3 Questions
Dr. Sairah Qureshi
The Culture of Bullying
@DrSairahQureshi
Dr. Mike Robinson, host of 3 Questions interviewed Dr. Sairah Qureshi about the culture of bullying and what parents and educators can do to prevent and idetify bullying.
BIO
As founder, creator and director of Action Against Bullying, LLC (AAB), an organization specialized in training teachers and guidance counselors, what makes Action Against Bullying more unique from other organizations is the specialized academic and practical knowledge from examining bullying, not only from an educational psychological perspective, but also from the socio-economic angle. It thus allows for a broader pro-active anti-bullying training module curriculum in schools and for educators. Additionally, AAB is officially a contract vendor for all NYC public schools and work has been conducted at schools in Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Sairah Qureshi earned her PhD in Sociology and Criminology from the UK in 2011, based on exploring and examining the perceptions of bullying and racist bullying and particularly how it is manifested around the school environment. Dr. Qureshi has had over 10 years of academic experience and over 7 years as a consultant and practitioner in the field of bullying and bias-based bullying. She has advised local authorities on school bullying, participated in and evaluated school training manuals on bullying as well as delivered extensive public outreach work to children and young people on the subject of school bullying and racism. More recently, Action Against Bullying, LLC affiliated and developed a partnership with Bullying Intervention Group, a UK Not-for-profit organization allowing for schools to achieve a special award for best bullying prevention. The BIG scheme also incorporates an online course for teachers and guidance counselors, nationally approved and accredited as college credit course, as well as developing a peer support system also approved as college credit course. BIG currently has been acknowledged as the largest anti-bullying organization in the UK. Action Against Bullying, LLC and Bullying Intervention Group are currently in the process of marketing, promoting, franchising and launching the BIG award scheme on the East Coast with intentions to allow schools to sign up and educators gaining credits towards their teaching qualifications.
Furthermore, Dr. Qureshi has acted as Residential Consultant Expert for the Downtown Manhattan Community Board 1, ‘Youth and Education Committee’ since May 2010 where her proposals have been presented to the NYC Department of Education. She has also been a prominent member of the NYC Teen Healthy Relationship Network Roundtable committee. At these meetings Dr. Qureshi has consulted with other key organizations into developing an Anti-Bullying prevention program in order to combat teen dating violence/abusive relationships among teens. Dr. Qureshi further has been an Associate member of another large UK anti-bullying organization, ‘Anti-Bullying Alliance’ since 2008 where she has presented her work and hosted a key workshop for this organization.
Dr. Sairah Qureshi has presented her work at several conferences in the US, UK and Europe, she has lectured and published articles in her specialized field, underwent interviews as well as published her very first book, ‘Bullying and Racist Bullying in Schools; What ARE we missing?’. Dr. Qureshi also teaches Sociology to undergraduates at Strayer University, NJ, and lives with her husband in Montvale, NJ, USA.
BIO
As founder, creator and director of Action Against Bullying, LLC (AAB), an organization specialized in training teachers and guidance counselors, what makes Action Against Bullying more unique from other organizations is the specialized academic and practical knowledge from examining bullying, not only from an educational psychological perspective, but also from the socio-economic angle. It thus allows for a broader pro-active anti-bullying training module curriculum in schools and for educators. Additionally, AAB is officially a contract vendor for all NYC public schools and work has been conducted at schools in Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Sairah Qureshi earned her PhD in Sociology and Criminology from the UK in 2011, based on exploring and examining the perceptions of bullying and racist bullying and particularly how it is manifested around the school environment. Dr. Qureshi has had over 10 years of academic experience and over 7 years as a consultant and practitioner in the field of bullying and bias-based bullying. She has advised local authorities on school bullying, participated in and evaluated school training manuals on bullying as well as delivered extensive public outreach work to children and young people on the subject of school bullying and racism. More recently, Action Against Bullying, LLC affiliated and developed a partnership with Bullying Intervention Group, a UK Not-for-profit organization allowing for schools to achieve a special award for best bullying prevention. The BIG scheme also incorporates an online course for teachers and guidance counselors, nationally approved and accredited as college credit course, as well as developing a peer support system also approved as college credit course. BIG currently has been acknowledged as the largest anti-bullying organization in the UK. Action Against Bullying, LLC and Bullying Intervention Group are currently in the process of marketing, promoting, franchising and launching the BIG award scheme on the East Coast with intentions to allow schools to sign up and educators gaining credits towards their teaching qualifications.
Furthermore, Dr. Qureshi has acted as Residential Consultant Expert for the Downtown Manhattan Community Board 1, ‘Youth and Education Committee’ since May 2010 where her proposals have been presented to the NYC Department of Education. She has also been a prominent member of the NYC Teen Healthy Relationship Network Roundtable committee. At these meetings Dr. Qureshi has consulted with other key organizations into developing an Anti-Bullying prevention program in order to combat teen dating violence/abusive relationships among teens. Dr. Qureshi further has been an Associate member of another large UK anti-bullying organization, ‘Anti-Bullying Alliance’ since 2008 where she has presented her work and hosted a key workshop for this organization.
Dr. Sairah Qureshi has presented her work at several conferences in the US, UK and Europe, she has lectured and published articles in her specialized field, underwent interviews as well as published her very first book, ‘Bullying and Racist Bullying in Schools; What ARE we missing?’. Dr. Qureshi also teaches Sociology to undergraduates at Strayer University, NJ, and lives with her husband in Montvale, NJ, USA.