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Administration & Staff

Full Time Faculty


•	Office of the President
•	Office of the Vice President
•	Office of the Provost
•	Academic Advising Center
•	Admissions
•	Central Services
•	External Relations
•	Finance Office
•	Human Resources
•	Institutional Effectiveness
•	Information Technology Support Services
•	Library
•	Marketing Communications
•	Registrar
•	Student Services
•	Administrative Assistants


•	School of Business Administration
•	School of Engineering
•	Mohammed Bin Rashid School For Communication
•	Department of Architecture
•	Department of Information Technology
•	Department of Interior Design
•	Department of Visual Communication
•	Division of Arts and Sciences
•	Center for English Proficiency
•	Laboratory Engineers




Name	Ext.	Email	Designation

Office of the President
Lance de Masi	+971 4 318 3101	ldemasi@aud.edu	President
Nada Karam	+971 4 318 3101	nkaram@aud.edu	Executive Assistant Office of the President
Susan Feneck	+971 4 318 3102	sfeneck@aud.edu	Special Assistant to the President
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Office of the Vice President
Elias Bou Saab	+971 4 318 3110	ebousaab@aud.edu	Executive Vice President
Aline Otaki	+971 4 318 3110	aotaki@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Office of the Executive Vice President
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Office of the Provost
Jihad Nader	+971 4 318 3601	jnader@aud.edu	Provost / Chief Academic Officer
Helena Byczynski	+971 4 318 3601	hbyczynski@aud.edu	Executive Assistant Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer
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Academic Advising Center
Ahmed Sharaan	+971 4 318 3324	asharaan@aud.edu	Academic Advisor – Undergraduate Business Students
Kalah Kemp	+971 4 318 3335	kkemp@aud.edu	Academic Advisor – Undergraduate Business Students
Hanane Zejly	+971 4 318 3334	hzejly@aud.edu	Academic Advisor – Engineering & Information Technology and Coordinator of Academic Advising Center
Suzanne Albanus	+971 4 318 3221	salbanus@aud.edu	Academic Advisor – Visual Communication and Interior Design
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Admissions
Carol Maalouf	+971 4 318 3170	cmaalouf@aud.edu	Director of Admissions
Bingbing Gai	+971 4 318 3176	bgai@aud.edu	Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator
Branka Bejatovic	+971 4 318 3177	bbejatovic@aud.edu	Admissions Assistant
Ksenia Valkovich	+971 4 318 3173	kvalkovich@aud.edu	Admissions Coordinator
Parissa Jalali	+971 4 318 3174	pjalali@aud.edu	Admissions Coordinator
Tannaz Fathi	+971 4 318 3172	tfathi@aud.edu	Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator
Zeina Tannir	+971 4 318 3171	ztannir@aud.edu	Associate Director of Admissions
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Central Services
Elie Sawaya	+971 4 318 3122	esawaya@aud.edu	Director of Central Services
Bahaa El Sheikh	+971 4 318 3128	belsheikh@aud.edu	Visa Officer
Ghassan Aschkar	+971 4 318 3123	gaschkar@aud.edu	Facilities Manager
Jörg Maak	+971 4 318 3329	jmaak@aud.edu	Logistics Supervisor
Tammam Tannous	+971 4 318 3502	ttannous@aud.edu	Security Supervisor
Wahib Jerdak	+971 4 318 3120	wjerdak@aud.edu	Central Services Coordinator
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External Relations
Mark Barnette	+1 305 831 5862	mbarnette@aud.edu	U.S. Liaison
Peggy Awad	+971 4 318 3138	pawad@aud.edu	External Relations Manager
Ghalia Ballan	+971 4 318 3112	gballan@aud.edu	External Relations Coordinator
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Finance Office
Maya Amiouny	+971 4 318 3150	mamiouny@aud.edu	Chief Financial Officer
Nathalie Sawaya	+971 4 318 3151	nsawaya@aud.edu	Students Financial Affairs Manager
Polly Noveno	+971 4 318 3153	pnoveno@aud.edu	Accounting Coordinator
Silvana Azcurra	+971 4 318 3154	sazcurra@aud.edu	Accounting Manager
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Human Resources
Lily Kawmi	+971 4 318 3140	lkawmi@aud.edu	Director of Human Resources
Nasim Milani	+971 4 318 3143	nmilani@aud.edu	General Administrative Assistant
Megan Hardie	+971 4 318 3141	mhardie@aud.edu	Human Resources Coordinator
Mirna Mouneimne	+971 4 318 3142	mmouneimne@aud.edu	Human Resources Coordinator
Yvonne Razo	+971 4 318 3143	yrazo@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Human Resources
