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Mahshid Tavallai

PhD in Education

Graduate Student

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Research Area

Literacy and Curriculum 

Supervisor

Dr. Alana Butler

Biography

Mahshid Tavallai is currently an Iranian American PhD student in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University. She has previously completed her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Young Learners at George Mason University, Virginia, with concentration on Early Childhood Education. Drawing on her master’s degree and PhD concentration, her current doctoral research focuses on multicultural education and the presentation of Middle East in children’s literature.

Research Interests

  • Multicultural Education
  • Critical Multicultural Analysis
  • Children's Literature
  • Middle East