Latifa Soliman
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2025
Program: Languages and Literacies Education
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Contact info
Email: latifa.soliman@mail.utoronto.ca
Biography
Latifa Soliman is a first-year PhD student in Language and Literacies in Education at the University of Toronto's 91Ö±²¥ (OISE). Her research focuses on educational equity for newcomer and refugee students, examining how international students navigate academic and social integration across different educational contexts. With a background spanning computer science and early childhood education, combined with international teaching and research experience across Egypt, Qatar, and Canada, Latifa brings an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective to understanding educational access, inclusion, and policy reform.
Degrees
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Bachelor of Science
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Master of Education
Research Interests
- Refugee studies
- Second language learning
- Post-secondary students from conflict regions
- Anti-colonial studies in education
- Comparative International Development Education
