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Dr. Hassan Nadhem is the Vice President of National Heritage, Policy and Press office at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad and a former Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities. A scholar, writer, and translator, he is the founding Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair for Interreligious Dialogue Studies at the University of Kufa and Editor-in-Chief of Kufa Review. He previously taught at universities in the UK, Libya, and Iraq, and has authored or translated twenty books along with numerous academic articles. His work focuses on intercultural studies, hermeneutics, and critical theory. He also co-founded several initiatives supporting dialogue, pluralism, and countering hate speech.

Dr. Imad Bachir holds a B.A. in Library and Information Studies from the Lebanese University and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from University College London. He worked as a Research Editor for Al-Hayat newspaper in London and Beirut (1988–2001) and began teaching at the Lebanese University in 1996, where he later served two terms as Director of the Faculty of Information. His roles include Director of Libraries at Qatar University, Manager of the Iraqi Journalists’ Training Program, and election expert for the Lebanese government and UNDP. A former Chair of IFLA MENA, he has been Dean of Libraries at AUIB since 2021.

Prof. Elizabeth Bishop is the Dean of the College of International Studies at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad. She holds a PhD in the history of the modern Middle East from the University of Chicago (1997). Dr. Bishop has served on notable academic committees, including the George Perkins Marsh Book Prize Committee for the American Society for Environmental History and the L. Carl Brown Book Prize Committee for the American Institute for Maghrib Studies. She is co-editor of Imperialism on Trial (2006) and a founding associate editor of Altralang journal at Université d’Oran 2 in Algeria.

Prof. Mohamad Hamade is a distinguished economics professor with a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University (1998). He spent most of his academic career at Notre Dame University, Lebanon, where he chaired the Economics Department from 2004 to 2017. In 2021, he joined the American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB), serving as Dean of the College of Business until 2023, and is now a professor of economics. His research interests are in applied microeconomics, particularly tourism, public finance, and education. He has also consulted for The World Bank, UNDP, and many others.

Prof. Burke is an experienced appellate attorney who has argued before the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit, and New Jersey courts at all levels. He later served as Assistant Executive Director of the NJ Law Revision Commission, drafting legislative reports and recommendations. Internationally, he has advised the Ministry of Finance in Estonia on establishing a securities market, served as Rector and Professor of Law at two European institutions, and consulted for LEXIS/NEXIS. From 2008–2014, he was Professor of Law and Department Chair at KIMEP University in Kazakhstan. He currently serves as Professor (elect) at RISEBA University and of counsel to Sayat Zholshy & Partners, with expertise in documents-only arbitration.

Prof. Ben Hoffiz joined the American University of Iraq–Baghdad in 2020 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a PhD from the University of Arizona and BA/MA degrees from the University of Michigan. With over 25 years of professional experience, he is committed to student-centered, research-based teaching. Dr. Hoffiz established the curriculum standards and course offerings for AUIB’s Literature Major and Minor and also serves as the academic advisor for the Literature Major. His contributions further include test development, assessment standards, student success initiatives, and translation and editing of academic texts.

Prof. John Wall holds degrees in philosophy, English, and literature from University College Cork, the University of Warwick, and the University of Auckland, along with a postgraduate diploma in English pedagogy from the University of Canterbury. His career includes research on educational technology in Ireland and teaching modernist, classical, and world literatures in Northern Cyprus, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. He is currently Associate Professor of English at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad. His publications focus on European modernism, cultural space, and post-modernist aesthetics, and he has contributed to interdisciplinary work in IT and economics. His current research uses Deleuzean concepts to explore literary aesthetics.

Dr. Muslih Irwani is an Associate Professor of Social and Public Policy at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad. He holds a PhD in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Nottingham, UK. His research focuses on social protection, governance, migration, displacement, and social cohesion. He has provided policy advice and consultancy on minorities, displacement, and development. Irwani has taught at several institutions, including the American University of Kurdistan, Salahaddin University, the University of Kurdistan Hawlêr, and the University of Nottingham. He is a Co-Investigator on the UKRI-funded GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub and a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Dr. Munther S. Alnajjar is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad. Prior to AUIB, he served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Madaba in Jordan. He began his career as a hospital pharmacist in Jordan, later advancing to senior clinical pharmacy and drug information roles in major hospitals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He holds a PhD in Clinical Pharmacy from Queen’s University Belfast, focused on combating antibiotic resistance. Since 2015, he has taught extensively, supervised MSc research, and published widely, bringing two decades of clinical, academic, and research experience to AUIB.

Dr. Constantin Katsakioris holds a PhD in contemporary history from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. He previously served as a junior researcher on the project “African Elites Educated in the former Socialist Bloc” at EHESS and later taught as a lecturer and visiting professor at the universities of Leipzig and Bayreuth. He has been affiliated with the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies, the German Orient Institute in Beirut, and Charles University in Prague as a senior PRIMUS researcher and lecturer. He is currently Associate Professor of History at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad

Dr. Sami Jabarkhail has extensive professional experience in the United States, Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. His professional background spans program development, international exchange, recruitment, research, humanitarian and development work. A former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Jabarkhail was also selected as a delegate to the 2014 NATO Future Leaders Summit.

Dr. Osama A. Elkashty is an Assistant Professor and Course Director of Oral Medicine and Pathology at the American University of Iraq–Baghdad. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology at Mansoura University in Egypt and directed oral pathology programs at New Mansoura University and Delta University. He earned his PhD in Craniofacial Health Sciences from McGill University, specializing in cancer stem cells and oral carcinogenesis. With over 20 publications, an H-index of 12, and numerous international awards, he is recognized for contributions to oral pathology and molecular oncology. He also founded Elite Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Laboratory and co-founded Elnokhba Dental Centers.

Innovative researcher and educator specializing in AI applications in healthcare, high-performance computing, space medicine, medical imaging, and neonatal medicine. Over 20 years of experience in developing machine learning models for clinical diagnostics, supercomputing applications in biomedical research, and advanced imaging techniques. Passionate about leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize healthcare technologies and enhance patient outcomes. Strong background in medical device development, radiology applications, and computational modeling for healthcare solutions.

Dr. Syed Waqar Haider is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the College of Business, AUIB. He holds a PhD in Marketing from the AACSB-accredited Xi’an Jiaotong University and an MBA in Marketing. His research focuses on consumer behavior, digital and sustainable marketing, and social media. He has published in leading journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, and SAGE Open. Dr. Haider has presented at global conferences including ICCMI and IEEE ICFTS and serves as an associate editor, guest editor, and reviewer for multiple journals. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and received the Best Young Researcher Award in 2024.