Dr Thi Bogossian
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Contact details |
| Email: thi.bogossian@warwick.ac.uk |
| Room: R2.13 |
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Term-time* office hours: Tuesdays, 13:30-14:30 (online, on Teams), Fridays 16:00-17:00 (in person, R2.13) Administrative enquiries: UGGSD@warwick.ac.uk |
Teaching Fellow
Background
Thi Bogossian (they/them) joined the Global Sustainable Development team at the University of Warwick in October 2025. Prior, Thi worked at the University of East Anglia, University of Surrey, and University of Portsmouth. They are an interdisciplinary social scientist with a PhD in Sociology (University of Surrey), an IntM in Adult Education for Social Change (Erasmus Mundus Consortium led by the University of Glasgow), and a BA in Geography (Fluminense Federal University). Thi is the co-editor of the Journal of Adult and Continuing Education and outreach co-ordinator of Ethnic and Racial Studies. Their expertise spans migration, education, racism, gender, children and families, and participatory and collaborative methodologies.
Taught modules
Undergraduate:
GSD Skills (GD001)
Social Principles of Global Sustainable Development (GD106)
Postgraduate:
Qualitative Approaches to Knowledge Generation (GD904-10)
Teaching and research interests
Thi’s teaching and research interests lie in the area of social inequalities, with a particular focus on gender, race, migration, sexuality, and childhood and families, especially in how these intersect and manifest within educational settings. They are committed to creating inclusive learning environments that nurture students’ critical thinking and empower them to develop their own voices. Both in teaching and research, Thi values participatory and collaborative methodologies that share power and foreground the perspectives of those often marginalised in knowledge production. Their research includes work with international students in higher education, exploring experiences of belonging and how these shape everyday academic and social life, insights that directly inform their pedagogical practice. Thi has also collaborated on international development programmes in the area of gender and education, including the Lifting Barriers initiative, which further strengthens their commitment to education as a space for equity and transformation.
Recent publications
Bogossian, T. (2025). From Invisibility to Vulnerability: Twenty Years After Menezes and the Ongoing Erasure and Criminalisation of Brazilians in the UK. Border Criminologies. Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. [Blog Post]
Slade, B., Mayo, P., & Bogossian, T. (2024). Adult Education and Difference. Brill.
Bogossian, T. & Park, Y. (2024). Biodiversity and Adult Education: From Poor Cousin to Key Message for Social Change. In B. Slade, P. Mayo, Bogossian. (Ed.). Adult Education and Difference. Brill, pp. 147-159.
Bogossian-Porto, P. & Bogossian, T. (2021). The school is not enough: the role of non-formal educational spaces in preserving Armenian identity in the diasporic community. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 32(2), DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2021.1912632.
Bogossian, T. (2021). “I can’t get the practical hours”: care, course choice and role conflict among student-mothers in higher education in Scotland. Revista de Sociología de la Educación. DOI: 10.7203/RASE.14.2.16896.
Bogossian, T. (2020). 'I have to be at home': Place and gender among student-mothers in higher education. POWER: Psychology of Women and Equalities Review, 3(1&2), pp. 42-49.
Bogossian, T. (2019). Participatory mapping in Latin America: A tool for adult education for social change. Postcolonial Directions in Education, 8(1), pp. 78-94.
Selected conference events
Bogossian, T. (2025). Beyond Borders: The Experiences of International Students Amidst a ‘Hostile’ Migration Environment. EAIR Forum, Utrecht University.
Bogossian, T. (2025). War in North Terbonnew: Global Development Students as ‘Peace Consultants’. Learning and Teaching Day, University of East Anglia.
Bogossian, T. (2025). Inclusive School Climates: Belonging and Identity for Migrant Children in Post-Brexit England. The Future of Sociology of Education, British Sociological Association.