Education 🎓
Doctor of Education, Exeter University, UK.M.A. in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, St Mary’s University College, UK.B.A in English Language, College of Education, Qatar University.Thesis 📚Abu-Shawish, R. K. (2016). Perceptions of schoolteachers’ involvement in decision-making in the State of Qatar (Doctoral Thesis).Abu-Shawish, R. K. (1996). The role of evaluation in developing ELT materials: with special reference to a study skills course book for English majors, used at Qatar University (M.Sc. Thesis).
Professional Positions 🏢
2024: Chair, Department of Educational Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University.2021: Dissertation Committee Chair. Gulf Studies Programs, Qatar University.2021: Participating in a study titled “Quality of Life of Women Academics in Qatar: A Mixed Method Study,” the Health Cluster, Qatar University.2021: Participating in a brainstorming study to understand the reasons why university students do not graduate on time. Vice President Student Affairs, Qatar University.2021: Master Thesis Examiner. CED Graduate Programs, Qatar University.2021: CED Strategic Plan – Graduates Excellence Committee Chair.2020: Reviewer – Grant proposal, National Capacity Building Grant (NCB – S1), Qatar University.2017 – 2019: B.Ed. Program Coordinator, College of Education, Qatar University.2016: Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Qatar University.2013 – 2016: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Education, Qatar University.2010 – 2011: Secretary of QU Faculty Senate, Qatar University.
Professional Memberships 🌐
2022 – Present: Editorial Board Member of Sustainability.2021 – Present: Editorial Board Member of Higher Education Research (HER).2020 – Present: The Graduate Faculty with Supervisory Status in the Master in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Program, Qatar University Graduate Studies.2020 – Present: Member of the Editorial Board, IJLTER, International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research.2020 – Present: Senior Reviewer for The IAFOR Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE).2019 – Present: Reviewer for Management in Education Journal (SAGE).2018 – Present: Teaching & Education Research Association (TERA).2015 – Present: Qatar TESOL.2015 – Present: TESOL Arabia.
Awards and Honors 🏆
2020: Sheikh Faisal Award for Educational Research, Al Faisal Foundation.