Research Discipline/Bio
Rohini Parikh is a NYC-based TC alumna and a veteran English, ESL, EFL, and English Education Lecturer who has returned to TC to earn a PhD in English Education. She is an alumna of the US Department of State English Language Fellowship Program with the US Embassies in Morocco and in Turkey. Rohini began her English teaching career as a US Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) and Lecturer in Sichuan Province, China. After completing PC, she was admitted to the PC Fellows Program at TC and became a long-term educator with the NYCDOE. During her career, Rohini earned tenure as a high school educator with NYS teaching certifications in English and in ESL. Her professional experience also includes English faculty and leadership positions at universities in Turkey; in Morocco; in Saudi Arabia; and in China. Rohini’s research includes the teaching of English, ESL, EFL, and English Education; English medium instruction; teacher education; international education; curriculum development; and edtech.
Educational Background
Master of Arts, TESOL (PK-12), Teachers College.
Master of Arts, Public Policy Studies, Duke University.
Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, University of Maryland, College Park.
Honors/Awards
English Education and CPET Doctoral Fellowships, Teachers College; US Department of State Senior English Language Fellowships with the US Embassies in Rabat, Morocco and in Ankara, Turkey; Dante Alighieri Fellowship, US National Endowment for the Humanities in Siena, Italy; US Peace Corps Fellowship, Teachers College; Alfred P Sloan Foundation Public Policy and International Affairs Graduate Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley; at Harvard University; and at Duke University
Publications/Exhibitions
• Parikh, R, & Connelly, P. (2025). Teaching in English Medium Instruction Contexts: A Workshop for Taiwanese University Professors. Part of the Advancing English Medium Instruction (EMI) and Bilingual Education: A Professional Development Conference for Fulbright Taiwan University Professors. Presentation at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, NY.
• Parikh, R., Joynes, L., & Jeon-Huh, A. (2025). English Medium Instruction Roundtable: Mandates and the Future. Part of the Advancing English Medium Instruction (EMI) and Bilingual Education: A Professional Development Conference for Fulbright Taiwan University Professors. Discussion Session at Teachers College in New York, NY.
Last Updated: Mar 2, 2025