Dr. Shyla Roxannah González-Doğan is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Before joining MLFTC, she taught at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. She also has experience teaching in the K-12 school system and was the principal of a private K-5 Islamic school. She obtained her B.A. in International Relations (Middle East regional focus) from Birmingham–Southern College in 2006, her M.A. in Near Eastern Studies (Concentration in Turkish Studies) from the University of Arizona in 2012, her M.Ed. in Anthropology and Education from the Teachers College, Columbia University in 2014, her Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from Eller College of Management, University of Arizona in 2016, and her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Arizona in 2019. Dr. González-Doğan believes that the remedy for most social issues can be found in community-based organizing. She is passionate about research that highlights the resilience, capacity-building, and organizing efforts of marginalized communities, particularly about education and learning. Much of her research focuses on the experiences of immigrants, refugees, or those of the first generation. She also has a strong interest in identity formation, practices of inclusion and exclusion, and Islamic education.