She received her BA and MA in Theatre Studies from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and her Ph.D. in Applied Theatre from The University of Manchester, U.K. Her research interests include theatre in war and (post)-conflict zones, theatre in developing settings, and indigenous theatre. As a theatre practitioner, Sadeghi-Yekta has been involved in projects with different communities and in a variety of countries. She has published in a wide range of international journals and books.