Dr. Fatiha Senom is a Senior Lecturer and a Teacher Educator in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, and a homegrown scholar whose work bridges rigorous scholarship with real-world impact in TESOL and Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE). She earned a B.Ed TESL from Universiti Malaya with distinction and was awarded the Anugerah Pelajaran Diraja (2009), followed by a fast-track Ph.D. in Education (TESL) in 2016. Her research interests, ESL teacher identity, mentoring and professional development, translanguaging and language-learning investment, and ESL writing anxiety, advance TESOL and SLTE through research-informed classroom practice and curriculum reform, through publications in Scopus/WoS venues, books with Routledge and Pearson, and chapters with reputable presses. As M.Ed ESL Programme Coordinator (2018–2024), she led curriculum design, review, and sustainability initiatives, introduced flexible study plans to support timely completion, and curated a world-class learning experience that strengthened postgraduate scholarly skills. Nationally, she serves as an expert panel member for the 2027 school curriculum reform (Kurikulum Persekolahan 2027) for Ministry of Education, a MUET item developer with Malaysian Examination Council, and a consultant to National Institute of Public Administration Malaysia (INTAN) on CEFR-aligned assessment; internationally, she has advised Universitas Negeri Medan on Outcome-Based Education and delivered keynotes at several international conferences. She also leads language recovery and enrichment projects for underserved primary and secondary learners, most recently, the WIRA EDUCARE project in Kg. Melayu Wira Damai, Gombak, under the Ministry of Higher Education's Kampung Angkat Madani initiative, embodying the university’s mission of social responsibility and educational equity. Recognised with the Certificate of Excellent Service (2023) and the Excellence Service Award (2024), Dr. Fatiha advances UM’s academic footprint through research, teaching, policy engagement, and community partnership, shaping confident, ethically grounded English language professionals for a rapidly changing world.