معرفی
Dr. Maryam Almohammad is the Academic Cohort Lead for the MSc in Language and Intercultural Communication at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Bristol and specializes in intercultural education, sociolinguistics, and critical pedagogy. Her research focuses on decolonizing knowledge, multilingualism, and the intersection of language, identity, and power. She has conducted collaborative art-based research funded by the AHRC, emphasizing creative methods to integrate migrant children into education systems.
Education:
- PhD in Social Sciences, University of Bristol
- Postgraduate Diploma in Research Methodology, University of Bristol
- MA in English Language Teaching, University of Warwick
- Postgraduate Diplomas in Translation, Linguistics, and BA in English, University of Damascus
Research Interests:
Dr. Almohammad’s work addresses social justice, inequalities, and racism through interdisciplinary lenses. Key themes include:
- Plurilingualism and multilingualism in education
- Ethnography of language and professional identity
- Critical intercultural education and citizenship
- Decolonizing methodologies and art-based research
- New materialism and posthumanism
Grants and Collaborations:
- Principal researcher on the AHRC-funded Creating Welcoming Learning Environments project
- Collaborations with artists, schools, and institutions across the UK and Syria
Affiliations:
- Member of IALIC, BAAL, BERA, and other educational research associations
