Basma holds a PhD in Education and International Development from the University of Cambridge and two distinction-level master’s degrees in Education from the University of Cambridge and the University of Birmingham.

Grounded in decolonial thinking, her scholarly pursuits span areas in Education in Conflict settings and Emergencies, and education for recovery and social justice. Throughout her engagements in these areas, she has explored, researched and published on a range of cross-cutting themes (Scholasticide in Gaza and beyond, education for peacebuilding, research ethics, cognitive justice, decolonial pedagogies, refugee education, virtual reality & moral education, gender-based violence and students’ wellbeing).

At Bristol, Basma serves as the co-director of Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE). She teaches two undergraduate courses; Education and Social Change, and Researching Education in the City. She's also the director and teacher of the Master's unit; Education, Conflict, Peace, and Justice (Policy and International Development pathway). 

Basma's doctoral research raised questions about the role of a university in contexts of conflict and its potential contribution to post-conflict recovery. Nominated and voted unanimously by members of staff at the Faculty of Education at Cambridge, she received the 2022 Doctoral Student Excellence Award for her publication record and the impact of her research. 

Basma approaches the Education and International Development field both as a scholar and a practitioner. She worked in various roles within schools, academic institutions, and international educational NGOs, where she has provided consultancy services among other capacities. Before joining Bristol, she served as a Lecturer at the University of Bath, a Teaching Assistant at the University of Cambridge, and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

Research Interests:

• Education in conflict-affected settings and emergencies 
• Inclusive Equitable Education 
• Refugee Education
• Education, social movements, social change
• Education and settler-colonialism (with a particular interest in the Palestinian context)
  
• HE virtual fellowships and transnational partnerships