My name is Somayeh, but you can call me Nikoo. I graduated with a master’s degree in Human Geography from the University of Colorado Boulder. Minority women’s education has always fascinated me, so I wrote my thesis on Kurdish women’s higher education in Iran. Before moving to the US, I used to teach English in gender-segregated schools as an official teacher in western provinces in Iran for years. Meanwhile, I was pursuing my education in English Language and Literature and earned both master's and bachelor’s degrees. I also hold a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language.