Master in Bilingualism Studies alum receives fellowship and Presidential Excellence Award from Purdue University

By Karen Massey

Communications and marketing agent, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute

Karen Massey
Farhad Roodi, graduate of the Master in Bilingualism Studies

Farhad Roodi is a graduate of the Master of Arts (MA) in Bilingualism Studies  (2020), a program that is unique to OLBI. This fall, he will undertake a Doctorate in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue University, Indiana.

During his time as an international student at the University of Ottawa, he worked on the Linguistic Risk-Taking Initiative with Professor Nikolay SlavkovLearn more about how being a research assistant had an impact on his path.