Personnel
Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Media
Dr. William F. Smith
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096281
- Hub 1,51
Dr. Ghada Abaido
- PhD, Ain Shams University (Egypt)
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096283
- CUD HUB 1-12
Dr. Lakhdar Chadli
- PhD in Art sciences, Gherassimov Academy of Cinematography (VGIK)
- Assistant Professor
- Professional Cinéma Board, Institut National de l'Image et du Son (INIS) Montréal (Canada)
- +971(4)7096270
- CUD HUB 1-47
Dr. Pablo Medina Aguerrebere
- PhD; Pamplona (Spain)
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096278
- CUD HUB 1-13
Dr. Kiray Khoury
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096834
- Hub 1,9
Dr. Zvezdan Vukanovic
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096860
- Hub 1,49
Department of Public Health
Dr. Aseel Takshe
- PhD, University of York (UK)
- Dean/Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096229
- HUB-15
Dr. Wissam Ghach
- PhD, University of Lorraine (France)
- Associate Professor
- Hub-46
Dr. Mohammed Alkhaldi
- PhD, University of Basel, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)
- Assistant Professor
- Hub-14
Dr. Sahar Issa
- PhD, University of Twente (The Netherlands)
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096228
- Hub- 49
Dr. Sabrina Chelli
- Researcher
- +971(4)7096195
Mrs. Rina Salhab
- MSc in Biochemistry, Beirut Arab University (Lebanon)
- Lecturer
- +971(4)70962819
- Hub 1,44
Department of Social Sciences
Dr. Ahmed Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla Al-Ali
- Assistant Professor
- +971(04)7096150
- Hub 1,15
Dr. Martin Kramar
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)709 6832
- Hub G,15
Dr. Alia El Naggar
- Assistant Professor
- +971(04)7096834
- Hub G,15
Dr. Mohammad Nami
- Assistant Professor
- +971(04)7096812
- Hub G,14
Dr. Viola Weber
- Assistant Professor
- +971(04)7096268
- Hub G,13
Department of Creative Industries
Mrs. Gayatri Nair
- Lecturer
- +971(4)7096869
School of Management
Dr. Syed Zamberi Bin Ahmad
- PhD, Hull University Business School
- Professor
- +971(4)709 6246
Dr. Rommel Pilapil Sergio
- PhD University of Liverpool, UK
- Professor
- +971(4)709 6823
Dr. Qian Long Kweh
- Ph.D. (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)
- Professor/Dean of Research and Innovation
- +971(4)7096285
- FOM 204 G
Dr. Soumaya Askri
- Assistant Professor
- Coordinator for HRM and Management
- +971(4)7096872
Dr. Rachid Alami
- PhD and MBA from Paris Dauphine University
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)709 6279
- FOM 101 G
Dr. Mohamed Noureldin Abdelhakim
- PhD in Management Information Systems (University of Salford, UK)
- Professor & Coordinator for E-Business and MITM programs
- +971(4)7096817
- FOM 207 1
Dr. Avraam Papastathopoulos
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)709 6244
- FOM G, 114
Dr. Muhammad Farooq Haq
- PhD (Charles Darwin University, Australia)
- Associate Professor
- Program Coordinator of Marketing
- +971(4)7096204
Dr. Elgilani Eltahir Elshareif Elhussain
- PhD University Putra Malaysia (AACSB Accredited), Malaysia, ACCA (UK) & Chartered Accountants (CA)
- Professor in Finance
- +971(4)7096211
- FOM 110 G
Dr. Muhammad Ikhlaas Gurrib
- PhD Curtin University, Australia
- Professor
- Program Coordinator for Accounting & Finance
- +971(4)7096140
- FOM 104 G
Dr. Agata Tatiana Stachowicz-Stanusch
- Professor
- +971(4)7096870
- FOM 107 G
Dr. Steven Kipkurgat Buigut
- Ph.D.
