About

Dr Ali is a Social and Community Studies lecturer, specialising in the BSc in Child and Family Health and Well-being. He teaches various modules on essential aspects of child development and family dynamics. Dr Ali has a strong research interest in inclusivity, neurodiversity, health disparities, and the intricacies of family relationships within communities. His work contributes valuable insights to his field and enhances the educational experience for his students. 

Teaching responsibilities

I am a module leader and am currently teaching:

• Family, Community and Society 
• Health and Nutrition
• IS Supervision

I also contribute to:

• M. A in Education TESOL pathway 
• M.A in. Education  SEND pathway

Research interests

I am currently supervising PhD student and interested in the following fields:

• Child Welfare and Protection
• Disability Studies
• Community Development and Empowerment
• Neurodiversity, Cultural Competence and Diversity
• Health Disparities and Equity
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Early Childhood Development 

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellowship of HEA
• Ethics Committee- School of Health Psychology and Social Care
• Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Well-being- University of Derby
• Faith Steering Group Derby
• Minhaj Scholars Forum UK

Qualifications

• Doctor of Education - Staffordshire University, UK
• M.A in Linguistics - Dalarna University, Sweden
• M.A in Religious Education - Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan
• B.A - University of Punjab, Lahore
• Cert in Education & Training - WCC, UK
• Effective Online Tutoring - University of Oxford
• Certificate in Conflict Resolution USIP
• Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation - X Havard

Recent conferences

• Ali, A. Dickens, A. (2024) Cultural Intelligence and Religion. University of Derby,  June 3rd. 
• Ali, A. (2024). Construction of Ablism and Racism in Education from an International Perspective. Germany: DEIB. March, 28th. 
• Ali, A. (2023) Embracing Diversity: Promoting Inclusivity in Higher Education through Religion Understanding. Izmir University of Economics. June, 17
• Ali, A. (2022) Inclusive teaching and supporting children and young people with ASD in mosque spiritual activities', Minhaj University Lahore Pakistan. Sep, 30
• Ali, A. (2021) ' Using phenomenology for exploring religiously sensitive issues', East Anglia University, July 7 
• Ali, A. (2021) 'Exploring Imams' perspectives on teaching religiously sensitive issues in multicultural classrooms' Bera. Sep,16
• Ali, A. (2021) " Teaching strategies for inclusive teaching of the critical interpretation of the Quran in Muslim-faith Institutues', BESA. June, 25
• Ali, A. (2019) ' Prevent Myth & Reality', Al-Hidaya, August 16
• Ali, A. (2018) ' School and parents relations in the context of Prevent Duty', Staffordshire University, May 26
• Ali, A. (2015) ' Islam and Modern Day Slavery', Tackling Modern Day Slavery Conference. December, 15

Panellist Discussion

• Ali, A. (2017) Al-Hidaya Gender Equality. Sep, 21
• Ali, A. (2022) Crisis and Hope panel debate, Derby Cathedral, June 8
• Ali, A. (2022) Climate, Faith and Peace, Derby Cathedral, Sep, 22

Training Deliver

• Ali, A. (2022) ' Religious Diversity Training', University of Derby
• Ali, A. (2022) ' Overcoming Islamophobia', University of Derby. May, 24
• Ali, A. (2022) ' Islam and Disability, University of Derby Nov, 17
• Ali, A. ( 2022) learning from a role model, MS, UK, Nov, 22
• Ali, A. (2022) ' Conflict Resolution in Islamic theology', MS UK, Dec, 3

Experience in industry

I have been working with faith communities and building bridges since 2013 and won the mosque-church twinning programme silver award in 2017. 

I worked as a Deputy Project Manager of the Erasmus project Joinme2 and the team developing a portal for Inclusive education.

International experience

I am working as a Visiting Professor of Culture at Pomeranian University Poland.

I worked as a lecturer at the University of Lahore, Minhaj University, Pakistan. 

In the media

• BBC: Child Sexual Abuse (2015) West Midlands, December 10
• Ramadan Radio Walsall Community Show 2010-2017
• BBC: Derby Radio (2022). Teaching sensitive issues in the context of Bartley Grammar School. April, 21
• BBC: Derby Radio (2022) Ukrainian War: Muslim Community response, July

Recent publications

• Ali, A. (2022) The Effective Teaching of the Critical Interpretation of the Quran in multilingual classrooms. Manchester: Savvy Publication
• Ali, A., Codeina, G, Shepherd, R (2022) Equality and Diversity in Higher Education UK. Turkey: Waxman. 
• Ali, A; Codina, G (2024) Representation of disability in the Quran. Disability and Religion. 
• Ali, A., (2024). Enhancing Responsive Care of Children: Culturally Specific Strategies for Muslim Parents in the UK. Psychology and Psychological Research International Journal. Vol 9. Issue 1.