Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, College of Communication, University of Sharjah , United Arab Emirates.

She is a member of the Women and Scientific Research Committee at the same university, and a member of the “Wisconsin International Institute” since 1995.

She held the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah , and Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the same university. She also served as a member of several committees at the same university, including: the Graduate Affairs Committee, the University Media Committee, the Conferences and Seminars Committee, and the Graduate Studies Committee. She worked as a teacher at the United Arab Emirates University between 1998 and 1999.

She was a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Kindergarten Committee of the UAE Ministry of Education , and the Educational Media Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. She also served as a member of several committees at the United Arab Emirates University , including: the Cultural Committee, the Research Committee, the Research Arbitration Committee, and the Higher Council for the Arabic Language Committee.

She has dozens of published research papers, and has authored several books, including: “Emirati Media: Origins and Development” in 2014, “Satellite Channels and Emirati Society” in 2012, “Means of Communication in the United Arab Emirates” in 2012, and “The Emirati Child and the Media” in 2006.

She won several awards, including: “Rashid bin Saeed Award for Scientific Excellence” in 1988, “Mother of the Believers Award” in 2006, and “Emirates Appreciation Award in Science, Literature and Arts” in 2007.

She holds several degrees from Cairo University , including: a PhD in 1988, a postgraduate diploma in 1979, a BA in 1977, and a Master’s in 1983 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States of America.