UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Undergraduate Faculty Division of Business and Economics Division of Humanities and Arts Division of Sciences and Engineering Division of Social Sciences Pre-University Intensive English Program Instructors University Administration Office of the President College of Arts & Sciences l Office of the Dean of the College of Art & Sciences l Division of Business & Economics l Division of Humanities & Arts l Division Sciences & Engineering l Division of Social Sciences l Writing Center l Gulf Studies Center l Gulf Studies Program l Arabian Heritage Project Division of Student Affairs l Office of the Dean of Student Affairs l Office of Admissions l Office of the Registrar l Student Success Center l Office of Student Life l Office of Parent Relations and Alumni Affairs
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Undergraduate Faculty DIVISION OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ALJAMAL, Ali, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., 1999, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. ANKLI, Robert, Visiting Professor of Operations Management; Ph.D., 1969, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. AL-SABAH, Mariam, Instructor of Finance and Economics; M.Sc., 2008, Cass Business School, City University London, London, UK. AL-SALEM, Athmar, Assistant Professor of Management; D.Sc., 1989, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. BAGNIED, Mohsen, Associate Professor of Marketing and Management; Ph.D., 1973, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. CADER, Hanas, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., 2006, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. CARRADA-BRAVO, Francisco, Professor of Finance; Ph.D., 1981, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA. CHIEMEKE, Charles, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., 2004, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria. CRIPPS, Jeremy, Professor of Accounting; FCA, CPA, FCCA; Ph.D., 1992, Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; Certified Public Accountant (Ohio); Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants DAKHLI, Mourad, Associate Professor of International Business and Management; Ph.D., 2002, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. DENNY, Marcia, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law; J.D., 1984, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA. HADDAD, Ayman, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., 2006, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. MACDONALD , Penny, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., 2005, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. MACDONALD , Robin, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., 2002, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. MANSOUR, Aly, Associate Professor of Management; Ed.D., 1994, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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_______________________________________________________________________________ MERZA, Ebrahim, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., 2007, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. PALLIAM, Ralph, Associate Professor of Business Administration; D. Comm., 1998, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. RITCHIE, Robert, Visiting Associate Professor of Law; J.D., 1983, Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; MBA, 1999, Boston University School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. RUSSELL, John, Professor of Accounting; CGA, CMA, Ph.D., 1998, Pennsylvania State University, College Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Member of the Certified General Accountants of Canada; Member of the Society of Management Accountants, Manitoba, Canada. RUTLAND, John, Associate Professor of Business; Ph.D., 1983, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, Washington, USA. SBEITI, Wafaa, Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance; Ph.D., 2008, Durham University, Durham, UK. WEBSTER, Geoffrey, Visiting Instructor; M.Sc., 1994, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES AND ARTS AHMAD, Rizwan, Assistant Professor of English; Ph.D., 2007, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. AKBAR, Mohammad, Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D., 2005, American University in London, London, UK. ALAKI, Ahlam, Assistant Professor of English; PhD. 2002, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. AL-HUMIDI, Hamed, Assistant Professor of Arabic; Ph.D., 2003, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. ANDERSEN, William, Assistant Professor of Studio Arts/Graphic Design; MFA, 2000, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. AWWAD, Rawda, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 1997, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. DeANGELIS, Angelica, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 2002, University of California- Santa Barbara, California, USA. FARRIN, Raymond, Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature; Ph.D., 2006, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA. FIANNACA, Joseph, Instructor of French Language and Literature; M.A., 2002, Stendhal University, Grenoble, France. GOTTSCHALK, Christopher, Assistant Professor of Humanities (Theater/Drama); MFA 2003; University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
