Amira Ahmed

Research Associate

University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Amira Ahmed is a Research Associate in the DARE lab. Her PhD research focused on digital heritage storytelling and its implications for global citizenship education and intercultural communication. She investigated how implementing digital storytelling experiences focusing on cultural heritage can be used as creative and practical methodologies to enhance global citizenship in higher education. In the DARE lab, Amira will work with Dr Neha Gupta on research projects in archaeology and digital heritage and expand her methodological skills in this field.

Interests
  • Digital Humanities
  • Public History
  • Heritage Communication
  • Educommunication and Student-Centered Learning Approaches
Education
  • PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2026

    University of British Columbia, Okanagan