Mustafa Toprak is an associate professor of educational administration at The American University in Cairo's (AUC) School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Toprak completed his bachelor's degree in English language education at Boğaziçi University in 2004. He obtained his master's degree in educational administration, supervision, planning, and economics from Fırat University in 2011, and a doctoral degree in educational administration, supervision, planning, and economics from Gaziantep University in 2015. He previously worked as a student counselor at the Center for Talented Youth organized by Johns Hopkins University, taught English at K-12 and tertiary level, and education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. He is currently the regional editor for Bloomsbury’s Digital series on education and childhood (Egypt).