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HOSSEINNIA, Maryam, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design; MFA, 2002, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. KAPOSI, Ildiko, Assistant Professor of Communication; Ph.D., 2006, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. KHAIR, Ramy, Instructor of Graphic Design; MPS., 2002, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, USA. KLEYPAS, Kathryn, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 2001, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, USA. KULCHITSKY, Marcella, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design; MFA, 1989, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. LAWRENCE, Sharon, Assistant Professor of Studio Arts; MFA, 2007, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA. LOOMIS, Craig, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 1992, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA. McDOUGALL, James, Assistant Professor of English; Ph.D., 2007, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. MITCHELL, Charles, Instructor of Journalism; MS, 2001, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, New York, USA. MOHAMED, Ghaidaa, Instructor of Arabic; MA, 2005, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. NASSIR, Ghazi, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 1989, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. NIXON, Kathy, Assistant Professor of English; Ph.D., 2008, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. O’MEARA, Simon, Assistant Professor of Art History; Ph.D., 2004, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. QUEEN, Mary, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature; Ph.D., 2005, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA. SATTI, Mohamed, Assistant Professor of Communication/Media; Ph.D., 2009, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA. TAMIMI , Maher M., Instructor of Arabic; MA, 1998, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. URKEVICH, Lisa, Associate Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology; Ph.D., 1997, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. ZAVALIY, Andrei G., Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Ph.D., 2008, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
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DIVISION OF SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ABU AL-MAATI, Shereef, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; Ph.D., 1998, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA. ABU RSHAID, Dima, Instructor of Computer Science and Information Systems; MS, 2003, Kuwait University, Kuwait. AFRASSIABI, Alidad, Instructor of Mathematics; B.Sc. 2002, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, UK. AL-MUTAIRI, Mutlaq, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Ph.D., 2004, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. AL-OMARI, Pirin Erdogdu, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Ph. D., 2005, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. CHARARA, Ali, Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D., 1997, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada. DAMAJ, Issam, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering; Ph.D., 2004, London South Bank University, London, UK. EL-ABD, Mohammed, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, Ph.D., 2008, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. GEORGI, Donia, Instructor, Physics Laboratory; M.Sc., 1998, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. GHOLOUM, Abdulaziz, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems; Ph.D., 2008, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. HART, David, Instructor of Computer Science and Information Systems; MA, 1991, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. JALLAD, Karim, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. LIVSEY, Monique D., Instructor of Mathematics; M. Arch, 1999, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. MAHASSEN, Hania, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Ph.D. 2007, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA. MOSAAD, Neamat, Associate Professor of Physics; Ph.D., 1987, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. RISHARD, Mohamed Z., Instructor, Chemistry Lab; Ph.D. 2007, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. TESSIER, Fernand, Associate Professor of Mathematics; M.Sc., 1970, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
