Fellow
Teach For Qatar
Total years of experience :3 years, 2 Months
Participated in a seven week training on education and development in independent schools in Qatar.
Taught English to students from various public and private schools in Qatar.
Developed lesson plans targeting differentiated learning in a student-centered learning environment.
Conducted research and field work as a lead student researcher on the “Advanced Financial Education for Transnational Families” project, an Undergraduate Research Experience Program Grant, funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
Developed a structured financial literacy curriculum for migrant workers and their households to provide workers with efficient long-term financial planning knowledge in: planning a migration, saving, budgeting, debt, and investment.
Wrote scripts using content derived from the Freedom From Hunger curricula, the International Labor Organization standards, and previous projects
Filmed and edited videos on financial literacy using Final Cut Pro.
Won the “Best Poster Presentation Award” in the Annual Research Conference 2014.
Traveled to Trivandrum in Kerala, India to conduct interviews with current/former migrants to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and their households to evaluate the impact of migration on their financial behavior.
Traveled to Chilaw in the Puttalam District, Sri Lanka to conduct interviews with current/former migrant workers to the GCC countries to evaluate the impact of migration on financial behavior.
Conducted interviews with migrants in Qatar on their financial behavior.
Organized two screenings to test the impact of these educational videos on migrant workers in Qatar.
Assisted in teaching students geography, history, and politics.
Taught students new and creative ways of developing their study skills by introducing time constrains, mnemonics devices and tools to aid their learning.
Conducted review sessions and one-on-one tutoring sessions.
Assisted Dr. John Crist in the “Science Productivity, Higher Education Development and the Knowledge Society
(SPHERE Project), ” aNational Priorities Research Program Grant funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
Managed data entry, merging, and analysis of a large dataset of scientific journal articles published in Qatar or in collaboration with a Qatar-based organization from 1980-2011 using STATA.
Produced and evaluated tables and graphs of the data analyzed to show changes and trends in higher education and research in Qatar.
Researched and designed a framework for greening Al-Ahli Hospital in Qatar to reduce electricity consumption, costs, and to become more environmentally sustainable
Managed Intellectual Property (IP) and delivery of project outcomes.
Edited National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) proposals for Al-Ahli Hospital.
Translated web content, contracts, and projects from English to Arabic.
Assisted in teaching students geography, history, and politics.
Taught students new and creative ways of developing their study skills by introducing time constrains,
mnemonics devices and tools to aid their learning.
Conducted review sessions and one-on-one tutoring sessions.
Covered Education City-wide events and published articles on the online blog.
Translated web content and press releases and published content using a Content Management System.
Translated articles from English to Arabic which were published in various Arabic newspapers.
Awarded Outstanding International Politics (IPOL) Student Award