Staff profile

Anas N. Almassri, AFHEA, is a PhD Candidate at the School of Education and a Teaching Assistatnt there and at the School of Government and International Affairs. Anas’ research follows qualitative critical realism and is focused on the political sociology of international higher education. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council through a NINE DTP award, his current doctoral research investigates the student experiences and peace-relevant effects of international postgraduate scholarships to Palestinians. More broadly, he is interested in philosophically-engaged approaches to critical, practice-informing research on international higher education, including in contexts of conflict. Anas holds a BEd in Teaching English Language (IUGaza), MA in Arab Studies (Georgetown), and MSc in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding and PGCE in Research Methods (Durham). Anas currently serves as the Executive Editorial Assistant of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, and he is an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Students and a Georg Arnold Fellow with the Airbel Impact Lab of the International Rescue Committee.

 

Teaching

Since October 2022, Anas has taught on:

• EDUC47710: Systematic Reviews
• EDUC47620: Conceptual Perspectives, Theories and Frameworks in Education
• EDUC3341: The Social Life of Education
• EDUC3322: Dissertation: Disciplinary Contexts of Education
• EDUC3191: Education in a Global Age
• EDUC2361: Cultural Identity, Interculturality and Education
• SGIA2391: Middle East and the International System
• SGIA1231: Introduction to Political Theory
• SGIA1071: International Security, Interdependence and Organisation

• Critical realism
• Interdisciplinary social research
• International exchanges and scholarships
• International higher education
• Peacebuilding and public diplomacy

• 2024: Georg Arnhold Fellowship (dual), International Rescue Committee:
• 2024: Lodging Fellowship, Georg Eckert Institute:
• 2024: Associate Editor, Journal of International Students:
• 2023: Durham Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award (DELTA 1):
• 2023: Durham Researcher Development Award (DRDA-2):
• 2022: Durham Researcher Development Award (DRDA-1):
• 2022: Executive Editorial Assistant, Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad:
• 2021: NINE DTP Studentship:
• 2019: Pedro Arrupe S.J. Scholarship for Peace:
• 2018: Durham Palestine Educational Trust Scholarship:

Journal Article

• Almassri, A. N. (online). International higher education scholarships: a pathway for Palestinians’ academic recovery. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01271-5
• Almassri, A. (2024). Scaling research and practice of scholarships impact for peace: The role of theory. International Journal of Educational Research, 128, Article 102467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102467
• Almassri, A. (2024). Appreciating international scholarships’ potential impact in Palestine’s extreme context. International Journal of Educational Development, 10, Article 103118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103118
• Almassri, A. N. (2024). Rethinking International Scholarships as Peace Interventions in the Palestinian Context of Conflict. Social Sciences, 13(7), Article 336. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13070336
• Brunsting, N., Dietrich, A., Almassri, A., & Bingham, P. (2023). Integrating Research and Practice to Enhance Experiences and Outcomes of Study Abroad of Underrepresented Students: An Introduction. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 35(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.843
• Almassri, A., Welch, Z., & Brunsting, N. (2023). Integrating Study Abroad Research and Practice: African American and Black Students in Focus. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 35(2), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.848
• Almassri, A., Kullar, R., & Brunsting, N. (2023). Integrating Study Abroad Research and Practice: Asian and Asian American Students in Focus. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 35(2), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v35i1.844
• Almassri, A. N. (2023). Critical Realist Autoethnography in International Scholarships Impact Research: An Illustrative Proposal. International Journal of Educational Research, 122, 102254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102254
• Almassri, A. (2023). Learning for employability in contexts of economic despair: Empirical insight from the Gaza Strip. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 14(1), 220-236. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1711

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Almassri, A. (2022). Entrepreneurs-to-be: Between College, Self, Society, and Entrepreneurship. [Video]. AMIDEAST

Report

• Diazgranados, S., Sloane, P., Thuo, B., & N. Almassri, A. (2024). State of Effectiveness Research on Support to Children’s Education in Conflicts and Protracted Crises. Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) Consortium
• Pacifico, A., Ferrans, S., Almassri, A., & Kebe, G. (2024). Expanding Refugee Access to National Education Systems: The State of the Evidence on Enabling Factors, Constraints, and Interventions. Education Research in Conflict and Protracted Crisis (ERICC) Consortium