Based in Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, Diana is investigating how communities are adapting, surviving and even thriving through crisis. She’s also reporting on wider developments in the Middle East. Her research into societal and economic efforts at the grassroots level will serve as a lens for understanding big-picture changes at a time of intense upheaval in the region. A New York University graduate and recent Fulbright research fellow in Kyrgyzstan, Diana is an independent journalist who reports about climate change, foreign affairs and human rights. She grew up in California, the daughter of parents who emigrated from St. Petersburg, Russia.
