Kinza Alizai

Research Interests

Kinza Alizai is an international student, pursuing her doctoral studies in the Information Science program at the University of North Texas. She possesses an in-depth understanding of the displaced communities in Pakistan, such as Afghan refugees. Her academic interests encompass policy and migration studies, with a particular emphasis on the lived experiences of Afghan women. Her research investigates how displacement, legal frameworks, and access to services influence health-seeking behaviors and daily survival strategies within marginalized communities. She is especially dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of gender, migration, and information access to more inclusive and responsive policy development. Kinza employs qualitative research methodologies, including interviews and community-based approaches, to amplify the voices that are often marginalized in mainstream discourse. Through her scholarly work, she endeavors to contribute to equitable migration policies and to advocate for the rights, dignity, and well-being of Afghan women in displacement settings.

Publications

• Roeschley, A., Alizai, K., Tharayil, C., Lanier, A., Frederick, M. D., & Cuevas, H. R. (2026). An archival responsibility: A scoping review of literature regarding the documentary burdens of refugees. Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, 13, Article 5.

• Alizai, K. (2021). A case study of Punjabi language diglossia and language shift in Baluchistan province. Pedagogika Społeczna Nova, 1(2), 163-181.

• Alizai, K. (2021). Language Endangerment and the Need for Technology for Language Empowerment: Case Study of the Brahui language in Balochistan. International Journal of Pedagogy, Innovation and New Technologies, 8(1), 37-50.

• Manzoor, F., Alizai, K., & Zakir, F. (2021). Reconstruction of Identity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sea of Poppies, The Heirs of Columbus, and Nervous Conditions. Elementary Education Online, 20(1), 2857-2857.

• Alizai, K. English Code-Mixing as a Symbol of Status and Intellect, Linguistic Imperialism in Quetta, Baluchistan. ON THE ROAD TO SOCIAL INCLUSION, 27.

• Alizai, K. Linguistic drop of Urdu language and cultural breakdown as a consequence of English code-mixing in Pakistan: A sociolinguistic approach. The Challenges of the Multicultural World, 123.

• Fahmida Manzoor, Mehwish Malghani, Kinza Alizai. (2021). STORIES WITHIN STORIES: AN INTERTEXTUAL STUDY OF NERVOUS CONDITIONS. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(5), 371-380. https://doi.org/10.48080/jae.v18i5.7960

• Odrowaz-Coates, A., Okpadah, S. O., & Akaenyi, J. N. ON THE ROAD TO SOCIAL INCLUSION.