Zahro Hassan

Zahro Hassan holds a PhD in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta, specializing in young adult refugees and higher education. Currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, Zahro has previously worked with the City of Edmonton, the Government of Alberta and Boyle Street Community Services. Since moving to Edmonton in 2014, she has served on several boards, including the Edmonton Social Planning Council and the Edmonton Youth Justice Committee Society. Zahro has contributed to key equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives, including the Alberta Government’s first Anti-Racism Advisory Council, the University of Alberta’s EDI Committee, and the Edmonton Public School Board’s Equity Advisory Committee. With more than 15 years of interdisciplinary experience across Alberta and Ontario, her work spans community development, mental health, homelessness, refugee integration, education access and trauma-informed care.