of ethnic cleansing. Edit other
ongoing written works in Turkish political history.
Member of Bass Connections Research Team, Mapping History (2020-2021)
• Research team constructs 3D images using Houdini and Game Engine software of medieval cities, Lisbon and
London. Participated in archival research of documents describing Lisbon prior to the 1755 Earthquake; utilizes
historical techniques of textual analysis to deconstruct maps. Utilized software such as Supervise.ly, MapAnalyst,
and Houdini to convert maps with 3D visualization software, allowing the research team to comment on geographic
distortion and its implications for the historic depiction of the city.
SKILLS
Professional Working Capacity in SPANISH
• Academic and Journalistic Writing, Digital Photography, Adobe platforms, Wordpress, CRM, Microsoft Excel, Graphic
Design (Squarespace - Custom CSS), Blender (3D computer graphics), InDesign
