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Ayman Zohry
Expert on Migration Studies
Egyptian Society for Migration Studies

azohry@zohry.com
Country of residence:
Egypt

Nationality: Egypt
Gender: M

Member since: 2016
Membership No: 26521
Membership Type: regular

Chair of:
International Migration
Field of Study: Demography, Geography, Statistics

Specialization: , ,

Regional focus: Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Western Europe

Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, MD) , 2002 , University of Sussex , Migration Studies

Working languages: English , Arabic

Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA), European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
Professional web page:
http://www.zohry.com
Personnal web page:
http://www.egymig.net
Curriculum Vitae:
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Professional Summary:

Ayman Zohry (Ph.D. University of Sussex) is an Expert on Migration Studies based in Cairo, Egypt. He is the founding president and president of The Egyptian Society for Migration Studies (EGYMIG). Dr. Zohry is also an Adjunct Professor of migration studies at the American University in Egypt (AUC), and Senior Lecturer of demography at Cairo Demographic Center (CDC). Following his early interests in Arab and Egyptian demography (1987-1998), Dr. Zohry’s research interests have shifted increasingly to the study of migration. Dr. Zohry is the chair of the Scientific Panel on International Migration; the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). 
Publications:

  1. Zohry, A. (2007) "Egyptian Irregular Migration to Europe". Migration Letters. 4(1):53-63.

  2. Habib, R.; Zohry, A.; Nuwayhid, I.; Najdi, F. (2006) "Older adults in the division of domestic labor in communities on the outskirts of Beirut," European Journal of Ageing. 3(3):137-145.

  3. Zohry, A. (2006) "Immigration to Egypt".  Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 4(3): 33-54.

  4. Zohry, A. (2003) "The place of Egypt in the regional migration system as a receiving country." Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (REMI). 19(3):129-149.

  5. Zohry, A. (2003) "Nutritional habits of unskilled rural laborers in Cairo". Nutritional Anthropology, 26: 19-22.
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
· Fellow, Academic Session 425, Salzburg Seminar: Challenges of European Integration and Expansion. Salzburg, Austria, Jun 29 - Jul 4, 2005.
· Demographic Advisor, Arab Healthy Water Association (AHWA), 2003-Present.
· Fellow, Academic Session 409, Salzburg Seminar: Migration, Race, and Ethnicity in Europe, Salzburg, Austria, Jun 17 - Jun 24, 2003.
· University of Sussex Alumni Consul in Egypt, 2002-Present
· Research Fellow, Sussex Center for Migration Research (SCMR), University of Sussex, 1999-2002.
· Founder and moderator of "Demographers Without Borders e-mail group", 1999-Present.
Research grants:
· Seed Grant, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), 2003-2004.
· Middle East Awards in the Social Sciences (MEAwards), Awardee, 2000-2001.
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