Sofia Noori

Dr. Sofia Noori is an Assistant Professor at UBC Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Dr Noori’s research and writing focuses on young refugees who move to Canada and work to establish a stable sense of self and belonging. Her research and writing provide readers with a better understanding of how refugee youth navigate various systems including, but not limited to schooling, health and healing, and procedures to citizenship in the aftermath of living in civil unrest, war, migration, transitory states, refugee camps, and resettlement. Her work is informed by developmental psychology and postcolonial theory. Her most recently co-edited volume, Partisan Universalism (2020) looks at the scholarly work, influence and pedagogical reach of African Canadian Philosopher Ato Sekyi-Otu. Dr Noori is also an award-winning educator, who is passionate about teaching and supporting her students.