- Professor
- +971(4)7096871
- FOM 204 1
Dr. Leonardo Jose Mataruna Dos Santos
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096875
- FOM 203 1
Dr. Lilian Gheyathaldin Salih
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096845
- D2-09B
Dr. Rima Mishlawi Bizri
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096846
- D1-14
Dr. Zakariya Chabani
- PhD (Istanbul University, Turkey); PhD (HEC Alger, Algeria)
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096284
- OA6-1
Dr. Saida Harguem
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096862
- D3-01
Dr. Ettiene Paul Hoffman
- Doctor of Management (Swiss Management Centre University, Switzerland)
- Assistant Professor
- MGT 205
Dr. Kiran Tangri
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096814
- OA5-1
Dr. Samar Billi Noaman
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096875
- D3-05
Dr. Isaac Amoako
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096255
Dr. Saif Ur-rehman
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096275
- FOM 202 1
Attorney Eleonora Barson
- Attorney at Law Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma College of Law (USA), 1984
- Senior Lecturer
- +971(4)7096249
- C1-10.03
Ms. Insaf Mamoghli Lahouel
- MA, school of Economics and Management, University of Tunis, Tunisia
- Lecturer
- +971(4)7096267
- D3-05
Olga Starkova
- Lecturer
- +971(4)7096875
- D3-01
Ms. Seba S. N. Alrayyes Salwa
- Master’s in Business Administration (Abu Dhabi University, UAE)
- Academic Support Officer
- +971(4)7096213
- MGT 103
Ali Eissa
- B.Sc. Electronics Engineering
- Academic Support Officer
- +971(4)7096206
School of Architecture and Interior Design
Mr. Massimo Imparato
- Dean
- +971(4)7096806
- Hub G,25
Dr. Maha Salman
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096835
Dr. Seif Khiati
- Head of Department - Architecture
- +971(4)7096248
- C2-01
Dr. Constantin-Victor Spiridonidis
- Professor
- +971(4)7096142
- C2-01
Dr. Simona Azzali
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096247
- Hub 1, 43
Dr. Serkan Gunay
- PHD, Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096154
- C2-01
Ms. Zeineb Naouar Ep Fares
- Senior Lecturer
- +971(4)7096265
- C2-01
Ms. Sophie Johnson
- Master in Design History, Royal College of Art, London, UK
- Senior Lecturer and Head of Department
- +971(4)7096274
- HUB 01
Ms. Prisca Rosy Gracias E Monteiro
- Academic Support Officer - Interior Design
- +971(4)7096117
- C2-17
School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology
Dr. Sherif Moussa
- Ph.D. University of Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Dean, FEAST
- Associate Professor / Dean
- +971(4)7096200
- Hub 1,26
Dr. Firuz Kamalov
- PhD University of Nebraska (USA)
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096175
- Hub 108
Dr. Said Selim Elnaffar
- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor / Program Coordinator Computer, Software Design
- +971(4)7096821
- Hub 09
Dr. Haytham El-Messiry
- Associate Professor
- +971(4)7096299
- Hub 1,11
Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Nabil Ahmed Al-Gindy
- PhD University Bradford, United Kingdom
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor / Program Coordinator, Electrical Engineering
- +971(4)7096813
- Hub G,6
Dr. Ziad Zouheir El-Khatib
- PhD Carleton University (Canada)
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096269
- Hub G8
Dr. Rita Zgheib
- PhD University of Toulouse (France)
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor / Program Coordinator, Computer Science
- +971(4)70962874
- Hub G,8
Dr. Tamer Mohamed Abdellatif Mohamed
- Assistant Professor
- +971(04)7096822
- Hub G,10
Dr. Salih Rashid Majeed
- Ph.D. in Mechatronics Eng.
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096877
- Hub 1,39
Dr. Gandeva Bayu Satrya
- PhD University of Nebraska (USA)
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096876
