The main purpose of creating this database is to connect Women of Color in ELT to each other.
If you identify as a Woman of Color in ELT and you would like to add your name to this database, please fill out this form: http://bit.ly/WOCinELTForm
This database is in alphabetical order.
All the Women of Color on this list were contacted to gain permission to add their names here or they added their names by filling out the above-mentioned form.
Note (added on 2019/11/01): You have the right to remove yourself from this database at any time, for any reason, with or without explanation. Please contact us and let us know.
| Name | Research Teaching Area(s) | Twitter & Webpage | |
| Acebedo, Joana Marie ESL Teacher | Teaching English to Young Learners | enie.acebedo @ gmail.com | |
| Akbar, Farah Teacher, Curriculum Developer, Researcher | Adult ESL/EFL, CALL, Feedback | farahs.akbar @ gmail.com | @farsakbar |
| Alharbi, Lama PhD Candidate | Critical Race Theories, Culturally Sensitive Pedagogies, Educational Linguistics | laa2187 @ tc.columbia.edu | @LamaAbdullah6 |
| Amani, Behnaz University Instructor, IB Teacher | English Language & Literature | amani_behnaz @ hotmail.com | @BehnazAmani |
| Ata, Eda English Instructor | Academic Writing, Adult Education | ataedaa @ gmail.com | @edanebulon |
| Bali, Maha University Associate Professor | Critical Thinking, Critical Pedagogy, Openness in Education Intercultural Learning, Educational Technology | bali @ aucegypt.edu | @Bali_Maha Webpage: Click here |
| Bidari, Samikshya English Teacher | English through Science for Young Learners, ESP, CLIL | Narahara1581 @ gmail.com | |
| Bilici, Harika Material Designer, University Instructor | The Use of Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science in Behaviour Change, Psychology of Health & Happiness | hbbkcu @ gmail.com | Webpage: Click here |
| Cintron, Jade Teacher, Trainer, Manager, & Advocate | ESL through theatre & movement, Cultural awareness & sensitivity through theatre & language education, MeToo & EDI in the ELT Classroom | misserikajade @ gmail.com | @erijade Webpage: Click here |
| Damji, Taslim Intercultural Consultant, EAL Instructor | Intercultural & Racial Awareness, Intersectionality, Inclusion, Equity, Truth & Reconciliation | taslimdamji @ gmail.com | @DamjiTaslim |
| Delancer, Ercilia College Professor | EFL | ercilia.delancer @ gmail.com | |
| Farag, Sally Teaching Assistant | Education | sallyabdelaziz @ aucegypt.edu | @sallyfabdelaziz |
| Fujimoto, Donna University Professor | Intercultural Education, Conversation Analysis, Pragmatics | fujimotodonna @ gmail.com | |
| Fulton, Dara ESL Teacher | Conversational English Confidence Tips & Motivation to Speak English | daraeslnow @ gmail.com | @Applied_ESL Webpage: Click here |
| Gong Liu, Amy Teacher | Urban Ethnography & Ed. Equity, Linguistic + Cultural Translation & Resilience in Bicultural Adolescents | liu.amy.g @ gmail.com | @amygongliu |
| Ghazal, Sadeqa University Assistant Professor | Speaking, Learner Autonomy, Exploratory Action Research, Classroom-based Action Research, Extensive Reading, Psychology of Language Learning, Gender in ELT | sghazal @ gmail.com | @sadeqaghazal |
| Gupta, Sonika English Teacher | English & Psychology, Exploratory Action Research, English as Second Language, Cognition & learning | sonikagupta85 @ gmail.com | |
| Ha, Farrah Assistant Language Teacher | Assistant Language Teachers in Japan, High School English Education, Immigration in Japan, Nikkei/Sansei Communities | farrahhas @ gmail.com | |
| Haque, Eve University Professor | Language, Policy, Race | evehaque @gmail.com | |
| Haye-Matsui, Avril University Instructor | Gender, Community Activism, Cultural Diversity in Japan, Women of African Descent and Their Experiences in ELT in Japan | hayeavril @ gmail.com | |
| James Njau, Catherine English Teacher | English & Life Skill & Mensuration Hygienic | catherine njau10@ gmail.com | Webpage: Click here |
| Kassim, Samar Lecturer | EFL, Intercultural Communication, Media Literacy | samark777 @ gmail.com | |
| Khalilian, Marzie English Teacher of Young Learners | Media Studies, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies | Marziekhalilian @ gmail.com | @marziye91 |
| Kim, Margaret University Associate Professor, Coordinator of English Education & International Liason | Intercultural Training, Gender Issues, Presentation Skills | mckinjp @ gmail.com | |
| Lochsm, Mandeep Teacher Materials Writer | EFL | mandeeplocham @ gmail.com | @mandeeplocham |
| McGee, Tamara Coach, Trainer, Materials Writer, Speaker, Author, | Academic English (Writing & Presentations), Academic Editing, Business Communication, International & Intercultural Consultant | tamara @ trmenglish.com | @TamaraRMcGee Webpage: Click here |
| Mehran, Parisa English Instructor | CALL, Social Justice Education & Equity Studies in Education (SESE) | mehran.parisa @ lab.ime. cmc. osaka-u.ac.jp | @ParisaMehran Webpage: Click here |
