Dr. Sonya Kaleel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sonya Kaleel is a deeply grounded consultant and transformational leader with over 30 years of experience in leadership development, organizational learning, and social justice advocacy. Her extensive background provides a solid foundation for her approach to inclusion and equity aspirations in change strategy. As the founder and principal consultant of Inclusion Practice, her firm equips leaders and organizations with the tools and guidance necessary to practice everyday inclusion and disrupt the status quo. Sonya brings a global perspective to her work, leveraging her experiences living in various regions including North America, Europe, and Southwest Asia & North Africa (SWANA). She is part of the faculty team for Northwestern's Leading Equity & Inclusion Organizations Certificate (LEIOC) program. Sonya holds a Master of Science in Learning & Organizational Change (MSLOC) from Northwestern University. Committed to centering liberation, she examines the intersecting roles of institutional power and opportunity, actively practicing allyship as an able-bodied, cis-gendered, white-presenting person in support of marginalized identities, including her own as an Arab American and a later-in-life mother raising a multiracial family.

Research Interests

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Transcripts
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Statement of purpose
  • Resume/CV
  • TOEFL/IELTS scores (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.