Fares Karam

Fares Karam, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of TESOL in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Nevada, Reno. His work centers on language and literacy development for immigrant and refugee multilingual learners, with a focus on critical pedagogy and equity in education.

• Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Education (English Education), University of Virginia; Master of Arts in English Language and Literature, Lebanese University; Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, Lebanese University.

Research Interests: Karam’s scholarship examines raciolinguistic ideologies, translanguaging practices, and the institutional responsibilities of schools in supporting refugee-background students. He employs ethnographic and critical discourse analysis methods to amplify marginalized voices.

Recent Publications (2023-2025) explore topics such as: media representations of refugee students, critical dialogic education frameworks, transliterate practices in refugee communities, and the evolution of multilingual identities in STEM. Keywords span Linguistics, Education, and Refugee Studies.

Scientific Awards include:

• 2022 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Semifinalist
• 2018 Outstanding Faculty Research Award, UNR
• 2017 AERA Distinguished Dissertation Award
• 2017 University of Virginia Bruce Gansneder Award
• 2016 TESOL International NNEST Issues Award

Editorial Roles: Serves on the boards of TESOL Quarterly (2022–present) and Journal of Language, Identity & Education (2019–present). Chaired TESOL International Association’s Awards Professional Council (2022) and served on its Research Professional Council (2016–2019).