Nermin Vehabovic

Nermin Vehabovic, assistant professor of education, was invited by University of New Mexico scholar Aijuan Cun to engage graduate students in exploring humanizing approaches to qualitative research, data analysis and the ethical representation of participants’ experiences.

Assistant Professor of Education, Nermin Vehabovic, was invited by University of British Columbia scholar Sofia Noori to guest lecture in a Refugee Education course, where he engaged teacher candidates in exploring the role of stories in refugee education through the guiding question, “How do we listen to the stories of others?”

Elon faculty and students presented at the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED), held at the University of Salamanca in Spain. The event was hosted by the Spanish Network of University Teaching.

Scholarship from faculty and a student in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Los Angeles.

Nermin Vehabovic, along with collaborators from research-intensive universities in Canada and the United States, serve as guest editors for a special issue of 'Multicultural Perspectives' and contribute innovative, peer-reviewed research exploring refugee-background communities’ ways of knowing, doing, being and becoming.

Nermin Vehabovic and Duke University collaborator Jennifer C. Mann explore how three girls from refugee backgrounds build relationships that foster care for themselves and their community.

A Community Partnerships Initiative (CPI) grant is supporting collaboration between Elon students in COR 4430: Poverty and Social Justice and the Chimwemwe Children’s Centre in Malawi. Through sharing educational resources, students engage in cross-cultural learning about poverty while working to advance social justice in Baluti Village.

The fourth Paris Conference on Education (PCE2025), held as a part of IAFOR’s European Conference Series and hosted at the Sorbonne University, takes place from June 10 to June 14.

Research by three faculty from the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education was featured at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.