I am a Lecturer (Teaching & Research) within the Division of Education and Society, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. Prior to joining the University of Dundee, I worked in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. I studied and taught applied linguistics and TESOL education across three universities and in different countries including Australia, Bangladesh, and the UK. I hold an MA from the University of Essex and a PhD from the University of Queensland, English for human capital development in a globalising world: policy, perceptions and practices. I am also a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).

I am interested in language and human capital planning in education and society drawing on social theories and critical perspectives. My works fall within language policy and planning, political economy in language education, and TESOL. Reflecting on the United Nations’ Sustainable Goals (SDGs), my aim is to contribute to understanding ways of ensuring inclusive and equitable policy and practices in education and society.

My works contribute to language, education, and society in relation to the interdisciplinary areas of language and political economy; language and education; language and development.

Impact in relation to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. My work contributes toward the following SDG(s):

• Quality education
• Decent work and economic growth
• Reduced inequalities

ED51073: TESOL Curriculum and Instruction 

ED51074: Critical Language Awareness and Practice in TESOL 

PD50206: Dissertation 

I welcome PhD supervision in the areas of applied linguistics and TESOL education. I am particularly interested in the areas of:

• Language education policy 
• TESOL 
• Curriculum and pedagogy 
• Language in education policy and planning 
• Political economy in applied linguistcs and language education