Her main speciality lies in qualitative and participatory research. As Country Lead Researcher for Musawah, she led an ethnographic project on ethical perspectives and practices in marriage among Egyptian Muslims, conducting in-depth interviews, focus groups, and thematic analysis, while also engaging in legislative review and stakeholder workshops. She has also specialized in workplace culture and positive peace, co-leading research on peaceful living in NGOs and social development organizations and developing training materials for a “peaceful lab” for civil society actors.

Doaa co-managed an organizational culture assessments, and has contributed to data analysis, documentation, and translation of findings for senior management, demonstrating strong capacity in organizational diagnostics and change-oriented reporting. She has also supported UN‑HABITAT–funded work with Benaa Foundation and Masarat Nesaiah on women’s access to land and inheritance in rural Upper Egypt, where she helped write grant proposals, designed and facilitated participatory workshops, and produced narrative reports and a short policy paper.