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Institutional Effectiveness
Alicia Tartalo	+971 4 318 3126	atartalo@aud.edu	Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Jennifer Sheldon	+971 4 318 3127	jsheldon@aud.edu	Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Joanne Frigillano	+971 4 318 3124	jcfrigillano@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant for Institutional Effectiveness
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Information Technology Support Services
Frank Seifaee	+971 4 318 3481	fseifaee@aud.edu	Information Technology Services Manager
Roobi P Baby	+971 4 318 3125	pbroobi@aud.edu	Information Technology Supervisor
Abdul Gafoor Manningal	+971 4 318 3486	agafoor@aud.edu	SQL Programmer
Abhilash Thekkottil	+971 4 318 3483	athekkottil@aud.edu	Web Developer
Biju Kanan	+971 4 318 3490	bkanan@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Carole Frigillano	+971 4 318 3480	cnfrigillano@aud.edu	Helpdesk Analyst
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed	+971 4 318 3488	faliahmed@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Mohamed Saleem	+971 4 318 3489	msaleem@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Raffik Basha	+971 4 318 3485	rbasha@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Sabir Chalikandy Peddikayil	+971 4 318 3484	cpsabir@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Sirajuddin Kanoli Mohiudheen	+971 4 318 3491	sirajkm@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
Yusuf Ali Rassiwala	+971 4 318 3482	yrassiwala@aud.edu	Information Technology Specialist
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Library
David Moinette	+971 4 318 3180	dmoinette@aud.edu	Director of Library Services
Agustina Kassai	+971 4 318 3183	akassai@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation Desk
Faye Doran	+971 4 318 3184	fdoran@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation Supervisor
Gerardo Reyes	+971 4 318 3183	greyes@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Circulation
Homai Faridi	+971 4 318 3185	hfaridi@aud.edu	Librarian - Reference/Instruction
Satish Ranjalkar	+971 4 318 3182	sranjalkar@aud.edu	Librarian - Technical Services/Faculty Materials
Sheri Nafisi	+971 4 318 3183	snafisi@aud.edu	Library Assistant - Technical Services
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Marketing Communications
Reina Dib	+971 4 318 3109	rdib@aud.edu	Marketing Communications Manager
Layal Al Alam	+971 4 318 3105	lalam@aud.edu	Marketing Communications Coordinator
Rim Ibrahim	+971 4 318 3139	ribrahim@aud.edu	Marketing Communications Coordinator
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Registrar
Matilda Jabbour	+971 4 318 3190	mjabbour@aud.edu	Acting Registrar
Carla Valdez	+971 4 318 3193	cvaldez@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant - Registrar
Elin Archid	+971 4 318 3192	earchid@aud.edu	Registrar Support Officer
Judith Haddad	+971 4 318 3191	jhaddad@aud.edu	Senior Registration Coordinator
Nesrine Hamdache	+971 4 318 3194	nhamdache@aud.edu	Registration Coordinator
Zeina El Sheikh	+971 4 318 3192	zelsheikh@aud.edu	Registration Coordinator
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Student Services
Bushra Finaish	+971 4 318 3137	bfinaish@aud.edu	Assistant Dean of Student Services and Student Support Manager
Eileen Garcia	+971 4 318 3134	egarcia@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Student Services
Hiba El Sharu	+971 4 318 3119	helsharu@aud.edu	Career Services Coordinator
Joseph Nohra	+971 4 318 3420	jnohra@aud.edu	Athletics Coordinator
Nadine Maalouf	+971 4 318 3417	nmaalouf@aud.edu	Personal Counselor
Nelly Halabi	+971 4 318 3200	nhalabi@aud.edu	Health Center Director
Raya Al Barazi	+971 4 318 3133	ralbarazi@aud.edu	Housing Manager
Sue Hunter	+971 4 318 3131	shunter@aud.edu	Career Services Manager
Unaiza Goplani	+971 4 318 3136	ugoplani@aud.edu	Student Activities Coordinator
Youmna Saikali	+971 4 318 3132	ysaikali@aud.edu	Career Services Assistant Manager
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Administrative Assistants
Aylin Kfouri	+971 4 318 3468	akfouri@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Arts and Sciences
Carla Karam	+971 4 318 3303	ckaram@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Dean of the School of Business
