Dr. Alison Burrows is an education leader, researcher, professor, and digital wellbeing expert specializing in education, childhood studies, and the impact of technology on the developing child and adolescent. She has lectured at Middlesex University Dubai for the past five years and is the architect of Dubai’s first Master of Education in Technology Integration and Practice , a program designed to equip educators with the skills to use digital tools meaningfully and responsibly to improve teaching and learning.

Dr. Alison earned her doctorate at Johns Hopkins University as a two-time merit scholar and research fellow. Her current research explores the realities of children’s digital lives, the developmental impact of screen exposure, digital wellbeing, and meaningful learning with technology. She is widely recognized across the UAE and Gulf region for her work helping schools, parents, and policymakers navigate the challenges of raising and educating children in the digital and AI age. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, consultant, and media commentator, and regularly speaks at conferences, schools, and public events across the region on topics including digital wellbeing for children, screen time, social media, meaningful learning with technology and AI, parenting in the digital age, and the future of childhood. She is frequently featured on Dubai Eye Radio, Dubai One TV, Abu Dhabi TV, and in regional media outlets including The National, Gulf News, Khaleej Times, Schools Compared, and EdArabia. She is also a member of the World Health Organization MENA Technology Task Force, advising on online health misinformation and digital wellbeing initiatives across the region.