Her research is grounded in anti-oppressive education for ethnoracial minority groups, with a focus on girls and women using technology. Specifically, Dr. Dahya’s work explores the following research areas: sociocultural context of digital media production and technology use in under-served schools and communities; transnational teaching/learning through digital technologies for refugees living in refugee camps in Kenya; and, studies focused on ‘serious play,’ ranging from examinations of social and political content in educational videogames to girls’ videogame development for teaching/learning STEM in schools.