Dr. Anlam Filiz's research addresses questions of migration, work and the future. Dr. Filiz received her M.A. in Anthropology in 2013 and Ph.D. in Anthropology in 2018 from Emory University, Atlanta, USA with a dissertation titled “The Corner at the Center: Migrant Labor, Difference, Relationality and the Making of Berlin.” She conducted her dissertation research through a PhD exchange fellowship at Freie Universität Berlin and DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) research grant at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Filiz holds an M.A. in Comparative Studies in History and Society from Koç University as well as B.A. degrees in Sociology and Business Administration from Istanbul Bilgi University. She worked as a teaching and research assistant at Koç University and Emory University. After completing her Ph.D. studies, she worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Anthropology at Emory University. She has taught courses on a variety of subjects including migration, culture, labor and gender.