Louis Community College in St. Louis, Missouri. She currently sponsors the Global Studies Club at the Forest Park campus. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a Certificate in the Teaching of Writing from the University of Missouri – St. Louis where she is also pursuing a PhD. in Adult Education: Teaching and Learning Processes. Professor Goushey’s scholarly work is focused on Arab and Arab-American literature and culture. Her dissertation research examines the teaching philosophies of 11th Century Islamic scholar Muhammad Al-Ghazali. Her creative work has been published in journals such as Yellow Medicine Review, Mizna: Journal of Prose, Poetry and Art Exploring Arab America, Natural Bridge, and Sukoon Magazine. She has published articles of literary criticism and currently writes a blog titled Transnational Literacies. Find her on Twitter @Lgoushey or at www.LaylaAzmiGoushey.com.