Zach Nauful

Computational Immigration Research Intern

Phonetics, Sociophonetics, Computational Linguistics

Zach Nauful is the Computational Immigration Research 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 and Computational Linguistics, with a background in Computer Science.

Additionally, Zach is currently a Grraduate Faculty Assistant for the Language Documentation Lab.

Expanded Publication List

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

Kiss, M. and Hashimova, U. (2025). Displaced Nobel Laureates in the 20th and 21st Century. Institute for Immigration Research. Available here: https://d101vc9winf8ln.cloudfront.net/documents/ 54743/original/2025_Nobel_Prize_Laureate_Report_GMU_IIR.pdf?1765288997

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., 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

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. (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. (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). 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). 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

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.