With a deep passion for education, equity, and social justice, Maria is researcher, educator, and community advocate with lived experience of forced displacement. She works at the intersection of academia, policy, and grassroots engagement.
\nOver the past several years, she has contributed to research projects that amplify the voices of marginalized youth, including refugee and ethnic migrant communities in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has collaborated with government agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions to drive impactful policy discussions and community-based solutions. Beyond research, she has rich teaching experience in higher education, and also works as an interpreter and adviser for refugee communities that has further strengthened her ability to engage with diverse populations and advocate for inclusive policies.<\/p>\n
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Ahmad, M., (2025). <\/strong>Postcolonial Affective Governmentality of Higher Education Through Problematisation of Quality. Knowledge and Culture<\/p>\n Deane, K., Ahmad, M., Bullen, P., Chuah, Y., Fenaughty, J., Joseph, D., Kalsi, K., Marlowe, J., Paky, V., Tang-Taylor, J. (2023). <\/strong>Connect & K\u014drero: Innovating to amplify refugee and ethnic migrant youth voice in Aotearoa New Zealand policy. Ministry of Youth Development Te Manat\u016b Whakahiato Taiohi. Wellington. https:\/\/www.myd.govt.nz\/documents\/resources-and-reports\/publications\/connect-korero-report\/connect-korero-report-final-.pdf<\/p>\n Deane, K., Fenaughty, J., Bullen, P., Ahmad, M., Chuah, A., Joseph, D., Marlowe, J., Tang-Taylor, (2025).<\/strong> Innovating to Amplify the Voices of Young Migrants from Marginalized Ethnic Backgrounds. American Journal of Community Psychology. https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ajcp.12779<\/p>\n Mullen, M., Walls, A., Ahmad, M., & O\u2019Connor, P. (2021).<\/strong> Resourcing the arts for youth well-being: challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand.\u202fArts & Health,\u202f15(1), 71\u201385. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17533015.2021.2017306<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[509,506],"yoast_head":"\n