Dr. Sofia Malik

PhD Educational Leadership & Policy

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Assistant Professor of Practice Program co-coordinator, M.Ed. & Ph.D. Education Policy & Planning Program Department of Education Leadership & Policy College of Education University of Texas Austin 2023-2024 Courses ELP 394k Advanced Policy Seminar in Comparative and International Education ELP 390C ProSeminar: P20 Research & Careers in Education ELP384H Policy Implementation ELP390S: Social and Cultural Contexts of Education ELP 392E Program Evaluation Methods ELP390P Educational Politics & Policy 2024-2025 Courses ELP 390P Educational Politics and Policy ELP392E Program Evaluation Methods ELP 394K Doctoral Literature Review ELP381D Education Research II ELP390S Social and Cultural Contexts of Education

Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Practice at The University of Texas at Austin
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Educational Leadership and Policy

  • Researcher in Residence at Ontario Education Services Corporation
    Aug 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream – Educational Leadership & Policy
      Sep 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs

      Coordinator: International Education Leadership & Policy Ed.D. Coordinator: EdD in Educational Leadership and Policy Course instructor (2022-2023): LHA 1012 Organizational Culture and Decision-Making EDP 3145 Advanced Issues in Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation LHA 3003 Designing Research Proposals in the Education Doctorate LHA 1003 Designing and Conducting Research in Educational Administration

    • Sessional Lecturer, Educational Leadership & Policy
      Jan 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor (Online) at Queen's University - Faculty of Education
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2021 · 4 yrs

    Adjunct Professor in the Professional Master's of Education program.

  • Chief Research Officer at Peel District School Board
    Mar 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

    At the second largest school district in Canada (155,000 students), led a team of education researchers and staff in designing, implementing and interpreting research and evaluation projects to support the Board’s system-wide strategic goals, equity and diversity initiatives, and curriculum and instruction programs. Demonstrated expertise in assessment of current educational trends, to provide literature reviews and environmental scans on educational-related topics needed by the district. Established research protocols that ensured collaborative community partnerships with, and among, diverse communities for the effective use of data to inform programming and system improvements.