Faculty

Dr. Phil Enns received his Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology in 2006. His specialty is in Epistemology, Religion and Democracy, and Philosophy of Language. Before joining Parami University, he taught in Nigeria, Indonesia, and most recently in Kazakhstan.

Dr. Win Maw Hlaing Oo obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Washington State University and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Utah and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dr. David Golding obtained his Ph.D. in Education and Social Justice from Lancaster University. He is also an honorary postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. David’s research looks at coloniality, development, international education, governmentality, and neoliberalism.

Dr. Kyaw Moe Tun completed his undergraduate education at Bard College at Simon’s Rock (USA) and Oxford University (UK), and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Yale University (USA). The transformative liberal arts and sciences education that he received abroad challenged him to find deeper meaning behind his actions. This notion has informed much of his ensuing work.

Lori has an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and has taught writing and other communication skills to university students in Canada, China, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan. She has taught across a range of disciplinary foci, from scientific writing for graduate students in Engineering, to the architecture of argument for undergraduate students, and English conversation for blind students. Within the last decade, Lori’s niche has become WID - Writing in the Disciplines.

Mia Sasaki currently works as the Program Lead Instructor at AEM-Parami and as a Writing Composition instructor at Parami University. After studying International Education Development at University of Pennsylvania, Mia's had the honor of working with students from across Asia, teaching in Myanmar, Thailand, and Bangladesh.

Dr. James Batcho studied continental philosophy at EGS (Ph.D.) and media and cultural studies at SFSU (M.A.). His scholarship traces a genealogy of hearing and listening with an aim toward exploring their contemporary creative and political possibilities. He has taught at universities in the USA, South Korea, China and Taiwan.

Zahnur Rofiah (Zee) teaches English Composition and Social Sciences Research Skills at Parami University and earned her master’s in Education and International Development from the Institute of Education, University College London. She has 20 years of experience working in the education sector in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Sudan as a teacher, an academic coordinator, and an education consultant. Currently, she is based in East Java, Indonesia focusing on teaching, managing education supports for refugee students, and assisting research in education in fragile contexts. She is also an associated researcher at Berlin Democracy Institute, Germany.

Dr. Will Buckingham has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Staffordshire University, and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Durham. He has previously been associate professor in writing and creativity at De Montfort University and visiting associate professor in the college of literature and journalism at Sichuan University. He is a writer, and his most recent book, Hello, Stranger: Stories of Connection in a Divided World is published by Granta Books.

Mohamed Megheib holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Statistics from George Washington University (GWU), USA. He has taught various statistics courses at George Washington University and Georgetown University. During his teaching and consultant roles at GWU, he received five merit awards. Dr. Megheib worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation (IMCI), where he participated in four projects: COVID-19, small area estimation, genomic analysis, and geno-to-pheno. He also served as a senior stat scientist at the FDA, where he provided statistical guidance in the decision process for marketing approval of therapeutic drugs for hematology indications.

Dr. Nwe Nwe Htay Win earned her Ph.D. in Information Technology from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. She has over a decade of experience in research and teaching in both China and Myanmar, in addition to industry expertise as a machine learning engineer with leading AI companies.

Dr. Khondker Aktaruzzaman holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Helsinki. His research interests include Entrepreneurial Economics, Behavioral Economics, Poverty Reduction, Gender Equality, and Sustainable Development. With extensive teaching experience in Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Development Economics, Dr. Aktaruzzaman has made significant contributions to the field.

Dr. Dale Mineshima-Lowe has taught a range of politics, history, human and environmental geography courses previously. She holds degrees in Politics (Ph.D. from the University of Durham, UK), European Political & Economic Integration (Durham University, MA), Legal Studies (Durham University, Diploma), Psychology (Santa Clara University, USA, BSc with a Minor in Political Science), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Adult/Further Education).

Dr. Dan Wessner values interdisciplinary and intercultural learning. He has taught a range of Political, International Relations, History, Law, and Community Development courses in the United States, China, and Viet Nam. He has earned degrees in International Studies (University of Denver, Ph.D.), Law (University of Virginia, J.D.), Theology (Princeton Seminary, M.Div.), and History and Humanities (Stanford University, B.A.).

Dr. Lina Kassem has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati. Her most recent position was in the Government Department at William and Mary in the U.S.

Anna Ezekiel received her PhD in philosophy from McGill University in 2013. Since then, she has worked as an independent historian of philosophy and translator focused on post-Kantian German philosophy and the work of historical women philosophers.

Dr. Omar Osman specializes in international political economy and the political economy of development, with a focus on global socioeconomic inequality, unequal exchange, and uneven development. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Higher School of Economics - Moscow, where his dissertation examined key aspects of the structural dynamics of global inequality and imperialism. Dr. Osman holds an M.Sc. in Economics from University of Amsterdam and a B.A. in Economics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

She received her Ph.D from Princeton University in 2011, and her undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College in the US. She has published widely on gender economics, labor, social and economic development, entrepreneurship, political economy, economic history, comparative politics and democratization, and the politics and economics of development and transition. She has conducted policy work for the EBRD, World Bank, IMF, Council of Europe Development Bank, UNDP, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, AfDB, European Commission and UN ESCWA. Her work has covered Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Dr. Andrey Tolstoy received his Ph.D in Film & Media Studies and Comparative Literature from Yale University. His dissertation (“Where do we go when we go off-the-grid?”) examined how grids evolved as a tool for managing populations, resources, and knowledge and how the idea of going off-the-grid became an archetype in several schools of documentary filmmaking.
From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Tolstoy served as a Humanities Professor at the Parami Leadership Program in Yangon, teaching courses in media studies and PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) and directing student research in the social sciences.

She received her Ph.D. from the International University of Japan in 2024. Her dissertation, "Fragile Democracy in Times of the Pandemic in Myanmar: Democracy, Political Attitudes, and Political Behaviors," examines the impact of two critical events—the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 military coup—on political behaviors and attitudes in Myanmar. Specifically, it aims to understand how the attitudes and behaviors of Myanmar people toward politics, government, and society have been impacted as a result of the pandemic and political instability.

Dr. Kyaw Win Tun received his Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020, and he also has an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Portland State University. He was a teacher and teacher educator in Myanmar for over a decade before pursuing his doctoral studies. His doctoral research focused on Burmese diasporic youth in U.S. urban schools, examining how their identity was constructed in their school contexts and how it affected their learning. Based on the research, he published an article in the Anthropology and Education Quarterly.

Trained in mathematics education and quantitative research methods, Dr. Yetkiner-Özel brings extensive experience in teaching, research, and curriculum development to her role at Parami. She has taught a broad range of courses in mathematics, data analysis, and research methodology, and has led the design of in-person, hybrid, and online learning environments. Her research focuses on students' mathematical and statistical reasoning, educational equity, and the integration of technology in learning.

Dr. Khin Sandar Kyaw is a dedicated educator and scholar with a passion for interdisciplinary learning and student-centered teaching. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, in 2020, with research expertise in data mining, cryptography, optimization modeling, and business intelligence modeling. Dr. Kyaw has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels at institutions such as Syracuse University, SUNY OCC, and SUNY Broome, and previously served as a full-time lecturer at Hatyai University in Thailand

Karie Pieczynski is an educator with 20 years of experience working with multilingual learners and teachers, teaching and developing academic programs in Russia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Türkiye, Ecuador, Mexico, Kazakhstan, and the United States. She has taught academic skills in Foundation programs, as well as courses in Human Geography, Literature, English, Rhetoric and Composition, Science Writing, and Writing Pedagogy.