Asif Majid is an interdisciplinarian who researches, teaches, and performs at the intersection of conflict and performance, particularly in terms of devising, improvisation, and applied theatre with marginalised communities. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a self-designed BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Global Peace Building and Conflict Management) from UMBC, earned an MA with Distinction in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University, and is pursuing a practice-based PhD in Anthropology, Media, and Performance at The University of Manchester.