Zach Nauful

Computational Immigration Research Intern

Phonetics, Sociophonetics, Language Documentation

Zach Nauful is the Immigration Data on Demand (iDod) Researcher and Mentor Intern for George Mason University's Institute for Immigration Research. They are currently working on their Master's Degree in the field of Linguistics, focusing on Phonetics, with a background in Computer Science.

Expanded Publication List

Gilman, A. F., Nauful, Z., Kiss, M. (2026). Immigrants from Bolivia in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research, Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/55825/ original/Bolivia_Quick_Facts.pdf?1775567424

Kiss, M., Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Wilkerson, K. (2026). Foreign-Born and Native-Born Females in Massachusetts, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/54743/original/2025_Nobel_Prize_Laureate_Report_GMU_IIR.pdf?1765288997

Kiss, M., Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Wilkerson, K. (2026). Foreign-Born and Native-Born Females in the Greater Boston Area, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/54743/original/2025_Nobel_Prize_Laureate_Report_GMU_IIR.pdf?1765288997

Kiss, M., Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Wilkerson, K. (2026). Foreign-Born and Native-Born Females in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/56112/original/Foreign-Born_and_Native-Born_Females_in_the_United_States__2023.pdf?1779373744

Hashimova, U., Nauful, Z., Kiss, M. (2026). Immigrants in Middlesex County, MA, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55208/original/MiddlesexCounty_2023.pdf?1770816889

Hashimova, U., Nauful, Z., Kiss, M. (2026). Latin American Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54171/original/Quick_Facts_LatinAmerica.pdf?1760125128

Hashimova, U., Nauful, Z., Kiss, M. (2026). Welfare Dependency of Central Asian Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/ documents/55524/original/WelfareDependency_CAsia.pdf?1773323075

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2025). Filipino Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54363/original/Quick_Facts_Fillipino_FINAL.pdf?1761157533

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2025). Immigrants in Berkshire and Hampden counties, MA, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54525/original/Quick_Facts_Berkshire_Hampden_MA.pdf?1762353183

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2025). Immigrants in Connecticut, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54622/original/Connecticut_Excel_to_Online_2023_11_24.pdf?1764002498

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2025). Immigrants in Springfield Metro Area, MA, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54623/original/QUICKF_2.PDF?1763479506

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Afghan Immigrants in the DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55197/original/Afghan-DMV_Quick_Facts_2023.pdf?1770730602

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Ethiopian Immigrants in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (DMV) Metropolitan Area, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/55575/original/Quick_Facts_Ethiopian_DMV_2023-2.pdf?1773750784

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Immigrants in Alexandria City, Virginia, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55365/original/Alexandria_City_QuickFacts_2023-1.pdf?1771941590

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Immigrants in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/55924/original/Montgomery_PG__MD_2023.pdf?1776864743

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Immigrants in Worcester City, Massachusetts, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55437/original/Worcester_City_QuickFacts_2023-2.pdf?1772559357

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Indian Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55112/original/Quick_Facts_India_2023.pdf?1770297730

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Kiss, M. (2026). Turkish Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55113/original/Quick_Facts_T%C3%BCrkiye__2023.pdf?1770297942

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Wilkerson, K. (2026). Iranian Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/55880/ original/Quick_Facts_Iran_2023-2.pdf?1776192150

Nauful, Z., Hashimova, U., Wilkerson, K. (2026). Lebanese Immigrants in the United States, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 55823/original/Quick_Facts_Lebanon_2023.pdf?1775566050

Nauful, Z., Kiss, M., Hashimova, U. (2025). Immigrants in Massachusetts, 2023. Institute for Immigration Research. Available Here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54765/original/Massachusetts_2023.pdf?1765549470

Education

MA in English with a concentration in Linguistics from George Mason University (in progress), expected graduation 2027.

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Linguistics with a minor in Computer Science from the College of William & Mary, May 2025.

In the Media

"Displaced Nobel Laureates in the 20th and 21st Centuries". December 10, 2025. Provided data collection, editorial support, and fact checking.