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Personal profile

Research interests

  • Refugee education
  • Language-in-education
  • Education in crisis contexts

Teaching interests

I support the online MA Education programme as a Teaching Fellow. Previously, as a Lecturer in Education, I convened and taught across MA TESOL, undergraduate Education with Psychology, and MA Education programmes, and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

Education/Academic qualification

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

Award Date: 19 Jun 2023

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

Award Date: 10 May 2016

Refugee Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Education for Afghan refugees in England: Narratives from a social justice perspective, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Jan 2023 → …

External positions

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

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

Community Advisory Member – Education Group, International Rescue Committee

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

Member, Language and Displacement Interest Group, The British Council

Consultant, World Bank Group