Our people

Dr. Hasibe Kahraman brings a distinctive interdisciplinary expertise to language education and reading research, combining pedagogical knowledge with cognitive science. Dr. Kahraman holds a BA in English Language Teaching, an MSc in Measurement and Evaluation in Education, and a PhD in English Language Teaching. She completed a second PhD in Cognitive Science at Macquarie University, with a particular focus on word reading, morphological processing in monolingual and multilingual contexts, and individual differences in students’ reading profiles.

Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Kahraman worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University before joining the Australian Catholic University’s Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy as a Lecturer in Literacy.

Dr. Kahraman’s academic background is complemented by extensive teaching experience across early childhood, secondary, and tertiary levels. Her research spans the cognitive and neural mechanisms of reading, language pedagogy, and educational assessment. Her interdisciplinary expertise supports the development of evidence-based approaches to language education, integrating insights from both classroom practice and scientific research.

Dr. Kahraman maintains an active research agenda with publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at leading conferences in Australia and internationally. Her work has been recognised with several competitive awards and scholarships.