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Dr. Noori’s research and writing focuses on how refugee youth navigate schooling systems in Canada, in the aftermath of living in civil unrest or war, migration, transitory states, refugee camps, and resettlement. Her work is informed by postcolonial theory and developmental psychology. She is working with educators from across the country to develop resources and strategies to help meet the academic and psychosocial needs of newcomer students from war zones

Teaching

Undergraduate, non-credit and Certification Students

EDCP 467A | Refugee Education

Graduate students

EDCP 585 | Contemporary Research in Critical Refugee Education

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles
Noori, S. (2026). Push-pull factors shaping access and participation in higher education for former refugees in Canada. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 17(1), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29812
Noori, S., & Baroud, J. (2025). Leveraging EdTech in Creating Refugee-Inclusive Classrooms in Canada. Education Sciences, 15(11), 1473. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111473
Noori, S. (2025). IBPOC teachers’ responses to Canadian schooling for students from war zones. Multicultural Perspectives (Mahwah, N.J.), 27(3), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.257574
Hur, J-E & Noori, S. (2025). A Critical Analysis of Refugee Education in South Korean Elementary School Curriculum. Multicultural Education Studies, 18(3), 473-500.
Chapters
Noori, S. (2025). Flashpoint of an Educational Crisis- Canadian Teachers’ Responses to Inadequate (Pedagogical) Resources for Students from Warzones. In C. McCarthy, W. Crichlow, and T. Kourkoulou (Eds.) A World of Contradictions: Culture and Identity in the Roiling of Globalization. Common Ground Research Networks
Community Reports
Noori, S., Mohamed, A., Safi, I., & Naikmal, M. (2025) Refugee Access to Higher Education in Canada: A Case Study of the Afghan Newcomer Community in British Columbia- Final Report. Safi Association for Humanity. https://safiassociation.ca/  

Awards

Killam Teaching Prize | University of British Columbia / Killam Foundation | 2025

Universal Design for Learning Fellowship | University of British Columbia | 2025

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Sofia Noori

Assistant Professor
email sofia.noori@ubc.ca
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Geography and Methods
Canada | North Africa and the Middle East
Thematic Research Area
Borders, Sovereignty and the State | Citizenship, Narratives and Politics of Belonging | Education and Migration | Immigrant Integration | Indigeneity, Decolonization and Settler Colonialism
Home Department
Educational Studies

About

Dr. Noori’s research and writing focuses on how refugee youth navigate schooling systems in Canada, in the aftermath of living in civil unrest or war, migration, transitory states, refugee camps, and resettlement. Her work is informed by postcolonial theory and developmental psychology. She is working with educators from across the country to develop resources and strategies to help meet the academic and psychosocial needs of newcomer students from war zones

Teaching

Undergraduate, non-credit and Certification Students EDCP 467A | Refugee Education Graduate students EDCP 585 | Contemporary Research in Critical Refugee Education

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles
Noori, S. (2026). Push-pull factors shaping access and participation in higher education for former refugees in Canada. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 17(1), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29812
Noori, S., & Baroud, J. (2025). Leveraging EdTech in Creating Refugee-Inclusive Classrooms in Canada. Education Sciences, 15(11), 1473. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111473
Noori, S. (2025). IBPOC teachers’ responses to Canadian schooling for students from war zones. Multicultural Perspectives (Mahwah, N.J.), 27(3), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.257574
Hur, J-E & Noori, S. (2025). A Critical Analysis of Refugee Education in South Korean Elementary School Curriculum. Multicultural Education Studies, 18(3), 473-500.
Chapters
Noori, S. (2025). Flashpoint of an Educational Crisis- Canadian Teachers’ Responses to Inadequate (Pedagogical) Resources for Students from Warzones. In C. McCarthy, W. Crichlow, and T. Kourkoulou (Eds.) A World of Contradictions: Culture and Identity in the Roiling of Globalization. Common Ground Research Networks
Community Reports
Noori, S., Mohamed, A., Safi, I., & Naikmal, M. (2025) Refugee Access to Higher Education in Canada: A Case Study of the Afghan Newcomer Community in British Columbia- Final Report. Safi Association for Humanity. https://safiassociation.ca/  

Awards

Killam Teaching Prize | University of British Columbia / Killam Foundation | 2025

Universal Design for Learning Fellowship | University of British Columbia | 2025

Sofia Noori

Assistant Professor
email sofia.noori@ubc.ca
launchProject profile
launchhttps://edcp.educ.ubc.ca/sofia-noori/
Geography and Methods
Canada | North Africa and the Middle East
Thematic Research Area
Borders, Sovereignty and the State | Citizenship, Narratives and Politics of Belonging | Education and Migration | Immigrant Integration | Indigeneity, Decolonization and Settler Colonialism
Home Department
Educational Studies
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Dr. Noori’s research and writing focuses on how refugee youth navigate schooling systems in Canada, in the aftermath of living in civil unrest or war, migration, transitory states, refugee camps, and resettlement. Her work is informed by postcolonial theory and developmental psychology. She is working with educators from across the country to develop resources and strategies to help meet the academic and psychosocial needs of newcomer students from war zones

Teaching keyboard_arrow_down
Undergraduate, non-credit and Certification Students

EDCP 467A | Refugee Education

Graduate students

EDCP 585 | Contemporary Research in Critical Refugee Education

Publications keyboard_arrow_down
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Noori, S. (2026). Push-pull factors shaping access and participation in higher education for former refugees in Canada. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 17(1), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29812
Noori, S., & Baroud, J. (2025). Leveraging EdTech in Creating Refugee-Inclusive Classrooms in Canada. Education Sciences, 15(11), 1473. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111473
Noori, S. (2025). IBPOC teachers’ responses to Canadian schooling for students from war zones. Multicultural Perspectives (Mahwah, N.J.), 27(3), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.257574
Hur, J-E & Noori, S. (2025). A Critical Analysis of Refugee Education in South Korean Elementary School Curriculum. Multicultural Education Studies, 18(3), 473-500.
Chapters
Noori, S. (2025). Flashpoint of an Educational Crisis- Canadian Teachers’ Responses to Inadequate (Pedagogical) Resources for Students from Warzones. In C. McCarthy, W. Crichlow, and T. Kourkoulou (Eds.) A World of Contradictions: Culture and Identity in the Roiling of Globalization. Common Ground Research Networks
Community Reports
Noori, S., Mohamed, A., Safi, I., & Naikmal, M. (2025) Refugee Access to Higher Education in Canada: A Case Study of the Afghan Newcomer Community in British Columbia- Final Report. Safi Association for Humanity. https://safiassociation.ca/  
Awards keyboard_arrow_down

Killam Teaching Prize | University of British Columbia / Killam Foundation | 2025

Universal Design for Learning Fellowship | University of British Columbia | 2025