As a Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Dr. Purnama Rika Perdana is conducting research in English education, focusing on inclusive approaches to teaching English to deaf students. Her host institution is awaiting placement. Her project seeks to explore how sign language can be integrated into English language learning—an area best studied in an English-speaking environment. She hopes to gain new insights and practical knowledge that can be applied to support inclusive English education in Indonesia.

Dr. Purnama is a lecturer in English education at Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin in Banten. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English education from Universitas Negeri Medan, and a PhD in linguistics from Universitas Indonesia.