Colleges of Education

Faculty and Staff

Robin Dada

Robin Dada, Interim Dean. Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Oregon 1992. Expertise: Curriculum, Teacher Leadership, School Reform, Science Education, School and District Administration.

Ken Carr

Kenneth Carr, Associate Dean and Professor. Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, University of Waikato New Zealand 1986. Expertise: Research, Assessment.

Barbara Harold

Barbara Harold, Director Graduate studies Program and Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, University of Waikato New Zealand 1996. Expertise: Educational Leadership, Research, Human Performance.

Guillermina Engelbrecht

Guillermina Engelbrecht, Professor. Ph.D. Arizona State University in Elementary Education: Human Growth and Development. Expertise: International Research Studies, Language and Literacy, Pedagogy, Educational Leadership.

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson, Associate Professor. Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas. Expertise: Research, Pedagogy, Middle Level Education.

Toni Briegal

Toni Briegel, Associate Professor. Ed.D. University of Arkansas in Curriculum and Instruction. Expertise: Middle Level Education, Teacher Development.

Gloysis Mayers

Gloysis Mayers, Associate Professor. Ph.D. in Child Development,  Iowa State University, U.S.A., Expertise: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Program Administration, Teacher Education, Peace and War Issues in Child Development.

Dr. Kennon Rider

Kennon Rider, Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 1988. Expertise: Marriage and Family Therapy; Community social service development and innovation.

Patience Sowa

Patience Sowa, Associate Professor. Ph.D. University of Kansas in English as a Second Language. Expertise: Language Development and Culture, Literacy.

Fida Atallah

Fida Atallah, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Technology 2003, Concordia University, Montreal. Expertise: Educational Technology, Conceptions and Dispositions, Math Education.

Lydia Barza

Lydia Barza, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. University of Miami in Reading and Special Education. Expertise: Influence of culture on teaching and learning, educational psychology, mental health counseling, behavioral medicine.

Sharon Bryant

Sharon Bryant, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Leadership Virginia Commonwealth University 1995. Expertise: Educational Leadership, Assessment.

Dr. Linda Colburn

Linda Colburn, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Technology and Cognition, Vanderbilt University (USA) 2000. Expertise: Educational Technology, Learning, Information Management, Literacy.

Hassan Elannani

Hassan Elannani, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Illinois State University. Expertise: School Administration, Educational Reform.

Jase Inaty

 Jase Moussa Inaty, Assistant Professor. PhD in Educational Psychology, University of New South Wales. Expertise: Meta Cognition, Cognitive Load Theory, Reading.

Sadiq Midraj

Sadiq Midraj, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana University 1998. Expertise: Educational Organizations, English Language Learning, Professional Development.

Stephen Lydiatt

Stephen Lydiatt, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara U.S.A. 1988. Expertise: Special Needs, Gifted Education, Early Literacy, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, information Technology, School Psychology including testing and assessment.

Peter Parker

Peter Parker, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Expertise: Language and Literacy, Second Language Acquisition.

Lauren Stephenson

Lauren Stephenson, Associate Professor. Ph.D. University of Sydney 2003. Expertise: Educational Leadership, Professional Development, Teaching English as a Second Language.

Lolowa AlMarzouqi, Instructor. MEd. Zayed University in Master of Education in Educational Leadership. Expertise: Educational Program Development, Leadership in Parental Involvement in School and Communities, Educational Technology

Marilyn Davis

Marilyn Davis, Instructor, ABD Educational Psychology, University of New Mexico.  Expertise:  Quantitative Research Methods, Human Development, Classroom Learning, Educational Leadership for School/University Partnerships.



Administrative Staff

Alanood Al Shamsi
Joanne Kennish
Mariam AlRashedi
Najat Al Saffar
Saidah Qunneis