Dalal Ghanim	+971 4 318 3212	dghanim@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Visual Communication
Eliane Tromb	+971 4 318 3495	etromb@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant MBRSC
Josephine Hosenilla	+971 4 318 3439	jhosenilla@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Information Technology
Majida Al Kadi	+971 4 318 3465	mkadi@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant CfEP
Mita Sahoo	+971 4 318 3405	msahoo@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant School of Engineering
Sharareh Faramarz	+971 4 318 3203	sfaramarz@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant Interior Design
Zainab Hamad	+971 4 318 3322	zhamad@aud.edu	Administrative Assistant School of Business Administration
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School of Business Administration
Teresa Pergher	+971 4 318 3326	tpergher@aud.edu	Executive Assistant Office of the Dean, School of Business Administration

Department of Management
Ahmad Kayali	+971 4 318 3312	akayali@aud.edu	Chair of Management and Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Benedikt Schwittay	+971 4 318 3319	bschwittay@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Management
Chafik Abid	+971 4 318 3115	cabid@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Damien Horigan	+971 4 318 3325	dhorigan@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Business Administration
Eric Benson	+971 4 318 3316	ebenson@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Decision Sciences
Evangellos Dedoussis	+971 4 318 3302	ededoussis@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Management
Khaldoun Ababneh	+971 4 318 3426	kababneh@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Lotfi Tadj	+971 4 318 3309	ltadj@aud.edu	Professor of Decision Sciences
Nilesh Khare	+971 4 318 3144	nkhare@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Scott Hall	+971 4 318 3336	shall@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Shadi Abouzeid	+971 4 318 3301	sabouzeid@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Shahin Bahrami	+971 4 318 3116	sbahrami@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Sharad Barkataki	+971 4 318 3340	sbarkataki@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management
Susan Zeidan	+971 4 318 3107	szeidan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Management

Department of Accounting and Finance
Mohammed Abu-Ali	+971 4 318 3224	mabuali@aud.edu	Chair of Finance and Accounting and Assistant Professor of Economics
Boaz Nandwa	+971 4 318 3118	bnandwa@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Economics
Casy (Kassim) Dakhlallah	+971 4 318 3342	kdakhlallah@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Finance
Jihad Nader	+971 4 318 3601	jnader@aud.edu	Professor of Finance
Karim Mimouni	+971 4 318 3113	kmimouni@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Finance
Moh'd Al Azzam	+971 4 318 3314	malazzam@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Economics
Ronald Lackland	+971 4 318 3339	rlackland@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Accounting
Scott Tan	+971 4 318 3338	stan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Accounting
Steven Buigut	+971 4 318 3117	sbuigut@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Economics
Vadhindran Rao	+971 4 318 3114	vrao@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Finance

Department of Marketing and Marketing Communications
Tarek Mady	+971 4 318 3307	tmady@aud.edu	Chair of Marketing and Marketing Communications and Associate Professor of Marketing
Dennis Lee	+971 4 318 3235	dlee@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing
Helene Cherrier	+971 4 318 3337	hcherrier@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing
Jim Grant	+971 4 318 3321	jgrant@aud.edu	Professor of Marketing
Kaleel Rahman	+971 4 318 3327	krahman@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing
Sara Kamal	+971 4 318 3411	skamal@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Marketing Communications
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School of Engineering
Alaa Ashmawy	+971 4 318 3440	aashmawy@aud.edu	Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering
Elias Saqan	+971 4 318 3403	esaqan@aud.edu	Chair and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering.
