Aleksandra's research focuses on the learning experiences and professional identity of the military officers.

In 2023, Aleksandra joined King's from the University of Edinburgh, where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher on a large project on education and professional development in medicine and the broader healthcare sector.

Aleksandra completed her doctorate on the European policies in higher education and professional socialisation at the University of Bristol. She also held the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship, awarded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, for study in education at New York University, where she completed her MA in Educational Leadership.

Research Interests

• Identity
• Culture
• Education
• Policy
• Security

 

Recent Publications

Research articles

• Gulasaryan, A., Aitken, G., Fawns, T., Jones, D., Napier, J., & Walker, K. (2021). How can inhabited institutionalism inform the analysis of medical education? Medical education, 55(12), 1363–1368.

Book chapters

Forthcoming

• Gulasaryan, A., & Whetham, D. (2025). Military ethics training and education for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In A. M. Hagen & K. Enstad (Eds.), Advancing military practice through military humanities. (forthcoming: Routledge Cass Military Studies).