Dr Amira Halperin is the author of The Use of New Media by the Palestinian Diaspora in the United Kingdom (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018). Her pioneering research has established her as a leading expert on emerging digital technologies, Middle Eastern refugee communities, and Palestinian affairs.
Dr Halperin currently serves as a Senior Research Associate at the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) and is a media expert with Forum Dvorah: Women in Foreign Policy and National Security. Drawing on her extensive research into global terrorism, she has been invited to provide expert testimony and deliver presentations to prominent political institutions, including the United Nations, the European Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
Throughout her career, Dr Halperin has worked across the UK, Canada, China, and the Middle East, contributing to projects in partnership with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and cybersecurity companies. She has taught and conducted research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada and has been affiliated with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies.
Before entering academia, Dr Halperin worked as an investigative broadcast journalist for major media organizations, including BBC Television. She holds an MA in International Journalism and a PhD in Communication and Media from the University of Westminster, London, UK.
