Introduction

Dr. Haragos received her PhD in English Literature in 2014 from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She taught extensively within the City University of New York (CUNY) metropolitan system, starting at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Hunter College (New York’s historical public university for women) and Baruch College. Throughout her PhD, she held teaching assistantships, a CUNY writing fellowship and a CUNY Provost scholarship. She came to the United Arab Emirates as an Assistant Professor of English at the American University in Dubai from where she transitioned to Zayed University, Dubai campus. She truly enjoys teaching her students at ZU given her strong belief in the potential young women represent for a global sustainable future. She is recipient of Zayed University’s 2019 Outstanding Employee of the Year award for research. Dr. Haragos is originally Hungarian and Romanian, claiming dual citizenship, allegiance to a bilingual and bicultural identity, and, ultimately, the status of a global intellectual.

Roles and Responsibilities

Assistant Professor of English, Language Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Qualifications

Ph.D. English Literature, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, Graduate Center, CUNY

M.A. Sociolinguistics, University of Pittsburgh

M.A.  English Literature, Auburn University

B.A. English Literature, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Previous Positions

2011-2014       Assistant Professor of English, American University in Dubai, UAE

2014-2020       Assistant Professor of English, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE

Memberships

Modern Language Association

American Comparative Literature Association

International Comparative Literature Association

Languages

English, Hungarian, Romanian, Spanish

Informal Interests

Music, languages, sports