Rafeel Wasif’s research interests include Public and Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, International Nonprofits (NGOs), and Data Science. His research focuses on nonprofits belonging to racial and religious minorities in the US by focusing on the Muslim-American nonprofit sector and international NGOs operating in South Asia.
Before joining Portland State, Rafeel finished his Ph.D. at the University of Washington Seattle and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indian University-Purdue University (IUPUI). His work has either been accepted or published at Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ), Voluntas, Nonprofit Management and Leadership (NML), Nonprofit Policy Forum (NPF), and Voluntary Sector Review (VSR).
Rafeel has previously been a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship. His work has been funded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS), Templeton Foundation, Islamic Relief USA, and Muslim Legal Fund of America.
His work has appeared in numerous media outlets, including The Washington Post, The Conversation, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and several leading international media outlets.