Nayla Huq
PhD Candidate in Sociology

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Area of Interest:
Political Economy, Economic Development, and Environmental Sociology
Bio
Nayla received her BA in English from UCLA, and MA in Sociology from CSU Northridge.
Her research interests are at the intersection of political economy, economic development,
and environmental sociology. She is currently conducting a cross-national, longitudinal
study that explores if import-export relations of forestry commodities challenge long-standing
environmental sociological theory. Nayla has taught Sociological Theory and Environmental
Sociology.
Awards
Nayla was awarded the 2021 US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to
study Indonesian. She has also been awarded academic achievement scholarships at the
master’s level, and the 2021 Summer Sociology Graduate Student Research Award from
Stony Brook University.
Nayla was awarded the 2021 US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to
study Indonesian. She has also been awarded academic achievement scholarships at the
master’s level, and the 2021 Summer Sociology Graduate Student Research Award from
Stony Brook University.
