Dean of Research – Faculty Accomplishments

2024 Accomplishments

Professor Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, presented a paper online titled “The Incoherence of Western Philosophers and the Gaza Genocide,” at the “Zionism and Academia: Pressures, Fears, and Challenges” Conference, the 24th International Beth Al-Maqdis Academic Symposium, April 18-20, Mardin Artuklu University, Turkey.

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Dr. Ibrahim Hroub, an Instructor in the Department of Arabic and Interactive Media, had his co-authored article titled,” Academic stress and cyberloafing among university students: the mediating role of fatigue and self-control,” published in Humanities and Social Communications Journal, vol. 11, 2024. The Journal is indexed in SSCI and ranks as a Q1 journal in Scopus. The article can be accessed at the following links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-02930-9

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Prof. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof. of English, had his article titled,” Neoliberal contradictions, necrocapitalist nightmares: questions of human agency and free will in Ahmed Sa’dawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad”, published online in Middle Eastern Literatures Journal, 1 March 2024. The Article can be accessed at this link.

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Prof. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof. of English, had his interview on “The Hunger Games” published in the Tehran Times, Feb 13, 2024. The interview can be accessed here.

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Mr. Yacoub Al-Qasasfa, Instructor in Humanities Department, had his article titled,”The Status of Urban System in Bethlehem Governorate: Study on Urban Geography,” published in Al-Najah University Journal for Research-B (Humanities), Vol.38, no. 2, 2024, pp. 239-264. The Article can be accessed at this link.

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Prof. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof. of English, had his chapter, “El Frankenstein de Žižek: Modernidad, crítica antiilustrada y debates en la izquierda1,” published in the collection, Slavoj Žižek: Como pensar con claridad en un mundo al reves, edited by Nicol Barria-Asenjo, LOM ediciones, Santiago, 2024, pp. 251-278.

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2023 Accomplishments

Dr. Ibrahim Hroub, an Instructor in the Department of Arabic and Interactive Media, had his article titled,” Exploring the Nexus of Citizen Journalism, Technology, and Psychology: Insights from Palestinian Journalists,” published in Journalism Practice, 2023. This journal is classified as a Q1 category in Scopus. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17512786.2023.2288588

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Editor in Chief of the Bethlehem University Journal, gave an interview on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza to ICL Noticias, Brazil, Oct 21, 2023.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Editor in Chief of the Bethlehem University Journal, participated in a round table titled, “Palestine: Understanding the War on Gaza feat. Anita Zsurzsán and Jamil Khader,”organized by Study Groups on Psychoanalysis and Politics, Youtube, Oct 20, 2023.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Editor in Chief of the Bethlehem University Journal, had his oped, ““Media’s Selective Moral Outrage Manufactures Consent for Palestinian Genocide,” published in Truthout, as part of the series Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation, October 18, 2023.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department, participated via Zoom in a symposium on Mental Health , universal Human Right t, in cooperation with D.O Psychology , A.M.U. Aligarh University, India, October 11, 2023.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his op-ed, “Huwwara and Stella Maris: The Truth about Judicial Overhaul, Israeli Protests,” published in The Palestine Chronicle, August 1, 2023. The op-ed can accessed at the following link: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/huwwara-and-stella-maris-the-truth-about-judicial-overhaul-israeli-protests/

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his op-ed, “Organized Crime is Linked to Messianic Zionist Terrorism and Necrocapitalism,” published in The Palestine Chronicle, August 6, 2023. The op-ed can accessed at the following link: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/organized-crime-is-linked-to-messianic-zionist-terrorism-and-necrocapitalism/

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Dr. Omar Abed Rabo, Associate Professor of Islamic History and Archaeology and Chairperson of the Humanities Department, had his chapter titled,” Islamic culture-religious life in Jerusalem on the eve of the First Crusade,” published in Exploring Outremer Volume I: Studies in Medieval History in Honour of Adrian Boas, edited by Rabei G. Khamisy, Rafael Y. Lewis, and Vardit R. Shotten-Hallel, Routledge, 2023.

