Dr Nomisha Kurian

Artificial Intelligence
Child wellbeing and development
Child safety
Technology and media
Early childhood education

Nomisha joined the Department in September 2024, following academic posts at the University of Cambridge. Her current research focuses on how Artificial Intelligence impacts children's wellbeing and development and how to make AI safer and more beneficial for children. She is the first Education specialist to win the University of Cambridge Applied Research Award for "outstanding real-world impact" and also the recipient of the Cambridge Vice-Chancellor's Social Impact Award for "exceptional achievement in social change". At Warwick, she teaches on undergraduate modules relating to early childhood development, research methods and digital technology and media. She is an Associate Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute of Technology and Humanity's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence and also an Associate of the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research in Digital Education.

Nomisha enjoys partnering with impact-driven organisations to convert her research into on-the-ground change. Spanning Ethiopia, South Africa, India, USA, Mali, Lebanon, and Colombia, she has cherished working with diverse organisations such as the World Bank and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies. From the windswept coasts of Norfolk to inner-city London, she has also enjoyed working with over 300 low-income youth across the UK.

She holds a PhD in Education and Child Wellbeing from the University of Cambridge. Previously, she was at Yale University as a Charles and Julia Henry Fellow.