On campus, she works as a Q-Connector for the Office of LGBTQ+ Programs and Services. During the 2024-25 academic year, she is studying Russian language at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. At Nazarbayev, she holds a research assistantship with Middlebury College’s Conflict Transformation project, examining identity politics and social cleavages in Kazakhstan. In the summer of 2024, Zeina was a research and social media intern for the Springfield Daily Citizen. She is pursuing a career in independent, Russian-language journalism.
