Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

· 2012 – Doctor of Education Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration

Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA

· 2005 – MA degree in Applied Linguistics and TEFL

Notre Dame University, Lebanon

· 1998 – BA degree &Teaching Diploma in English Language and Literature

Lebanese University, Faculty of Letters, Lebanon

· 1992 – High School Diploma

Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California, USA

Professional Certificates

· 2021 – Certified Specialist (Excellence in Digital Teaching & Learning)

Blackboard Academy

· 2021 – Certified Practitioner (Designing for Digital Teaching & Learning)

Blackboard Academy

· 2020 – Certified Associate (Fundamentals of Digital Teaching & Learning)

Blackboard Academy

· 2020 – Accredited Facilitator (Fundamentals of Digital Teaching & Learning) Blackboard Academy

· 2018 – Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellow

Zayed University, UAE

· 2014 – COI (Certified Online Instructor)

The Learning Resources Network (LERN), USA

· 2002 – Certificate of English Language Teaching to Young Learners (CELTYL) – University of Cambridge (ESOL)

American Lebanese Language Centre, Beirut, Lebanon

· 2000 – Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) –University of Cambridge (ESOL)

American Lebanese Language Centre, Beirut, Lebanon

EMPLOYMENT

2022 – Present Associate Professor

College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

2021 – 2022 Associate Dean

College of Education

Zayed University, UAE

2020 – 2021 Chair – Education Studies Department

Associate Professor – College of Education

Zayed University, UAE

CAEP Accreditation Standard Lead (Standards 1 & 4)

2018 – 2020 Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Associate Professor – College of Education

Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

2017 – 2018 Graduate Program Coordinator

Assistant Professor – College of Education

Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

2013 – 2016 Assistant Professor

Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

2015 – Present Teacher Mentor – Inclusion Special Ed Project

Al Jalila Ta’alouf Teacher Training Mentoring Program for Al Jalila Inclusion Special Ed project participants (teachers and administrators)

2012 – 2013 Adjunct Faculty - Achievement Academy Bridge Program

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

2011 - 2012 Adjunct Faculty

Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon

2010 - 2012 Adjunct Faculty / Writing Centre Co-Lead

Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh (NDU), Lebanon

2009 – 2012 Adjunct Faculty

Lebanese University, Faculty of Letters, Beirut, Lebanon

2005 – 2009 Instructor

Institutes of Applied Technology, Dubai, UAE

2003 – 2005 Adjunct Faculty

Notre Dame University, (NDU), Lebanon

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

· 2017 – Present Member - Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences.

· 2020 – Present Fellowship Reviewer - Higher Education Academy, Dubai, UAE

· 2019 – Present PhD External Supervisor (Deakin University, Australia & Ulster University, Northern Ireland)

· 2019 – Present Graduate External Examiner - UAEU – UAE

· 2018 – Present Journal Reviewer (Journal of Leadership Studies, International Journal of

Leadership in Education, Review of European Studies, Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education)

RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

Year - 2021-2023

Funded by - Zayed University, UAE

Topic - Piloting a school leadership upskilling interdisciplinary model

Grant - Research Incentive Grant - 253,000 AED

Role in Research - Principal Investigator

Year - 2021-2023

Funded by -Zayed University

Topic - Examining the relationship between Arab females’ educational leaders’ transformational leadership style, change management, and perceived self-efficacy and exploring the factors that contribute to their leadership success

Grant - Research Incentive Grant - 202,000 AED

Role in Research - Co-investigator

Year - 2021-2023

Funded by - HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.

Topic - Upskilling National Charity Schools Project

Grant - HSBC Sustainability - 500,000 AED

Role in Research - Principal Investigator

Year - 2020-2022