She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh, a MA in Classical Archaeology from McMaster University, a BEd from the University of Toronto, and a BA in Classics and Archaeology from Queen’s University (Canada). Her research interests include globalization of higher education, knowledge-based economies, medicine and gender, especially in relation to the countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Her recent work focuses on cultures of expertise, the intersection of religious and scientific knowledge, language in transnational education and the universality of medicine. Dr. Kane has held posts at Northwestern University in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. A former schoolteacher, she has taught in Canada and the United Kingdom.