Nagla Bedir holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick, a Master’s Degree in Social Studies Education from the Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education, and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University. She is the founder of the organization Teaching While Muslim and serves as a researcher on the Reclaiming Muslim Educators Team through Montclair State University.  Nagla also currently teaches high school social studies in New Jersey, while also teaching part-time at Rutgers University and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth.