Academic Leadership & Professional Service

Leadership & service

Faculty leadership, curriculum and quality assurance, editorial and reviewing service, and the building of international academic networks.

Faculty Leadership

Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication & Languages — Gaza University

Academic Leadership

Institutional responsibility

Faculty Leadership

Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication and Languages, Gaza University — strategic leadership of academic programmes, staff and research.

Curriculum & Programme Development

Design and development of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in media, communication and languages.

Quality Assurance

Leadership of academic quality assurance, accreditation and programme review processes.

Staff Mentoring & Development

Mentoring and professional development of faculty and early-career academics.

Research & Postgraduate Education

Oversight of research culture and postgraduate education within the faculty.

Editorial Boards & Reviewing

Scholarly evaluation

  • Editorial service for academic journals in media and communication
  • Peer review for international journals and conferences
  • Research evaluation and grant/proposal assessment

Conferences Chaired & Organised

Convening scholarship

Chair / Organiser

Palestine in the Media: Challenges and Horizons

Flagship conference on media and the Palestinian issue.

Conference Chair

The Palestinian Media in the Heart of the Storm — One Year Since the Assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh

Gaza University.

Conference Chair

Media and the Palestinian Cause: Reality and Expectations

Gaza University.

Head of Scientific Committee & Keynote

Media and the Palestinian Issue Amidst Digital Transformation

Palestine Technical University.

Academic Networks & Professional Engagement

Building community

Founder & First Chair — Middle East Chapter, Marie Curie Alumni Association

Established and led the Middle East Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association.

International Research Networks

Active participation in international media, communication and area-studies networks.

Academic Associations

Membership and engagement with major scholarly associations (e.g., MESA).

Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Collaborations spanning linguistics, media studies, political science and computational methods.