Sariya Shabnam
Graduate Student
Special Education,
Educational Studies
About
Sariya Shabnam is a Ph.D. student in Special Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on multilingual learners with disabilities, with particular attention to how instructional practices and educational systems support literacy development and equitable learning opportunities. She is broadly interested in integrating quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to examine both academic outcomes and students’ educational experiences.
Sariya has prior teaching experience in Bangladesh, Poland, and Spain, where she worked with diverse student populations across inclusive and multilingual settings. She holds a Master’s degree in Smart Educational Technology from Université Côte d’Azur, France, and a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her work is guided by linguistically responsive and inclusive practices and aims to contribute to research and policy that improve educational access and outcomes for students with disabilities.
Education
- Purdue University, College of Education, Indiana, USA
- PhD Student in Special Education
- Expected Graduation: 2028
- Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France
- MSc in Smart EdTech (Instructional Design, Digital Innovation, and Co-Creativity)
- GPA: 3.80 / 4.0 | 2022–2024
- University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bachelor of Education (Major: Special Education)
- CGPA: 3.93 / 4.0 | 2017–2021
- Institute of Education and Research (IER)
Career Experience
- July 2025 – Present: Graduate Research Assistant, Indiana GEAR UP, Purdue University
- July 2025: Instructor, GER²I Summer Residential Program — Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- The Investigators: Cracking Mysteries with Logic and Creativity — 60 hours of instruction
- August 2024 – May 2025: Graduate Teaching Assistant, EDPS 20001 – Special Populations Seminar, Purdue University
- August 2023 – June 2024: Foreign Language Instructor, Arena Centrum Języków Obcych, Koszalin, Poland
- December 2022 – March 2023: Teaching Assistant, CEIP Els Germanells, Valencia, Spain
- January 2020 – June 2020: Special Education Teaching Intern, Dhaka Govt Badhir High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- Shabnam, S., Smith, J. E., & Bashiru, S. (2026). Reading Comprehension Interventions for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Journal of English Learner Education. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/jele/vol19/iss1/1
- Shabnam, S. (2025). Influence of Family Structure on Achievement Motivation: Discovering the Scenario of Bangladeshi Public University Students. European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.24018/ejsocial.2025.5.2.474
- Shohel, M. M. C., Ashrafuzzaman, M., Chowdhury, S., Rashedujjaman, S. M., Akter, T., Saurav, K. H., Tasnim, N., Rubayet, T., & Shabnam, S. (2024). Well-being of the Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh: Strategies, coping mechanism and challenges of the support systems. International Journal of Positivity & Well-Being, 2(1), 69–91. https://doi.org/10.61518/ijpw-35
- Farhana, Z., Tanni, S., Shabnam, S., & Chowdhury, S. (2020). Secondary education during lockdown situation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: Teachers’ response on online classes. Journal of Education and Practice, 11(20), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.7176/jep/11-20-11
Advisor
Research Area / Dissertation Topic
Educational Transitions and Postsecondary Success for Students with Disabilities • Belonging and Student Engagement