Hamid Shafiee	+971 4 318 3407	hshafiee@aud.edu	Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Ali El-Haj Mahmoud	+971 4 318 3438	aelhajmahmoud@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
Colin Christy	+971 4 318 3415	cchristy@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dima Jawad	+971 4 318 3445	djawad@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Edgar Small	+971 4 318 3447	esmall@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Hosni Ghedira	+971 4 318 3449	hghedira@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Jinane Biri	+971 4 318 3523	jbiri@aud.edu	Instructor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mohamad Nagi	+971 4 318 3428	mnagi@aud.edu	Director, Infrastructure Sustainability and Assessment Center
Reza Khosravani	+971 4 318 3499	rkhosravani@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Wael Bazzi	+971 4 318 3408	wbazzi@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering
Wathiq Mansoor	+971 4 318 3436	wmansoor@aud.edu	Professor of Computer Engineering
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Mohammed Bin Rashid School For Communication
Ali Jaber	+971 4 318 3451	ajaber@aud.edu	Dean of the Mohammed Bin Rashid School For Communication
Azadeh Saljooghi	+971 4 318 3424	asaljooghi@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies
Carol Moufarrej	+971 4 318 3443	cmoufarrej@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies
James St. Pierre	+971 4 318 3452	jstpierre@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Communication and Information Studies
Nina Hein	+971 4 318 3453	nhein@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies
Sophie Boutros	+971 4 318 3430	sboutros@aud.edu	Assistant to the Dean – MBRSC
Tom Hundley	+971 4 318 3429	thundley@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Communication and Information Studies
Wael Tahhan	+971 4 318 3423	wtahhan@aud.edu	Technical Supervisor – Editing and Studio Facility
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Department of Architecture
Nabyl Chenaf	+971 4 318 3227	nchenaf@aud.edu	Chair of Architecture and Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design Interim Chair of Interior Design
Alex Albani	+971 4 318 3241	aalbani@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Amer Rghei	+971 4 318 3237	arghei@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Georges Kachaamy	+971 4 318 3223	gkachaamy@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture
John Alexander Smith	+971 4 318 3226	jasmith@aud.edu	Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Jusri Devries	+971 4 318 3441	jdevries@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Tala Vaziri	+971 4 318 3242	tvaziri@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Wassim Bahr	+971 4 318 3230	wbahr@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
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Department of Information Technology
Khalid Khawaja	+971 4 318 3402	kkhawaja@aud.edu	Chair and Associate Professor of Information Technology
Adnan El Nasan	+971 4 318 3434	aelnasan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Basel Dayyani	+971 4 318 3432	bdayyani@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Information Technology
Haitham Tayyar	+971 4 318 3435	htayyar@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Hassan Zeineddine	+971 4 318 3437	hzeineddine@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Hicham El Zabadani	+971 4 318 3433	helzabadani@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Mulhim Al Doori	+971 4 318 3431	maldoori@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Information Technology
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Department of Interior Design
Nabyl Chenaf	+971 4 318 3227	nchenaf@aud.edu	Chair of Architecture and Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design Interim Chair of Interior Design
Alex Albani	+971 4 318 3241	aalbani@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Amer Rghei	+971 4 318 3237	arghei@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
John Alexander Smith	+971 4 318 3226	jasmith@aud.edu	Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Jusri Devries	+971 4 318 3441	jdevries@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Reem Habib	+971 4 318 3201	rhabib@aud.edu	CAD Assistant – Interior Design
Tala Vaziri	+971 4 318 3242	tvaziri@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Wassim Bahr	+971 4 318 3230	wbahr@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
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Department of Visual Communication
