Sadia Mir

Specialization

English

Education

MFA Creative Writing, University of British Columbia, Canada
MFA Documentary Media, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
BA English, McGill University, Canada
CELTA, Certificate of English Speakers of Other Languages, Cambridge University, UK

Biography

Sadia is an associate professor of English. She teaches undergraduate courses in composition and rhetoric, research methods, literature and the occasional film studies course. She is co-author of Spring Bloom: a math adventure story (HBKU Press, 2020) which has been award internationally (Purple Dragonfly Award 2020, International Book Award 2020, American BookFest Award, 2020). Sadia is interested in how storytelling educates, shares knowledge, and shapes identity. Her research is often community-engaged, and her creative work is interdisciplinary in nature, and moving between narrative nonfiction, film/video and immersive media. Sadia holds an MFA in Creative Writing, an MFA in Documentary Media Studies, a BA in English, and a Certificate to Teach English Language to Adults (CELTA). She has additional training in adult education.

Research Interests

creative nonfiction, documentary media
social justice education
storytelling, the study of narrative

Publications

Alsobrook, L., Derr, D., & Mir, S., (2021) Ambedo: Immersive storytelling in augmented reality. Frameless, 3(1). https://scholarworks.rit.edu/frameless/vol3/iss1/26.

Mir, S., & Mauer, I. (2021) Lessons learned: Fostering a critical and creative writing culture among youth in Qatar. In J. Bowman and J. deWinter (Ed.), Civic engagement in global contexts: International education, community partnerships, and higher education (pp. 218-234). Utah State University Press.

Bateiha, S., & Mir, S. (2020, May). Numeracy for a just world. Qatar Foundation newsroom. https://www.qf.org.qa/stories/op-ed-numeracy-for-a-just-world

Bateiha, S., & Mir, S. (2019). Teaching mathematics through culturally relevant storytelling. In Lee, H. (Ed.) Within the Knot: Liberal arts perspectives on globalization and transnationalism. Cambridge Scholars Press.

Mir, S, & Bateiha, S. (2019). Spring bloom: a math adventure story. Doha: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press.

Bateiha, S., & Mir, S. (2019). Engaging with mathematics through three types of storytelling. Proceedings of the 15th international conference of the mathematics education for the future project theory and practice: An interface or a great divide? (pp. 29 – 33). WTM – Verlag.

Mir, S., & Paschyn, C. (2018). Qatar’s hidden women: Symbolic annihilation and documentary media practice. Visual Communication Quarterly, 25(2), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/15551393.2018.145693

Mitchel, J., Paschyn, C., Mir, S., Pike, K., Kane, T. (2015). Majalis al-hareem: The complex professional and personal choices of Qatari women. DIFI Family research and proceedings. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/difi.2015.4

Presentations

Bateiha, S. & Mir, S. (March 2022). Rooting interdisciplinary collaboration in social justice. The 49th Annual Conference of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Grapevine, Texas, USA.

Bateiha, S. & Mir, S. (October 2021). M3CL: Multimodal, multicultural mathematical children’s literature. The 25th Congress of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature. Santiago, Chile.

Alsobrook, L., Derr, D., & Mir, S. (November 2020). Ambedo: Immersive storytelling through augmented reality.” Frameless labs symposium. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, New York, USA.

Alsobrook, L., Derr, D., & Mir, S. (November 2020). Towards kommos: The narrative vessel – A proposed construct of narrative formation.” The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture. Kyoto, Japan.

Alsobrook, L., Derr, D., & Mir, S. (February 2020). Configuring kommos: The narrative vessel. Narrative Conference. The International Society on the Study of Narrative. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Bateiha, S. & Mir, S. (August 2019). Engaging mathematics through three types of storytelling. The Mathematics Education for the Future Project Conference. Maynooth, Ireland.

Mir, S. (April 2019). Student, teacher and community Engagement: The young writers program: Fostering a critical and creative writing culture.” Teaching and Learning Forum by Education Development Institute. Doha, Qatar.

Mir, S. (June 2018). Community approaches to teaching creative writing. Canadian Writers’ Summit, Toronto, Canada.

Mir, S. (April 2018). The intersection of critical and creative second language writing and youth community engagement. ACLL: The Asian Conference on Language Learning. Kobe, Japan.

Bateiha, S. & Mir, S. (February 2017). Teaching math through culturally relevant storytelling. Liberal Arts International Conference. Doha, Qatar, 2018.

Mir, S., (March 2017). The Young Writers Program: Fostering English writing culture in Qatar.” TESOL International Convention. Seattle, USA.

Mir, S., & Paschyn, C. M. (April 2016). Women’s symbolic annihilation and documentary media practice: A Qatari case study. International Institute of Social and Economic Studies Art and Humanities Conference. Venice, Italy.

Mir, S., & Mauer, I. (December, 2015). The national annual young writers competition. Annual Writers’ Conference. Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Mir, S., & Paschyn, C. (March 2015). Qatari women and the knowledge economy: Complex professional and personal choices. Gulf Studies Symposium. Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Funded Research Projects and Grants

2022                 VCUarts Qatar Research Lab: “Multi-Modal Mathematics.” In collaboration with VCUarts faculty: Bateiha, S., Alsobrook, L. Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Qatar. ($20 000 USD).

2021                 VCUarts Qatar Research Lab: “Multi-Modal Mathematics.” In collaboration with VCUarts faculty: Bateiha, S., Alsobrook, L. Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Qatar. ($20 000 USD).

2019                 Presidential Research Quest Fund: “Configuring Kommos: Narrative in Event, Place and Memory.” In collaboration with VCUarts faculty: Alsobrook, L., Derr, D. Virginia Commonwealth University. ($49 898.80 USD)

2018                 Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship: “Invisible Worlds: Childhood Experience and Survival of Family Violence.” Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. ($17,500.00 CND)

2018                 Faculty Development Grant: participation in the Faculty Success Program with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, VCUarts Qatar. ($3950 USD)

2018                 Faculty Research Exploratory Grant: “Teaching Mathematics Through Storytelling.” In collaboration with VCUarts faculty: Summer Bateiha. VCUarts Qatar. ($5000 USD)

2016                 Faculty Research Exploratory Grant: “Reclaiming Her Faith.” VCUarts Qatar. ($5000 USD)

2014                 Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Grant: “Qatari
Women: Engagement and Empowerment.” In collaboration with Northwestern University in Qatar faculty: Mitchel, J., Paschyn, C., Mir, S., Pike, K., and Qatar University faculty: Kane, T. and Gengler, J. Qatar National Research Fund. ($150,000 USD)