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

Other responsibilities

I am a co-convener for the Reimagining Education for Better Futures Research Group, where I facilitate seminars, reading circles, and collaborative discussions to shape the group’s vision and activities.

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 → …