Nasrin Kowkabi

Dr. Nasrin Kowkabi is a Lecturer and Academic Coordinator at the University of British Columbia's Department of Language and Literacy Education. Her work focuses on anti-racist and inclusive education practices. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in TESL, Teacher Education, and UBC-Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Programs.

Research interests include Second Language Writing Pedagogy, Critical Approaches to Language Teaching, and Education of International Students. She has led projects on academic integrity, AI tools in education, and accessibility skills development.

• Faculty of Education EDID Grant (2025–2026): Enhancing Faculty Accessibility Skills
• Rits Seed Grant (2024–2025): Academic Integrity and AI Tools among Study-Abroad Students
• Advancing Learning Transformed Grant (2021–2023): Online Orientation for International Students

Awarded the UBC Faculty Teaching Prize in 2023 for educational excellence.