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Asha Jeffers is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Dalhousie University. Her academic focus is on 20th and 21st century literature and cultural production, with a particular emphasis on texts that engage with issues of gender, race, and migration. She is trained in postcolonial studies and collaborates with the Gender and Women’s Studies program at the university. Her research interests involve literature produced by children of immigrants and the narratives surrounding their experiences, particularly how these stories mobilize elements of coming-of-age narratives, memory, and representation. Jeffers has authored and co-edited several key publications in the field, including "Rebellious Daughters: Black Immigrant Fiction in the United States" (2025) and "Daughters of Immigrants: A Multidisciplinary Study" (2023). Her work has been recognized by awards such as the Poetry Motion from the Nova Scotia Writers Federation and the Belong Fellowship at Dalhousie University in 2020.