Dr Azadeh Motevali Zadeh Ardakani is an Associate Lecturer and Program Lead in Early Learning and Care in the School of Education, Western Sydney University, and a Researcher in the Centre for Educational Research (CER). Her research focuses on educational equity, social justice and inclusion. With strong interest in forced migration research, Azadeh’s PhD project explored language education and resettlement experiences of refugee mothers in regional Australia. She is a co-convener of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) SIG at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). She has extensive experience as a bilingual educator in multicultural Early Childhood settings in Australia, where she worked with diverse groups of children and families from CALD communities. Azadeh coordinates both undergraduate and postgraduate subjects in Early Childhood Education within the School of Education. Currently, she coordinates and teaches 'Play, Health, and Wellbeing' and 'Responsive Pedagogies' to pre-service teachers. Azadeh is available for supervision of HDR students