| Mohamed, Jameela Director of Studies | BAME in Leadership | j.k.mohamed87 @ gmail.com | @JamMohamed87 |
| Namouz, Rana Teacher & Pedagogical Advisor | EFL & Technology | Rana.Namuz @ gma.com | @RanaNamouz |
| Padmini, Boruah University Professor | Teacher Education, Pedagogy, Multicultural Education | padminiboruah @ gmail.com | @padboruah |
| Rowls, Beverly Retired University Instructor | IEL Writing & Reading, ESL instruction | ||
| Saleh, Muna University Assistant Professor | Social Studies Education, Muslim Motherhood, Disability Studies, Curriculum Studies/Inquiry | muna.saleh @ concordia .ab.ca | @DrMunaSaleh Webpage: Click here |
| Samia University Instructor | ESP (Cancer Therapeutics) | samiahkhan @outlook.com | |
| Singh, Shaivya University Faculty | Language & Linguistics | s.shaivya @ gmail.com | @shaivya_s |
| Sri, Vidya English Teacher | Sociolinguistics with the focus on Race, Accents, & LGBTQ+ | vidya.sri @ live.com | @VidyaXS |
| Tejada, Dianna Socratic Seminar | HS ELA/ Special Education | dianna. tejada18 @ gmail.com | @Mx_Tejada |
| Tzouri, Efi English Teacher | Multimodality, Social Issues | etzouri @ gmail.com | @efitzouri |
| Unlu, Varinder Teacher Trainer, Materials Writer, Conference Speaker | Inclusion | vrunlu67 @ gmail.com | @vrunlu1 |
| Valies, Kinsella University Lecturer | EFL, TBLT | kicvalies1 @ gmail.com | |
| Yamazaki, Kasumi University Assistant Professor | CALL, Japanese Language Pedagogy, ESL Pedagogy | kasumi. yamazaki @ utoledo.edu | @KasumiYamazaki Webpage: Click here |
Women of Color to Read in ELT
Inspired by Scholars of Color to Read in the Field of Language database compiled by Dr. Megan Figueroa, we decided to create a list of Women of Color to Read in ELT.
Please note that we have read the works of these scholars and found that they identify as Women of Color or we perceived them as Women of Color. With regard to the latter, Bhattacharya, Jiang, and Canagarajah’s (2019) methodology helped us in doing so. When we have a chance, we will introduce our movement to these scholars and we’ll move their names to Database of WOC in ELT if they allow us.
If you are among these scholars and you do not want to be on this list for any reason, please let us know and we will remove your name.
This list is in alphabetical order. Please contact us and submit any suggestions of Women of Color in ELT.
| Name | Research Teaching Area(s) | Twitter & Webpage | |
| Anya, Uju Assistant Professor of Second Language Education, The Pennsylvania State University | Sociolinguistics, Applied linguistics, Second Language Learning (with particular focus on race, gender, sexual, & social class identities in the language classroom) | oca2 @ psu.edu | @UjuAnya Webpage: Click here |
| Bhattacharya, Usree Assistant Professor, University of Georgia | Language and Literacy Socialization, Language Ideology, Educational Equity, Globalization, Multilingualism, Language Policy, Rett Syndrome, Disability Studies, Translingual Literacies | ubhattacharya @ uga.edu | @usreeb Webpage: Click here |
| Kubota, Ryuko Professor, The University of British Columbia | Antiracism in Language Education, Critical Pedagogies, Foreign/Second Language Education, Language Ideologies | ryuko.kubota @ ubc.ca | @fumi123chan Webpage: Click here |
| Lin, Angel Professor, Simon Fraser University | Classroom Discourse Analysis, Sociocultural Theories of Language Education, Bilingual & Plurilingual Education, Academic Literacies, Youth Cultural & Media Studies, Critical Discourse Analysis, Language-in-Education Policy & Practice in Postcolonial Contexts | angellin_2018 @ sfu.ca | Webpage: Click here |
| Motha, Suhanthie Associate Professor, University of Washington | Race & Empire in English Language Teaching, Critical Applied Linguistics, Linguistic Minority Identity, Anticolonial Epistemologies | smotha @ uw.edu | @Suhanthie_Motha Webpage: Click here |
| Ortactepe, Deniz Associate Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies | Sociolinguistics, Intercultural Pragmatics, Teacher & Learner Identity, Teacher Education, Language Teacher Assessment Literacy, Second Language Acquisition, Intercultural Communicative Competence, Language Socialization, Discourse Analysis | dortactepe @ middlebury.edu | Webpage: Click here |
| Park, Gloria Professor , Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Teacher Education, Language & Identity | gloria.park @ iup.edu | Webpage: Click here |
| Tinker Sachs, Gertrude Marilyn Associate Professor, Georgia State University | Reading, Literacy, Language & English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESL/EFL), Teacher Professional Development | gtinkersachs @ gsu.edu | Webpage: Click here |
| Wong, Shelley Associate Professor, George Mason University | Multicultural/ ESL/Bilingual Education, Critical Race Theory, Critical Discourse Analysis | swong1 @gmu.edu | Webpage: Click here |