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ZEID, Amir, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D.; 2000, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AL-AWADI, Hesham, Associate Professor of History and International Relations; Ph.D., 2003, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. DINKHA, Juliet, Associate Professor of Psychology; Psy.D., 2000, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, USA. HAMZEH, Nizar, Professor of Political Science; Ph.D., 1986, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. KELLY, Marjorie, Assistant Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. KULCHITSKY, Dmytro Roman, Assistant Professor of International Studies and Public Policy; Ph.D., 2001, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. MUNSHI, Shoma, Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., 1990, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France. OHAN, Christopher, Associate Professor of History; Ph.D., 1997, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA. VATANDOUST, Gholamreza, Visiting Associate Professor of International Relations and History; Ph.D., 1977, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, Washington,USA. IRANI, George Emile, Visiting Associate Professor of International Studies; Ph. D., 1984, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. LUCIANO, Pellegrino, Assistant Professor of Anthropology; Ph.D., 2005, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. ROSE, James L. Assistant Professor of Psychology; Ph.D., 1999, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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PRE-UNIVERSITY INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM FACULTY AL-NAJJAR, Hala, Instructor; M.Ed., 2001, Education, Fitchburg State College – Massachusetts, USA. AL-SUFFI, Kimberly, Senior Instructor; MA, 1992, Education, Education Policy and Administration, University of Maryland – Maryland, USA. AWWAD, Beth, Instructor; M.Sc., 2004, English Education, Syracuse University – New York, USA. BARNETT, John, Senior Instructor; MA, 1967, Reading and Counseling, University of Tulsa – Oklahoma, USA. BROWN, Robert, Instructor; MA, 1976, Special Education, University of Northern Colorado – Colorado, USA. HESS, David, Instructor; MA, 1999, TESOL, LaSalle University– Pennsylvania, USA. HOFFER, Debra, Instructor; MA, 2005, Education, Indiana State University – Indiana, USA. JACQUES, Stephen, Instructor, M.Sc., 2005, Teaching English for Specific Purposes, Aston University, UK. JOHNSON, Garth, Instructor; MA, 2008, TESOL, University of Auckland – New Zealand. JOHNSON, Yvonne, Instructor; MA, 2008, TESOL, University of Auckland – New Zealand. MAHLER, Kurt, Instructor; MA, 1989, International Journalism, Baylor University – Texas, USA. McMURRAY, Michael, Senior Instructor/Coordinator, MS, 1994, Education, East Texas State University – Texas, USA. MORGAN, Tommy, Instructor, MA, 1979, English, University of Alabama – Alabama, USA. PARKS, Derek, Instructor ; MA, 1989, TESOL, University of Arizona – Arizona, USA. PEPPARD, Kevin, Instructor; MA, 1989, Social Studies, New York University – New York, USA. PRADES, Donald, Instructor; MA, 1985, TESOL, Florida State University – Florida , USA. SANCHEZ-LOOMIS, Rebecca, Instructor/Curriculum Coordinator; MA, 1997, English, University of California at Davis – California, USA. STEIN, Sandra, Instructor; M.Ed., 2000, TESOL , The College of New Jersey – New Jersey, USA. TESSIER, Marisa, Instructor; MA, 2008, Education, Bishop’s University – Lennoxville, USA. ZREBA, Joy, Instructor; MA, 1999, Linguistics, Indiana State University – Indiana, USA.
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE of the PRESIDENT Interim President Executive Assistant Driver
Dr. Tim Sullivan Annie Arabian Mohamed K. Navas
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES OFFICE of the DEAN Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences/Professor of Political Science Associate Dean for Administration/Professor of Accounting Assistant Dean for Accreditation & Curriculum/ Assistant Professor of English Language & Literature Assistant to the Dean Executive Assistant to the Dean Senior Faculty Support Coordinator DIVISION of BUSINESS and ECONOMICS Division Head/Associate Professor of Marketing and Management Senior Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant DIVISION of HUMANITIES and ARTS Division Head/Associate Professor of English Administrative Assistant
Prof. Nizar Hamzeh Prof. John Russell Dr. Rawda Awwad Sameera Al-Qenna Emily Sharpe Dalia Hassaan Dr. Mohsen Bagnied Amal Hadeed Daniya Alam Dr. Craig Loomis Hadeer Mathews
DIVISION of SCIENCES and ENGINEERING Division Head/Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Administrative Specialist
Magdalene El-Neaman
DIVISION of SOCIAL SCIENCES Division Head/Professor of Anthropology Senior Administrative Assistant
Prof. Shoma Munshi Micheline Zouein
WRITING CENTER Director Administrative Specialist Administrative Specialist Administrative Specialist - (PT)
Dr. James McDougall Hanouf Al-Juhail Jose Mangibini Kheirayeh Ahmadi
GULF STUDIES CENTER Director/Assistant Professor of Communication Program Coordinator - (PT)
Dr. Mohammad Akbar Mada Hammoud
Dr. Shereef Abu Almaati
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Dr. Marjorie Kelly Dr. Lisa Urkevich Rehab Al-Bahey
STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE OF the DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Dean of Student Affairs Assistant Dean of Students Executive Administrative Coordinator
Dr. Carol Ross Theodore (Tadd) Kruse Lamees Hettini
OFFICE of ADMISSIONS Director Assistant Director Senior Admissions Coordinator Admissions Counselor Admissions Counselor Admissions Counselor Admissions Counselor Administrative Assistant Coordinator Scholarship & Financial Aid
Maher Dabbouseh Eman Kamel Amal Jaber Louay Al-Khatib Dana Al-Mansour Dana Abu Naameh Ahmed Lotfy Ghadah Al-Salous Amani Al-Dajane
OFFICE of the REGISTRAR Registrar Assistant Registrar Scholarship Coordinator Scholarship Services Assistant Registrar Coordinator - Registration Registrar Coordinator - Graduation Services Registrar Coordinator - Transcript Evaluator Registrar Coordinator, Record Services
Jill Allgier Hana Mathews Noushig Momdjian Lama Kablaoui Mohamed R. Da’na Dina El-Zohairy Suzan Ghattas Areej Haider
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER Director Assistant Director Student Affairs Counselor Academic Advisor Academic Advisor/Retention Coordinator
Joanne Hands Basema Da’na Amy Kushner Hala Al-Abdulrazzaq Sally Khalifa
OFFICE of STUDENT LIFE Director Senior Coordinator of Campus Life Student Engagement Officer Coordinator for Student Organizations and Leadership Development Evening Activities Coordinator
Damian Medina Laveena Lobo Ayman Shouman Rama Sabano Mohamed El-Kuishawy
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OFFICE of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of FINANCE and ADMINISTRATION Executive Director Ernest Conklin Executive Assistant Faten Al-Kaderi Executive Chef - The Diner Walid Hallal HUMAN RESOURCES Director Assistant Director - Employee and Ministry Relations HR Administrator - Operations and HRIS Administrative Assistant HR Generalist - Recruitment & Administration Residential Services & Communications Specialist HR Specialist - Logistics Senior HR Assistant HR Assistant HR Assistant
Bonita Perry Norma Badran Hugh Lauxley Lama Abdo Gretta Al-Sawah Mishaal Hamdo Abdul Zuhairy Ashoor Moussa Ahmed Bagheri Mohammad Alavi Nejad
FINANCE Director Assistant Director Senior Accountant Purchasing Officer/Contracts Administrator Accountant - Receivables Accountant - GL Reports Stores Clerk Accounts Coordinator - Financial Aid Programs Accounts Coordinator Administrative Assistant
Xavier (Prem) Kumar Lalitha Varadarajan Sarathy Varadharajan Eman Al-Gallad Abdulraheem Sallam Suresh John Leonilo Calingasan Youssef Habib Fareed Khan Rita Arabian
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Director Administrative Assistant Senior Database Administrator Information System Analyst IT Applications Developer IT Systems Administrator IT Network Administrator Network Support Specialist IT Support Unit Administrator IT Technical Support IT Technical Support IT Technical Support IT Technical Support Senior Multimedia Applications Coordinator Multimedia Equipment Technician
Maha Khlat Carla Saliba Hussein Diab Fatma Abu Talaf Nabegh Al-Thalji Shaik Sayeed Mahboob Faeq Abu Khair Hossam Omar Zeina Itani Mohamed Mahussain Ali Bedawala Ali Kutbuddin AbdelRahman Al-Mahani Nezam Hamzeh Munawar Mullaji
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Abolghasem Alavinejad Joy John Mazin Younes Nawaf Al-Banai Musbah Khalifa Jomma Liaquat Ali Kalimullah Bhuiyan Seyed Fzullula Eric Louis Fernandes Balu Nath Nadeem Rahman Nooruddin Majed Fayjul Islam Abdul Rahim Aman Ullah
CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION Director Assistant Director-Operations Corporate/Public Training Advisor Program Coordinator/Curriculum Developer Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant - (PT) Receptionist/Registrar Receptionist Instructor - IELTS/TOEFL Office Facilitator Teaching Officer Assistant
Jeanne Al-Failakawi Pareen Tajani Dalal Al-Hubail Heather Rennison Moustafa El-Khashab Heba Fahmy Huda Sweidan Ibtissam Khalil Steven Urbano Nawaj Pradania Ifechukude Emelue
INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM Director Assistant to the Director Laboratory Assistant
Margaret Combs Nour El-Shamsy Jabran Butt
LIBRARY Director Library Automation Analyst Collection/Development Librarian Reference/Instruction Librarian Circulation/Reference Librarian Librarian - (PT) Librarian - (PT) Librarian - (PT) Librarian - (PT)
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PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING Director Senior Coordinator - Publications Planning and Design Senior Administrative Assistant Media & Communication Officer Marketing Development Officer University Editor Web Developer Web Designer Graphic Designer
Amal Al-Binali Amer El-Assaad Hilda Bou Hatoum Fatma Khamis Sarah Boodai Ayeshah Al-Khaldi Roland Lopes Saleem Aboobacker Abdalla AbdelRahman
Institutional Research Director Institutional Research Analyst Institutional Research Analyst
Maha Khlat Fatma Abu Talaf Nabegh Al-Thalji
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