Projects
Things I've built and studied
A descriptive look at the work — what it was, why it mattered, and what I learned. (For papers and citations, see Writing.)
2025-present Active
AI Without Borders
Founder & Project Lead
An applied AI-literacy project helping newcomer and refugee learners use generative AI for real-life language, work, and learning goals.
- AI literacy
- Refugee education
- Language learning
- Community
2024 Completed
From Displacement to Empowerment
Doctoral researcher
My doctoral research on a task-based approach to teaching English to Afghan newcomers in the U.S.
- Research
- TBLT
- Refugee education
- PhD
2024-2026 Ongoing
Teaching AI as a Language Skill
Teacher-researcher
A classroom study showing that refugee-background learners can take up generative AI when prompting itself is taught as a real, learnable task.
- Research
- Generative AI
- TBLT
- Prompting
2019-present Active
Teaching & Curriculum Design
ESOL Instructor & Curriculum Designer
Designing and delivering English and workforce-readiness courses for refugee and newcomer adults.
- Teaching
- Curriculum
- Workforce readiness
- ESOL