Ajla Pervan is an assistant at the ELIT department. She teaches the courses Academic English and Effective Communication (ELIT100) and Critical Reading and Writing (ELIT200) to undergraduate freshman students at the International University of Sarajevo. She was born in Dallas, Texas. Ajla majored in Psychology and English Language and Literature at the University of Dallas and completed her MA degree at IUS. She is currently doing her PhD in English Language and Literature at IUS. Her interests include interpreting literature from psychological frameworks.