Amna Qayyum is an Assistant Professor of History and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia. She also holds a concurrent appointment as a Fellow with the Faith and Global Health Initiative at Georgetown University.

Qayyum is a historian of health and development, whose current research focuses on the history of reproductive governance in Pakistan. Alongside her scholarly research, Qayyum has previously served as Program Director for the Faith and Global Health Initiative at Georgetown. As a former Brookings expert, she led policy research portfolio and visiting fellowship focusing on gender and development.

Qayyum’s research has been recognized with the 2021 Pirzada Prize in Pakistan Studies, awarded by the University of California, Berkeley, along with several other research fellowships. She previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and holds a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University.