Email: mshahidi@uwaterloo.ca
Pronouns: she/her
Mojdeh is a second year MA student at the department of Classical Studies here at Waterloo, having previously completed a joint honours degree in Classics and English literature. Her interests include literary criticism and gender studies, and her research focuses on representations of gender and queerness in the works of the Latin poet, Ovid.
Mojdeh is also passionate about education and teaching and has worked in the capacity of teacher and educator in K-12 institutions as well as with adult learners. She is interested in equitable teaching practices in higher education and in ways to deepen student engagement. She has completed the Fundamentals of University Teaching program at the CTE and is working towards completing the CUT program.