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Our Team

The Refugee Academy is an initiative founded by Halleh Ghorashi, and Elena Ponzoni. Sajad Salmanpour is the current coordinator of the Refugee Academy. Previous coordinators were Nikki Scholten and Kay Mars.

Associated with the Refugee Academy is a rotating group of researchers who regularly join meetings and/or are involved in Refugee Academy research projects. Discover our team below!

Our Team

Lab activities are coordinated by two co-directors, while all members are involved in the daily process of co-creation of knowledge.

dr. Elena Ponzoni

Assistant Professor, Director Co-Creation for Inclusive Knowledges Lab

e.ponzoni@vu.nl

Halleh Ghorashi

Sajad Salmanpour

s.salmanpour@vu.nl
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Phoebe Kisubi Mbasalaki

phoebe.kisubi-mbasalaki@essex.ac.uk
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Tara Fiorito

t.r.fiorito@vu.nl

Maria Charlotte Rast

m.c.rast@vu.nl

Miriam Adelina Ocadiz Arriaga

m.a.ocadizarriaga@vu.nl

Alexandra Greene

PhD candidate

a.m.a.greene@vu.nl

Fabian Holle

f.y.holle@vu.nl

Dr. Robert Larruina

Assistant Professor

r.l.larruina@vu.nl

Timo Korstenbroek

PhD candidate

t.m.korstenbroek@vu.nl

Younes Younes

y.younes@vu.nl

Kay Mars

mars@essb.eur.nl
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Mohammed Badran

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Sanaz Afshin

s.afshin@rug.nl
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Busisiwe Ntsele

https://www.linkedin.com/in/busisiwe-ntsele-ab523246/
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Nazar Jamil Abdulazeez

n.j.abdulazeez@vu.nl

Nebil Kusmallah

n.a.kusmallah@vu.nl

Diana Bachour

https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-bachour-6341ba155/?originalSubdomain=nl
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