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Ms. Hiba Jaraiseh, an Instructor in the Chemistry Department, Ms. Sireen Radwan, a Lab Assistant in the Chemistry Department, Ms. Minerva Jaraysah, an Instructor in the Social Sciences Department, and Dr. Hanan Hazboun, Assistant Professor in the Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty, had their article titled,” Hydroquinone amount in selected skin-whitening creams, awareness and attitude among women in Palestine,” published in European Chemical Bulletin, vol.12, no.5, 2023. The journal is indexed in Scopus and enjoys a 6-H-Index. This publication was funded by a MOHE grant through Bethlehem University and can be accessed at this link.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology, presented a paper titled, “Patience and its relationship to Stress Tolerance in the medical system in the Bethlehem Governorate during the Corona Pandemic ,” at the 1st Jordanian Conference on Mental Health,, which was held in Amman, Jordan, 25th -26th May 2023.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, participated in a book talk about Inside the Leviathan: Palestinian Experiences in Israeli Universities (2022), edited by Yara Sa’di-Ibraheem and Khaled Fourani. The event was hosted by Dr. Laura Adwan and organized by Insaniyat, the Society of Palestinian Anthropologists, via zoom, May 24, 20203.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department, had her article, “Patience and its relationship to stress tolerance in relation to demographic factors of the medical system in Bethlehem Governorate during the COVID-19 pandemic,” published in Frontiers in Psychology ,vol. 14, 2023. The journal is indexed in Scopus and has a 133 H-index. The article can be accessed at the following link: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1059589

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Dr. Ibrahim Horoub, an Instructor at the Department of Interactive Media, had his article, “Understanding media empowerment: citizen journalism in Palestine,” published in Humanities and Social Science Communications Journal, 10, 32, (2023). The journal enjoys H-index 12 and IF 2.772. This article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01526-z

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2022 Accomplishments

Dr. Ibrahim Horoub, an Instructor at the Department of Interactive Media, had his co-authored article, “Empowering leadership and his job satisfaction of academic staff in Palestinian Universities: Implications of leaders-member exchange and trust in leader ,” published in Frontiers in Psychology Journal 2022 . This article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1065545/full?utm_source=F-NTF&utm_medium=EMLX&utm_campaign=PRD_FEOPS_20170000_ARTICLE

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Žižek’s Frankenstein: Modernity, Anti-Enlightenment Critique and Debates on the Left,” published in Enrahonar. An International Journal of Theoretical and Practical Reason, 2022, 1-23. Enrahonar is indexed in Scopus and enjoys an H-2 index. The article can be accessed at this link.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Associate Professor in Department of Social Sciences, had his co-authored article, “Cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment in Europe: Position statement of the European Consortium on Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology (ECCroN),” published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 36(3), 546-557, 2022.
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2021.1981456. (JCR, SCOPUS).

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Associate Professor in Department of Social Sciences, had his co-authored article,” Cultural considerations in neuropsychological assessment of Arab Populations,” published in Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment: Developing Understanding through Global Case Studies, edited by F. Irani (Routledge, Ny), 2022.

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Dr. Jutta Haser, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, had her co-authored article titled, “Eine nationale Datenbank und die Archive der jordanischen Museen,” in the Antike Welt, vol. 2, 2022.

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Dr. Jutta Häser, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, coedited and co-authored the Preface to Volume 3 of the Final Reports of the Tall Zirāʿa, the Gadara Region Project (2001-2011) Late Bronze Age (Gütersloh Verlag, Gütersloh 2022) 1–9.

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Dr. Jutta Häser, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, coauthored an article titled, “Catalogue of Cylinder Seals,” in Tall Zirāʿa: The Gadara Region Project (2001-2011), Vol. 3 Late Bronze Age, edited by D. Vieweger & Jutta Häser (Gütersloh Verlag, Gütersloh 2022) 489–515.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Netflix’s Mo: From PC to Egalitarian Comedy,” published in the Palestine Chronicle, Oct 18 2022, at this link.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “RELOADING LAUGHTER: ŽIŽEK AND A THEORY OF COMEDY,” published in the Philosophical Salon, Oct 17 2022, at this link.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Welcome to the Metaverse: Social Media, the Phantasmatic Big Other, and the Anxiety of the Prosthetic Gods,” published in Rethinking Marxism, 34:3, 2022, pp. 397-405, DOI: 10.1080/08935696.2022.2111957. Rethinking Marxism is indexed in Scopus and enjoys a 27 H-Index. To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/08935696.2022.2111957

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Associate Professor in Department of Social Sciences, had his co-authored article, “What can we learn from observing children and parents in play activities in contexts of oppression in Palestine?,” published in 30th EECERA Annual Conference, ‘Cultures of play: Actors, Affordances and Arenas,’ Glasgow, Scotland (23rd – 26th August 2022).

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Dr. Laura Adwan, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, presented a paper titled, ”In Search for ‘Amān/ (Safety-in-Dignity): Experiences of Displaced Iraqi Professionals in Jordan,” at the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Biennial conference in Belfast, United Kingdom: EASA2022: Transformation, Hope and the Commons, on 26 July 2022.

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Ms. Minerva Jaraysah, Instructor A at Social Sciences Department, had her article titled, “The Inclusion of child protection concept at the Palestinian University 2022,” published in the Bethlehem University Journal, Vol. 39, June 2022.