- Hub G,7
Mr. Abdulhamid M.A. Alsbakhi
- Lecturer
- +971(04)7096843
- Hub G,9
Mr. Ahmed Ali Seyam
- Bachelor of Science in Computer science
- Lecturer
- +971(04)7096213
- Hub G,11
Mr. Adel Yousefi
- Teaching Assistant
- Hub 104
Dr. Ahmed El Sayed
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)709 6286
- Hub 101
Dr. Yasir Faheem
- Associate Professor
- Hub 07
Ms. Beverley Marais
- Academic Support Officer-FEAST
- +971(4)7096218
- Hub 1,21
First Year Students
Amal Al Zarooni
- First Year Students Officer
- +971(04)7096271
Department of General Education and Language
Dr. Taghreed Ibrahim Masri
- EdD; Exeter (UK)
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096885
- Hub 1,36
Dr. Miriam Walsh
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096288
- FOM AO8 1
Dr. Leila Benseddik
- Assistant Professor
- +971(4)7096866
- Hub 1,37
Ms. Khouloud Alnounou
- M.A. Hartford Seminary (USA)
- Lecturer
- +971(4)7096816
- B2-12
Ms. Sanaz Sotoudeh
- Masters in Arts, Collaborative Piano, The Royal Academy of Music, UK
- Lecturer
- +971(4)7096713
- FOM AO8 1
President
Prof. Karim Chelli
- CEO / President
Ms. Christine Joy Mandani Sangalang
- Admin Assistant
- +971(04)7096121
- FOM AO21 G
Academic Affairs
Dr. Dima Jamali
- PhD, University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom
- Vice President University Advancement
Human Resources & Administration
Mr. Yusri Ibrahim
- Senior HR Manager
- +971(4)709 6805
- Hub 1,31
Mr. Aiman Helwa
- Chief Operating Officer
- +971(4)709 6112
- Hub 1,27
Ms. Sunena Trisal
- HR Advisor
- +971(4)7096168
- Hub 1,33
Ms. Pari Shamsi
- People and Culture Specialist
- +971(4)7096134
- Hub 1,31
Mr. Jabeer Puthiypuryil
- Senior Payroll Officer
- +971(4)7096139
- Hub 1,33
Registration
Mr. Mohammad Ibrahem Sayed Yassen Elmoshnib
- Registrar
- +971(4)7096109
- C1-03
Mr. Waled Salim Aboud
- Associate Registrar
- Interim Recruitment Manager
- +971(4)7096242
- C1-02
Ms. Olga Beck
- Senior Registration Officer
- +971(4)7096201
- C1-02
Mr. Hosam Shahwan
- Registration Officer
- +971(4)7096233
- C1-02
Mr. Abdalla Khalil
- Registration Officer
- +971(4)7096149
- C1-02
Mr. Miar M. Y. Alagha
- Registration Officer
- +971(4)7096885
- C1-02
Mr. Roshan Avaran Suresh
- Registration Officer
- +971(4)7096897
- C1-02
Mr. Rizwan Nazeer Sheikh
- System Analyst
- +971(4)7096170
- B1-03
Ms. Myra Capitly Daguro
- Cashier
- +971(4)7096272
- C1-02
Mr. Abdelhadi Alaa Ahmed Raafat Amin Awad
- Cashier
- +971(4)7096182
- C1-02
Ms. Rachael Nyawari Kaigutha
- Cashier
- +971(04)7096180
- C1-02
Mr. Mohamed Khalaf Kandil Elfeky
- Community Outreach Officer
- +971(4)7096332
- C1-05
Student Affairs
Dr. Rami El Khatib
- Ph.D. in Biology Rutgers University (USA)
- Dean of Student Affairs
Ms. Reina Monsour
- Alumni and Transfer to Canada
- +971(4)7096236
Simran Siddiqui
- Student Counselor
- +971(4)7096273
Mr. Virginio Ragat Cortez
- Junior Student Affairs Officer
- +971(4)7096187
- HUB Majlis 2
Ms. Soumia Boucha
- Accommodation/ Transportation Officer
- +971(04)7096164
- HUB Majlis 2
Mr. Dusan Popovic
- Sports Coordinator
- +97147096136
- HUB Majlis 2
Ms. May El Khoury
- Career Services & Internship Coordinator
- +971(4)7096198
Juliana Kay Ortiz
- Student Life & Alumni Officer
- +971(4)7096886
- HUB Majlis 2
Maryam Farahmand
- Junior Student Life Officer
- +971(4)7096296
- HUB Majlis 2
Ms. Karema Kim Mordeno Fabillon
- Nurse
- +971(4)7096207
- Health Centre (alternate email: karema@cud.ac.ae)
Finance
Randall Hine
- Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Raman Malpani
- Senior Financial Analyst
- +971(4)7096185
- A1-01
Mr. Namsheed Khalid
- Student Accounts Manager
- +971(4)7096181
- A1-01
Ms. Rowena De Pedro Frias
- Procurement Assistant
- +971(4)7096258
- A1-20
Ms. Pinju Gheevarghese
- Junior Accounts Officer
- +971(4)7096889
- A1-04
Ms. Zarha Zamora Antoc
- Junior Accounts Officer
- +971(4)7096241
- A1-01
Mr. Faisal Palikkatil Sulaiman
