Saria holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Lebanese American University as well as a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Her research interests center around well-being among forcibly displaced and immigrant communities, and they are informed by her prior work as a psychosocial support provider for refugee caregivers and children in Lebanon. She defines well-being broadly and conceptualizes it to include several interacting dimensions, including physical and mental health, social connectedness and belonging, spirituality, financial wellness, and educational and career development. She is interested in examining the impact of migration trauma on well-being in different settings to compare how contextual factors differentially affect individual and community outcomes and in identifying individual- and community-level protective factors. Her goal is to translate this knowledge into practice by using it to inform the design and evaluation of migration policies and culturally-responsive interventions.