Dr. Pakize Uludag Baykan
Assistant Professor of Practice
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Education with a Specialization in Applied Linguistics
MA in Teaching English as a Second Language
Entity
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Division
Department of Language, Culture and Communication
Biography
Pakize Uludag is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Division of Language, Culture and Communication (LCC) at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Education with a specialization in Applied Linguistics from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Her research and professional practice focus on developing inclusive, research-informed approaches to language teaching and learning.
Prior to joining HBKU, she accumulated over 15 years of experience across North America, Turkey, and Qatar. Her research on second-language writing and assessment has been published in leading international peer-reviewed journals.
PhD in Education with a Specialization in Applied Linguistics
Concordia University, Canada
2021
MA in Teaching English as a Second Language
Northern Arizona University, United States
2011
BA in English Language and Literature
Erciyes University, Turkey
2008
- Ethnographic approaches to second language acquisition
- Intercultural competence and plurilingualism in Gulf educational contexts
- Equity-driven assessment and task design in the era of artificial intelligence
Assistant Professor of Practice
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2026 - Present
Manager, Global Learning Programs
Seneca Polytechnic, Canada
2022 - 2025
Assistant Professor
Centre for Engineering in Society, Concordia University, Canada
2021 - 2022
Research Project Manager
Department of Education, Concordia University, Canada
2018 - 2021
Lecturer
Foundation English Department, Qatar University
2012 - 2017
Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar
- Mitacs Globalink Research Award (2019–2021)
- British Council Assessment Research Award (2019–2021)
- TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant — Honorable Mention (2020)
- Concordia University Graduate Fellowship Award (2018–2020)
- CICan Silver Award for Excellence, Contributor (Seneca Polytechnic)