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Nancy Bou Ayash is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. She earned her B.A. in Education (TESOL/TEFL) and M.A. in English (Applied Linguistics) from the American University of Beirut, followed by a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville. Her research interests focus on translingual transcultural literacy education, language politics and policy in multilingual educational settings, the politics of composition research, and linguistic national borders. Bou Ayash’s major research project examines the competition between monolingualist ideologies and translingual realities, particularly how these reinforce or challenge language perceptions and pedagogical practices in higher education. She has explored the implications of writing pedagogy and the design of undergraduate writing curricula within sociolinguistic landscapes, especially in the context of the U.S. and beyond. Her notable awards include the 2022 MLA's Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize and the 2021 CCCC Research Impact Award.
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