Roberto Lopardo	+971 4 318 3211	rlopardo@aud.edu	Chair of Visual Communication and Assistant Professor of Photography
Dina Faour	+971 4 318 3240	dfaour@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Elizabeth Monoian	+971 4 318 3205	emonoian@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Julia Townsend	+971 4 318 3204	jtownsend@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Visual Communication
Kenneth Curtis	+971 4 318 3239	kcurtis@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Visual Communication
Krassen Krestev	+971 4 318 3208	kkrestev@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Luis Castaneda	+971 4 318 3243	lcastaneda@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Marcelo Lima	+971 4 318 3206	mlima@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Art History
Michael Bray	+971 4 318 3207	mbray@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Visual Communication
Sarah Lahti	+971 4 318 3234	slahti@aud.edu	Associate Professor of Visual Communication
Wayne Osborn	+971 4 318 3209	wosborn@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Visual Communication
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Division of Arts and Sciences
Kevin Nawn	+971 4 318 3469	knawn@aud.edu	Interim Chair of Arts and Sciences and Assistant Professor of English
Ali Alizadeh	+971 4 318 3466	aalizadeh@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Ali Nabavi	+971 4 318 3414	anabavi@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Amal Amleh	+971 4 318 3413	aamleh@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Catherine Cook	+971 4 318 3477	ccook@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Chris Ward	+971 4 318 3442	cward@aud.edu	Associate Professor of English
Feras Hamza	+971 4 318 3454	fhamza@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies
Gail Hammill	+971 4 318 3448	ghammill@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Gerald Lege	+971 4 318 3410	glege@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator of Mathematics
James Henry	+971 4 318 3479	jhenry@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Jason Seeto	+971 4 318 3475	jseeto@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Jean Pierre Atanas	+971 4 318 3409	jpatanas@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Physics
Jessica Russell	+971 4 318 3472	jrussell@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
James (Jim) Clements	+971 4 318 3496	jclements@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Haitham Solh	+971 4 318 3498	hsolh@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Kamal AbdelMalek	+971 4 318 3416	kabdelmalek@aud.edu	Professor of Arabic Literature
Katherine Hall	+971 4 318 3478	khall@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Kirsty Williamson	+971 4 318 3473	kwilliamson@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Meis Moukayed	+971 4 318 3446	mmoukayed@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences and Coordinator of Science
Nycole Prowse	+971 4 318 3474	nprowse@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Pablo Roza Candas	+971 4 318 3455	prcandas@aud.edu	Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish
Perri Giovannucci	+971 4 318 3471	pgiovannucci@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Rhonda Lee Ernest	+971 4 318 3470	rlernest@aud.edu	Associate Professor of English
Richard Gauvain	+971 4 318 3425	rgauvain@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
Sandra Alexander	+971 4 318 3467	salexander@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Humanities
William Guéraiche	+971 4 318 3497	wgueraiche@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
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Center for English Proficiency
Silvia Fadel	+971 4 318 3460	sfadel@aud.edu	Instructor in English and Coordinator of the Center for English Proficiency (CfEP)
Amira Van Loan	+971 4 318 3461	avanloan@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
Anita Chehab	+971 4 318 3464	achehab@aud.edu	Instructor of English (CfEP)
Carmen Velica	+971 4 318 3463	cvelica@aud.edu	Instructor of English (CfEP)
John Phillips	+971 4 318 3462	jphillips@aud.edu	Assistant Professor of English
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Laboratory Engineers
Naziya Begum	+971 4 318 3404	nbegum@aud.edu	Computer & Electrical Engineering Laboratory Engineer
Nehemiah Paragoso	+971 4 318 3406	nparagoso@aud.edu	Civil Engineering Laboratory Engineer
Tariq Khwaja	+971 4 318 3418	tkhwaja@aud.edu	Computer & Electrical Engineering Laboratory Engineer
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