Ilham Nasser

Ilham Nasser

An educator who spent over 25 years in teacher training and research in different educational settings in the U.S.A., Africa, and the Middle East. She completed a Ph.D. in Human Development and Child Study at the University of Maryland-College Park and worked for several years as a classroom teacher and a school counselor. She has researched and published on the topic of teacher development, including teachers’ motivation, teacher preparation, and professional development, with a focus on exploring classroom practices and pedagogues to promote peaceful behaviors and attitudes. Her recent research on teaching forgiveness in Arab schools includes five countries and more than 590 teachers. Ilham Nasser is a senior researcher at IIIT- AEMS project and previously an associate professor in education and teacher training at George Mason University in Virginia, United States.

She was a member of the Council of Ethics for Children from 2011-2018, a part of Arigatou International, an organization dedicated to strengthening families through fostering ethical values and spirituality in early childhood. She is currently an expert adviser on the Consortium on strengthening families, convened by Arigatu International in Geneva. Dr. Nasser is the Chair of the Peace Education Special Interest Group at the American Education Research Association for the academic year 2018-2019. She previously served as the program Chair for that group.