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Forcan Al-Shami

Departement of Education, Concordia University

Forcan Al-Shami is a PhD student in Applied Linguistics. She investigates how Text-to-Speech technology can support second language pronunciation through High-Variability Phonetic Training. Her work focuses on expanding access to effective pronunciation learning, particularly in contexts with limited exposure to spoken English, with the goal of making language learning more accessible, effective, and inclusive. Her broader interests include AI in education and learner engagement with emerging technologies.

Karen Andrews

Departement of Education, Concordia University

Karen Andrews is a PhD student in Applied Linguistics in Education at Concordia University. Her earlier work used interpretive policy analysis (IPA) to reimagine policy and language assessment for refugee-background students. Her current research interests extend into the continuum of violence, exploring how language in institutional policies and practices represents, understands, and responds to survivors of coercive control in intimate partner violence. She is especially interested in survivor subjectivities and how they are shaped by, and resist, dominant narratives about their experiences. Visit Karen's website

Syrine Bouzgarrou

Département d’anthropologie, Université Laval

Syrine Bouzgarrou holds a master’s degree in anthropology (ethnology) from the Université de Montréal. Their work examines religious trajectories and lived religion through the lens of mobility and migration. They study how immigration shapes identity and belonging within Muslim communities, understood as a discriminated minority in Quebec, while focusing primarily on the experiences of the Tunisian diaspora. Their research also explores how religious frameworks, in return, shape the lived experience of immigration. Visit Syrine's profile

Nadia Bunyan

Department of Education, Concordia University

Nadia Bunyan is a fashion industry veteran, researcher, and cofounder of Growing A.R.C., a nonprofit using fashion and material culture to promote sustainability and inclusivity. Her research explores community gardens and workshops that link fashion, food, and care-based approaches to reimagining sustainability through lived experience and cultural practice.

Arthur Cardoso de Andrade

Department of Education, Concordia University

Arthur Cardoso de Andrade (he/him) is a PhD student in Educational Studies at Concordia University. His research focuses on Decolonial Philosophies and Research Methodologies in Education, as well as Critical Global Citizenship Education, examining how identities, learning, and social inequalities intersect and how these relations can be challenged.

Adela Czyzewska

Department of Education, Concordia University

Adela Czyzewska (she/her) is currently a PhD student in the Educational Studies program at Concordia. Her previous research examined the experiences of allied and 2SLGBTQ+ youth and educators in Alberta's publicly funded Catholic secondary schools in relation to homo/transphobic policies. Her current research interests are at the intersection of gender-critical media, exclusionary educational policy, and parental rights, and how such messaging surfaces in students' and educators' classroom experiences. Visit Adela's profile

Taw'ama El Kaddouri

Département d'anthropologie, Université Laval

Taw’ama El Kaddouri is a Master’s student in Anthropology whose research examines Palestinian immigration in the context of the ongoing colonization of Palestine, with a focus on the lived experiences of the Palestinian diaspora in Canada. Her work adopts a multimodal methodological approach that moves beyond textual analysis, engaging emotional, visual, and narrative dimensions as central sites for understanding how colonial realities are experienced and contested.

Lys-Fredericke Evenou

Department of Education, Concordia University

Lys-Fredericke Evenou explores how harm and punishment are addressed and experienced by racialized students in Montréal schools, and in particular, how racialized students navigate school-related issues bearing on their social identities.

