Naheed Mukhi

Naheed Mukhi

Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Entry: 2023
Program: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
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Biography

Naheed Mukhi is a parenting and early childhood curriculum developer and a doctoral student in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department at the University of Toronto. Naheed has collaborated with numerous Canadian organizations through research, education, and advocacy initiatives to support newly arrived refugees and immigrant families in preserving their home cultures and languages. Her work spans the development and implementation of early childhood education curricula and educator training programs in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Europe, Syria and East Africa.

Degrees

  • Master of Science, Child Development and Education
    University of Oxford
  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
    University of British Columbia

Research Interests

  • early childhood development
  • immigrant and refugee families
  • home cultures and home languages