Bio:

My primary research focuses on the issues of language policy, language ideology, multilingual/translingual practices, epistemic injustice, and ethnic/racial discourses in the context of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in both K-12 and higher education. One of my current research projects, funded by the British Council London, looks at the intersection of “gender” and “English-medium education” in low and middle-income countries (e.g., Nepal and Nigeria). My current research also looks at how newcomer students construct, (re)negotiate, and resist their intersectional identities (the intersection of language, race/ethnicity, culture, and religion) in the process of learning the English language at a Canadian school. My research interests also include teacher education with a key focus on teacher agency and linguistic and cultural responsiveness in teacher preparation programs and policies.

Education:

PhD in Language and Literacy Education [The University of British Columbia, Canada]

MA in TESOL with Applied Linguistics [University of Central Lancashire, UK]

MED in English Education [Tribhuvan University, Nepal]

BED in English Education [Tribhuvan University, Nepal]

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