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Dr. Mumen Al-Badarin, Assistant Professor in the Arabic Department, had his article titled, “Repetition in Anthology of Fadwa Tuqan’s July and The Other Thing: A stylistic Study,” published in REMAH Journal for research and studies, volume 67, June 2022. The journal can be accessed at this link.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, presented a paper titled, “Neoliberal Contradictions in Aḥmad Sa’dāwī’s Frankenstein in Baghdad,” at the Post-Millennial MENAWA Conference: New Approaches to Literature, Translation and Creative Expression, A two-day interdisciplinary conference, Lancaster University (online), June 21-22, 2022.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, presented a paper titled, “Necrocapitalism in Literature and Culture,” on a special panel on Poverty and Inequality, at the The Catholic University, Environmental Justice, and Research for a Sustainable Future: Inaugural Conference of the Consortium of Catholic Universities. the University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, Rome, Italy, June 18-20, 2022.

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Ms. Minerva Jaraysah, Instructor at Social Sciences Department, presented online a paper titled, “Child protection in Palestine (distance speech ),” at the Inaugural Conference of the Consortium of Catholic Universities, organized by the Consortium of Catholic Universities, the University of Notre Dame, Rome, Italy, 16-18 June 2022.

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Dr. Mumen Al-Badarin, Assistant Professor in Arabic Department, had his article titled, “National Expression and Words of Nature in Abdul Kareem Al Karmi’s Min Filisteen Rishati, in Dirasat and Abhath Journal (University of Jelfa in Algeria), volume 14, Issue 2, April 2022, pp. 676-682. The article can be accessed here.

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2021 Accomplishments

Dr. Zein Al-Abideen Al-Awawdeh, presented a paper titled, “The evidence of mountain space in The Spirits of Kilimanjaro, by Ibrahim Nasrallah: A cultural semiotic reading,” at The Eighth Narrative Forum – Narrative and the Mountain, organized by AlQalamiah League Association, Madanin, Tunisia, 2 and 3-12-2021.

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Dr. Jutta Haser, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, had published her article, “A new archaeological survey find at aḍ-Ḍabānīya in the al-Ḥamrā’ region / North Oman” published in Klänge der Archäologie: the Festschrift for Prof. Ricardo Eichmann, edited by A. Hausleiter, M. van Ess, B. Müller-Neuhof, C. Bührig, I. Gerlach, Orient-Archäologie (VML, Rahden/Westf, 2021) 1-8.

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Dr. Jutta Haser, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, had published her article, “A new archaeological survey find at aḍ-Ḍabānīya in the al-Ḥamrā’ region / North Oman” published in Klänge der Archäologie: the Festschrift for Prof. Ricardo Eichmann, edited by A. Hausleiter, M. van Ess, B. Müller-Neuhof, C. Bührig, I. Gerlach, Orient-Archäologie (VML, Rahden/Westf, 2021) 1-8.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Associate Professor in Department of Social Sciences, presented a paper titled,” Semantic Fluency Test Performance of Moroccan Children: A Cultural Perspective,” at the APA Convention, San Diego, CA, the USA (12-15/8/2021).

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his chapter, “The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Crisis of Signification in Israel/Palestine: Biopolitics, Reinvented Communism, and Conspiracy Theories,” published in The Psychology of Global Crises and Crisis Politics, edited by Irene Starsser and Martin Dege, Palgrave, 2021, pp 289-310.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department, participated via Zoom in a symposium on the management of suicide cases, diagnosis and treatment, in cooperation with the Palestine Trauma Center in Britain and with the Sustainable Psychotherapy center in London and the University of Birmingham, Britain, September 8, 2021.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and editor in-chief of The Bethlehem University Journal, presented a paper titled,” Bethlehem University’s E-Learning Experience,” at the Palestinian Educational Symposium: Perspectives Towards Sustainability of E-Learning in Palestine, April 7-8, 2021.

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2020 Accomplishments

Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his article, “Al-ussuliya Al-Islamiya fi Qera’at Slavoj Žižek”[Islamic Fundamentalism in Slavoj Žižek’s Interpretation],” published in AlIrhab fi Alniqash Alfalsafi: Alfahm walthagharat [Terrorism in PhilosophicalDiscussions: Theories and Gaps], edited by Rashid lKhayon et al. Al- Mesbar Studies and Research Center, Dubai, 2020, pp. 201-212. , Dubai, 2020, pp. 201-212.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, Reactualizing Hegel: Žižek, the Universality of Islam, and Its Political Potentiality (Revisiting “the Archives of Islam”), published in Sophia: The International Journal of Philosophy and Traditions, 59, 3, 2020. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11841-020-00799-0

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences Department, presented a paper titled, “Coronavirus effect on the mental health of universities students,” the Arab American University, Jenin, Oct 26, 2020 (Via Zoom program).

