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Mustafa Zahid | مصطفى زاهد

Mustafa Zahid | مصطفى زاهد

PhD Student

University of California, Berkeley

Biography

I’m a PhD student at the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley. My research interests focus on uncovering the mechanisms behind environmental degradation and its subsequent effects on humans. Additionally, I am interested in evaluating the effectiveness of solutions implemented to remediate or mitigate environmental degradation. Previously, I worked as a research data analyst at Stanford University’s ECHOLab, housed within the Center on Food Security and the Environment. I have coauthored papers estimating the impacts of cleft lip and palate on life outcomes for adolescent patients in India, the effects of biomass burning on infant mortality, the quantification of climate change loss and damage, and the degree of climate adaptation globally across multiple sectors. I use this space to share my published work, working papers, and occasionally write about topics of interest (see “Posts”).

Education

  • PhD in Energy and Resources, 2029

    University of California, Berkeley

  • MSc in International and Development Economics, 2019

    University of San Francisco

  • BA in International Studies, 2017

    University of San Francisco

Publications

(2023). Reply to Giglio and Roy: Aggregate infant mortality estimates robust to choice of burned area product. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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(2023). Global Biomass Fires and Infant Mortality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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(2022). The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and Surgical Intervention on Adolescent Life Outcomes. Annals of Global Health.

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