Andisheh Ghaderi

Dr. Andisheh Ghaderi is a Lecturer in French at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and graduate certificates in African Studies and African American Studies from the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on Francophone Literature, Caribbean studies, Postcolonial Studies, and Digital Humanities. She is currently working on a book, Reimagining the American Dream: Critical Perspectives by Francophone Voices, and a translation project of Haitian Creole literature. Her work includes studies on Haitian radio folklores and Franco-Iranian author Serge Rezvani.

• Education:
• PhD in French, University of British Columbia
• Certificates in African Studies and African American Studies, University of Kansas

Her research interests span Francophone Africa, Canada, and the Caribbean, with emphases on Trauma Studies, Biopolitics, Race, Gender, and Class. She has published in journals like The French Review and Mouvance Francophone. Beyond academia, she mentors in the UBC REX program and advocates for DEAI initiatives, including voice-over work for visually impaired audiences.

She is fluent in multiple languages, including French, Haitian Creole, Persian, and German, and actively expands her linguistic repertoire. Her interdisciplinary projects include mapping African migration literature and creating pedagogical materials for Haitian Creole.