Profile

College / Department
Teaching areas
Al-Andalus, Arab heritage, Arabic as a foreign language, Arabic sociolinguistics, translation theory
Research areas
Arabic dialectology, Arabic historical linguistics, Gulf Arabic
Education
PhD, Arabic Language And Linguistics, University of Michigan, United States, 1995
Professional experience
Professor, Arabic And Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2022 - Present
Head Of Department, Arabic And Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2016 - 2022
Professor, Department Of Arabic And Near Eastern Languages, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2014 - 2016
Chair, Department Of Arabic And Near Eastern Languages, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2013 - 2016
Associate Professor, Department Of Arabic And Near Eastern Languages, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2009 - 2014
Visiting Associate Professor, Department Of Arabic And Near Eastern Languages, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2007 - 2009
Visiting Associate Professor, Department Of Arabic And Islamic Studies, Georgetown University, DC, United States, 2006 - 2007
Associate Dean, Instructional Affairs, The American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2004 - 2006
Director, Arabic And Translation Studies Division, School Of Professional Studies,, American University of Cairo, Egypt, 1993 - 2006
Memberships
International Foundation for the Study of Arabia, June 2017
International Association of Maltese Linguistics, June 2013
American Association of Teachers of Arabic, June 1999
Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe, March 1998
Arabic Linguistic Society, May 1992
Contact
+971 6 515 2528