Personal profile

Research interests

  • Refugee education: Social justice, belonging, safety and success
  • Language-in-education policy and multilingual pedagogical approaches
  • Education in conflict and crisis contexts

Teaching interests

Unit convenor for ED30516 [BA Education with Psychology]: Introduction to English Language Teaching

Tutor for ED52025 [MA Education]: Digital Technologies and Education

Tutor for ED50330 [MA Education]: Technologies for Learning

Dissertation supervisor for ED52033 [MA TESOL]: Final Project

Other responsibilities

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Doctor of Philosophy, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

20202023

Award Date: 19 Jun 2023

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Master of Arts, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

20142016

Award Date: 10 May 2016

Refugee Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Jan 2023 → …

External positions

Member, Language and Displacement Interest Group, The British Council

May 2025 → …

Community Advisory Member – Education Group, International Rescue Committee

Jan 2025 → …

Advisory Panel Member, English in Education – a Perspective, The British Council

Jul 2024 → …

Education Advisor | Advisory Group Member | Social Event Organiser, Bath Welcomes Refugees

Jan 2023 → …

Short-term Consultant, World Bank Group

May 2021 → …

Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Inclusive Education; Quality Education for All; English Today; System; TESOL Journal; Cogent Education; E-Learning and Digital Media; Frontiers in Education; Frontiers in Psychology; Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education