Emma Hayter

Department of Education, Concordia University

Emma Hayter (she/her) is a PhD student in Applied Linguistics at Concordia University. Her research interests include second language pronunciation and computer-assisted language learning. She explores how high-variability phonetic training (a method using different speech varieties) can be combined with AI-powered technology (text-to-speech synthesizers, automatic speech recognition) as a tool for learning French. Visit Emma's profile 

Guillaume Jabbour

Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University

French Canadian Palestinian, Guillaume Jabbour centers his practice around sound, research-creation and community engagement. He holds an MA in Media Studies and is currently pursuing a SSHRC-funded PhD in Communication Studies at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. His research-creation project involves engaging with the lived experience of Palestinians, wherever they may be, through music, sound and radical acts of deep listening. Jabbour is a member of the Resisting Colonizations collective. As a musician and community sound artist, he regularly performs folk music and facilitates workshops exploring the beauty and power of sound. Visit Guillaume's profile (photo credit: Tanis Saucier)

Timea Nagy

Department of Education, Concordia University

Timea Nagy is a second-year MA student in Educational Studies investigating how post-truth narratives, psychological processes, and AI reshape the way we know, believe, and learn. Her research in critical media literacy focuses on cultivating learners’ capacity to question, interpret, and resist manipulation in digital environments. She is especially interested in reflective pedagogy as a means of fostering deeper dialogue, critical consciousness, and intellectual autonomy. Visit Timea's profile.

Ariella Pardo

Department of Education, Concordia University

Ariella Pardo is a 2nd-year EdTech student with a BA in Linguistics and a B.Ed. in TESL, offering deep knowledge of Concordia. She researches how AI and gamification enhance motivation and reduce student anxiety. An experienced teacher and instructional designer, Ariella is fluent in four languages. She is a committed team player who thrives on connecting with diverse backgrounds.

Haley Prescott

Department of Education, Concordia University

Haley Prescott is an MA student in Applied Linguistics whose research focuses on how computer-assisted language learning technologies can support second language pronunciation. Her work examines how technology can expand opportunities for practice, support learners' speech development, and build confidence in spoken communication. Visit Haley's profile

Shohreh Shahrouyan

Department of Education, Concordia University

Shohreh Shahrouyan is a PhD student in Education, with a focus on language acquisition, bilingualism, translanguaging, identity, and agency. She is particularly interested in exploring how bilingual teachers perceive and implement translanguaging practices in classrooms and how these practices influence children’s language development, well-being, and social equity.

Jake Sutherland

Department of Education, Concordia University

Jake Sutherland's research explores epistemic injustice, community education, social justice education, and where and how they become practically applicable. Focused on developing and working with and in community to explore and combat systemic injustice in a way prefigures a kinder, more just world.

Ryuichi Suzuki

Department of Education, Concordia University

Ryuichi Suzuki is a PhD student specializing in the Applied Linguistics stream. His research focuses on second language learning and teaching, intercultural competence development, and the social-psychological aspects of second language oral communication. His work explores how language learning, communication, and social interaction contribute to wellbeing, adaptation, and social connection in new cultural contexts. Find more of his previous and current work here (https://www.cal-lab.ca/ryuichi-suzuki.html). Visit Ryuichi's profile

Cesar Teló

Department of Education, Concordia University

Cesar Teló develops AI-based training tools to help HR professionals assess workplace language use more fairly and effectively. His research promotes equitable employment by reducing bias and improving integration pathways for newcomers.

Ewin Truong

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University

Ewin Truong is an MA student who examines how experiences of war, displacement, silence, and survival shape diasporic life across generations within Indochinese communities. With a B.Ed. from McGill University, she is committed to mutual-aid-based community work and popular education to create and share accessible, transformative knowledge for social change. Visit Ewin's profile

Vitor Yano

Department of Education, Concordia University

Vitor Yano is currently a PhD student at Concordia University. His main research interests include critical pedagogy, adult education, and popular education. He has experience in popular education through adult literacy programs in social movements in Brazil and is currently a Regional Director of Quebec at the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE-ACÉÉA). Visit Vitor's profile

Britney Vu

Department of Education, Concordia University

Britney Vu (she/they) is a Master’s student in Educational Studies at Concordia University, with a B.A. in Anthropology. A first-generation Montrealer, her research explores label education from an autoethnographic perspective in relation to anthropology, pedagogy, culture, leadership, and critical race theory. Visit Britney's profile

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