Lecturer of Arabic and Coordinator of the Basic Arabic Language Program
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Scholar of Comparative Literature with expertise in Arabic Literature, Postcolonial Studies, Translation Studies, and Trauma Theory. Specialized research in Arabic Terror Fiction, Islamic thought, and Middle Eastern narratives. Experienced lecturer and program coordinator with proven track record in curriculum development and online course design.
Lecturer of Arabic and Coordinator of the Basic Arabic Language Program - University of Illinois Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, USA
(2022-01)
Coordinating the Basic Arabic Language Program at UIC since August 2022. Overseeing students minoring in Arabic and supervising their projects. Updating the Arabic curriculum at UIC and designing new courses, including ARAB 105 (Modern Arab Culture) – a fully asynchronous course taught in English as well as ARAB 202 (an advanced course in Arabic Media).
Organizing conversation sessions, reading clubs, and inviting guest speakers in collaboration with the Language and Culture Learning Center (LCLC) and the Arab American Cultural Center at UIC.
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Arabic - Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine, USA
(2021-08 - 2021-12)
Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of California, Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, California, USA
(2017-09 - 2021-06)
Arabic Instructor - Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
(2016-09 - 2017-05)
Arabic Instructor - Middlebury College at Mills - Oakland, California, USA
(2016-06 - 2016-08)
English Instructor - Mountain View College - Dallas, Texas, USA
(2016-01 - 2016-05)
English Instructor - Harmony School of Nature - Dallas, Texas, USA
(2016-01 - 2016-05)
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Tutor - New Mexico Highlands University - Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
(2014-01 - 2015-12)
Teaching Associate, Arabic Language Courses - Fairfield University - Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
(2012-09 - 2013-05)
Teaching Associate, Arabic as a Foreign Language - SIT Study Abroad - Amman, Jordan
(2012-06 - 2012-08)
ESL Teacher - Ministry of Education in Jordan - Jordan
(2007-09 - 2012-06)
PhD - Comparative Literature - University of California, Santa Barbara (2017-09 - 2021-06)
Optional Doctoral Emphasis - Translation Studies - University of California, Santa Barbara (2017-09 - 2021-06)
Master's Degree - English - New Mexico Highlands University (2014-01 - 2015-05)
Bachelor's Degree - English Language and Literature - Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2003-09 - 2007-06)
