Dr. Vafa Yunusova is an Assistant Professor in Education Management in the School of Education, at ADA University. Mrs. Vafa Yunusova earned her Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Michigan State University, the U.S. in 2019. She received a BC and MA from Azerbaijan University of Languages. Before joining ADA University's English Language for Academic Purposes Program, Dr. Vafa Yunusova earned a tenure track and first started to work as a senior lecturer at the Department of Regional Studies and International Relations at Azerbaijan University of Languages. Then, she transitioned to the Department of Innovations and Further Education of the same respected university.

Dr. Vafa Yunusova has explored the structure and practice of academic advising in four-year colleges of a big research university in the U.S. while pursuing her Ph.D. degree. Her research interests span academic advising, student success and retention, teaching and learning, and leadership in higher education, education management, and international education.

Mrs. Vafa Yunusova graduated from the Intensive Course in Development Skills in Training Teachers and Trainers, Warwick University, the UK CELTE in 2004, and the Language Teacher Trainers Course, Essex University, International Academy, the UK in 2010.

From 2008-2017, during the summer terms, Mrs. Vafa Yunusova was a visiting scholar in the U.S. and taught Azerbaijani Language at SWSEEL and School of Global & International Studies, Indiana University Summer Language Workshops and worked as a material developer at CeLCAR, IU.

In addition, Mrs. Vafa Yunusova has made numerous contributions to in-service teacher training projects as a trainer of trainers and studied classroom teaching within the framework of In-service Teacher Training in British Council Azerbaijan, Baku 2003-2007.
Dr. Vafa Yunusova is co-author of A Baseline Survey of English Language Teaching in Azerbaijan, Chapter 3: Classroom Teaching, British Council Azerbaijan, Baku 2003-2005.