Dr. Jasmin Lilian Diab (she/هي) is a former Senior Inclusive Economies Associate at TIMEP, focusing on migration. She is the director of the Institute for Migration Studies (IMS) at the Lebanese American University (LAU), where she also serves as an assistant professor and coordinator of migration studies at the Department of Communication, Mobility and Identity. She is also a research affiliate at the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University, a global fellow at Brown University’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, and a visiting professor in migration studies at Sciences Po Lyon. Dr. Diab holds a PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy, with an emphasis on Refugees, Asylum, and Security, from the School of Advanced International and Political Studies’ Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (CEDS) in Paris. Beyond her academic roles, Dr. Diab brings extensive expertise to the migration and development space through service on advisory boards and through the completion of over 100 consultancies for UN agencies, international humanitarian organizations, and governments. Her work has involved evaluating humanitarian programming, leading research in conflict settings, conducting gender analyses, and developing strategic plans for organizations supporting displaced populations and operating in hard-to-reach areas across Lebanon and the broader Middle East.