Golnar Fotouhi

I’m Golnar Fotouhi! I’m a doctoral candidate in Research and Evaluation in Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. My research explores how we can better prepare and support teachers to create inclusive classrooms for multilingual learners. My interests include teacher beliefs, culturally and linguistically responsive teaching, and the possibilities and challenges of using artificial intelligence to support linguistically diverse students.

Currently, I help advise and support students in UMass Lowell’s Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Pathway program as they work toward becoming licensed teachers. I have also taught Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students, a graduate-level course that fulfills Massachusetts’ Sheltered English Immersion endorsement requirement.

Across my teaching, research, and advising, I care deeply about recognizing the strengths that educators and students bring to their classrooms and helping build learning environments where everyone feels valued and supported.