- Print Centre & Procurement Assistant
- +971(4)7096184
- HUB 1,Registration
Information & Communication Technology
Mr. Aftab Hameed Khan
- ICT Director/Procurement Manager
- +971(4)7096106
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Mohammad Jabar Fayaz
- Associate Director - Application Systems
- +971(4)7096810
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Mohamed Rifckan Siyambalagaha Gedara Seyed
- ICT Infrastructure Manager
- +971(4)7096223
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Shanish Moidunni Vemmadathel
- System Engineer
- +971(4)7096202
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Firoz Sabath
- Web Developer
- +971(04)7096193
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Ayoub Abouabdillah
- Junior System Analyst
- +971(4)7096221
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Mohammad Thabzeel
- IT Desktop Engineer
- +971(4)7096222
- Hub G,ICT
Mr. Syed Saleem Kamal Batcha
- ICT Helpdesk Support Engineer
- +971(4)7096222
- Hub G,ICT
Physical Resources
Dr. Abraham Kurian
- Administration Manager
- +971(4)7096264
- Hub 1,35
Mr. Junas Andrino
- HSE / Facilities Officer
- +971(4)7096266
- Hub 1,35
Mr. Said Souakhri
- Public Relations Officer
- +971(4)7096288
- Reg PRO Office
Mr. Mohamed Lazhar Debbichi
- Public Relations Officer
- Reg PRO Office
Mr. Mourad Attou
- Guest Relations Officer
- Reg PRO Office
Mr. Samir Khalaf Sabry Kasem Amer
- Admin Officer
- +971(4)7096130
- HUB G, Security Office
Mr. Moideen Kutty Kallivalappil
- Maintenance Assistant
- Maintenance Room
Mr. Jameel Ahmed
- AC Technician
- Maintenance Room
Mr. Amanulla Mydeen Kattuva
- Office Assistant
- Hub G,Print Center
Marketing & Communications
Ayah Sharif
- Marketing Manager
Eva Allouche
- Communications Manager
- +971(4)7096293
- HUB 1,MARCOM office
Mr. Arash Behforooz
- Head of Branding
- +971(4)7096235
- HUB 1,Creative Zone
Mr. Stephane Gregory Chabas
- Media Technician Specialist
- +971(4)7096277
- HUB 1,Creative Zone
Mr. Roan Antony
- Web Developer
- +971(4)7096135
- HUB 1,MARCOM office
Tala Irbaye
- Social Media Specialist
- HUB 1,MARCOM office
Arathi Devadas
- Content Specialist
- HUB 1,MARCOM office
Learning Resource Centre
Ms. Menchie Aplaca Armillo
- Library Director
- +971(4)7096262
- CUD-HUB
Ms. Carolina Banayat
- Senior Librarian
- +971(4)7096259
- CUD-HUB
Sunil Joseph
- Librarian
- +971(4)7096261
- CUD-HUB
Ms. Raihanat Ahmad Abubakar
- Library Assistant
- +971(04)7096260
- CUD-HUB
Mr. Bumija Msumba
- Library Assistant
- +971(04)7096260
- CUD-HUB
Institutional Research and Planning
Dr. Muhammad Anwar
- Dean of IRP
- +971(04)7096107
- FOM G, IRP Office
Mr. Wajahat Khan
- Senior IRP Officer
- +971(4)7096295
- FOM G, IRP Office
Ms. Tina Daaboul
- Institutional Research Survey Officer
- +971(4)7096297
- FOM G, IRP Office
Mr. Karim Momtaz Al Sayed Soultan
- IRP Analyst
- +971(4)7096216
- FOM G, IRP Office
Dr. El Said Abdelmaguid Abdelghani Elemam
- Assistant Professor
- Institutional Research Specialist
- +971(4)7096190
- A1-15
Student Recruitment - Switchboard
Ms. Mekiya Mohammed Ali
- Events Assistant and Switchboard
- +971(4)7096853
- FOM Reception G
Ms. Rizalyn Ilagan Kerr
- Switchboard Operator
- +971(4)7096141
- C110-05
Community Outreach
Ms. Dalal Halalat
- Admin Officer
- +971(4)7096827
- Hub 1,50
Student Recruitment
Mr. Mustafa Ali Himmati
- Student Recruitment Manager
- +971(4)7096289
- Hub G,Garden
Mr. Jitesh Surti
- Officer - Student Recruitment
- +971(4)7096898
- Hub G,Garden
Ms. Danna Rammal
- Student Recruitment Officer
- Hub G,Garden
Ms. Wafiqa Elqassas
- Student Recruitment - Junior Officer
- +971(4)7096851
- Hub G,Garden
Mr. Mukhammad Masharipov
- Student Recruitment - Junior Officer
- +971(4)7096852
- Hub G,Garden
Ms. Loujane Alfarouqi
- Student Recruitment - Junior Officer
- +971(4)7096884
- Hub G,Garden
Ms. Hessa Rahimi
- Student Recruitment - Junior Officer
- +971(4)7096892
- Hub G,Garden