Dr. Zeina Hojeij

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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

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - Developing   Effective Special Education Reading Teachers: The Influence of Online   Professional Development

Grant - Research Incentive Fund (RIF) - 99,961 AED

Role in Research - Co-investigator


Year - 2019-2020

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - E-books for Emiratis

Grant - Teaching Innovation Research Fund - 25,000 AED

Role in Research - Principal Investigator


Year - 2019-2020

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - Emiratis for Emiratis: A Series of Children’s Books

Grant - Provost Fellowship Award - 25,000 AED

Role in Research - Principal Investigator


Year - 2018-2021

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - An in-depth look at the challenges of field experience

Grant - Research Incentive Fund (RIF) - 154,250 AED

Role in Research - Principal Investigator


Year - 2018-2020

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - ZU-BilARABI 

Grant - ZU Research Cluster Funding  - 1,206,750 AED

Role in Research - Co-investigator 

 

Year - 2017-2019

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - Dual Language Education in Early Childhood in the UAE

Grant - ZU Research Cluster Funding  - 350, 000 AED 

Role in Research - Co-investigator 


Year - 2014-2016

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - Flipped classrooms in English Language Learning and Teaching

Grant - Mobile Learning Research Fund - 20,000 AED 

Role in Research - Principal Investigator 

 

Year - 2014-2016

Funded by - Zayed University 

Topic - Flip Flipping Marking: A Self-Editing Approach 

Grant - Mobile Learning Research Fund - 20,000 AED 

Role in Research - Co-investigator 


LANGUAGES

Fluent in English, Arabic and French

Dr. Zeina Hojeij

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