Academic staff

Worked at Birzeit University, Palestine and UAE University then held positions of Dean of Ed, Vice President and President of Al Ain University of Science and Technology before he moved to CUD as Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Currently, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Arts and Sciences

Dr. Papatzikis is an Associate Professor of Educational Neuroscience, fervently studying the field of brain development and perception through music and sound. He has been extensively trained in and worked on neuroscience and music education in many high profile institutions prior to joining the Canadian University Dubai, including Harvard University (PostDoc in the Mind Brain and Education program; Postdoc training at the Athinoula Martinos Centre for Biomedical Neuroimaging), the University of East Anglia (PhD in Music Psychology), the UCL, Institute of Education, University of London and its adjunct centre of Educational Neuroscience (PostDoc lectureship) as well as the International Brain Research Organisation (PostDoc training in applied neuroscience and neuroimaging)

Dr. Baadel holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Huddersfield, UK. He also holds a MBA from Canadian University Dubai and a Bachelor of Computer Science, from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

Dr. Taghreed Masri holds an EdD in TESOL from the University of Exeter. She has a Master’s degree in TESOL from the American University of Sharjah. She has a Bachelor degree in English language and literature from the United Arab Emirates University.

Ms. Yousef holds a Master degree in English Literary Research from University of Leicester, UK. Her research interests include teacher development & training, curriculum design and educational technology.