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and the editor-in-chief of the Bethlehem University Journal, presented a paper titled, “Recodifying the Refugee: Palestine, Unspeakable Traumas, and Global Solidarity,” at the “Memory and Trauma Through History and Culture: Migrations Symposium, the Department of Humanities, Simon Fraser University, Canada, Oct 10, 2020.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and the editor-in-chief of the Bethlehem University Journal, had a conversation titled, “Narrating Palestine, Identity and Post-Colonial Discourses,” with Professor Hatem Bazian, Berkeley University, over Zoom, Oct 3, 2020. The conversation can be accessed at the following link: https://youtu.be/ikNWjrCD3_0.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department, presented a paper titled, “The indicators of suicide among Palestinian students,” at the International Webinar on “Suicide Issues, Challenges and Prevention practice, the School of Psychology, Nepal (TSOP Nepal), Association of Psychologists in Nepal (APN) and Psychdesk Foundation, September 9, 2020.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology, presented a paper titled, “Personality traits and its relationship to some variables in orphan children in the West Bank ” at the 28th European Congress of Psychiatry, which was held on 4-7 July 2020, Madrid, Spain. ( virtual congress).

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Associate Professor of Psychology, has her article, “Personality Traits and their Relationship to Some Variables in Orphan Children in the West Bank” published in the International Journal of Educational & Psychological Studies (EPS), Vol 7, Issue 3, Article 8.(2020)

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor in Social Sciences Department, had his article titled,” Using Empirically supported assessments with cultural minority clients: Are they effective?”, in Handbook of Cultural Factors in Behavioral Health, eds, Benuto L., Gonzalez F., Springer 2020, pp. 53-61.

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Prof Jamil khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, Architectural parallax, neoliberal politics and the universality of the Palestinian struggle: Banksy’s Walled Off hotel, published in the European Journal of Cultural studies, vol. 23, no. 1-2, 2020, pp. 1-21. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1367549420902787

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor in Social Sciences Department, had his article titled,”Influence of Socio-Economic Status on Psychopathology in Ecuadorian Children”, in Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00043

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Mr. Imad Abu Dayyeh, Lecturer in English Department, had his article titled,” Use and Evaluation of Computer-Aided Translation Tools (CAT) on the Word Level from the Perspective of Palestinian Translators and Translation Trainers,” published in Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 4(1), pp.11-130, 2020. The article can be accessed at the following link: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol4no1.9

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2019 Accomplishments

Dr. Nahida Al-Arja , Assistant Professor of Psychology, had her article, Happiness and its relationship with well – being and religiosity among a sample of college students from Palestine”, The article was co-authored with researchers from Alexandria University, Prof Ahmed Abd AlKhalek and Prof Taiseer Abdallah from al Quds University, published in the Arab Journal Psychology, Vol 4, pp. 32-45 (2019).

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Shada Abuawad-Shahin, Instructor in English Department, had her article titled, “Rethinking Palestinian exile: Inherent loss and the object of desire in Mourid Barghouti’s I Saw Ramallah,” in Bethlehem University Journal, vol. 36, 2019.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences Department, had his co-authored chapter, “Refugiados: del estrés cotidiano al brutal drama” published in Un villano llamado estrés Cómo impacta en nuestra salud, edited by Peralta Ramirez, Ediciones Pirámide, 2019. The book was published in Spanish.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Slavoj Žižek ,” published in the Oxford Bibliographies in Literary and Critical Theory. This article can be accessed at: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780190221911/obo-9780190221911-0080.xml?rskey=0Bm4cD&result=1&q=jamil+khader+zizek#f

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and English Professor, had his article, “After Manama: Failed propaganda and the consolidation of authoritarian powers,” published in the Middle East Monitor, Aug 3, 2019.,The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190803-after-manama-failed-propaganda-and-the-consolidation-of-authoritarian-powers/

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Dr. Omar Abedrabo, Assistant Professor at Humanities department, had his co-authored article titled,”Islamic Ziyāra and Halal hospitality in Palestine: Al-Ḳuds ‘Jerusalem’, al-K̲h̲alīl ‘Hebron’ and Bayt Laḥm ‘Bethlehem’ between 2011 and 2016,” published in the Routledge Handbook of Halal Hospitality and Islamic Tourism, ed C. Michael Hall & Girish Prayag, Routledge, 2019.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his chapter, ” Dystopian dark tourism, fan subculture and the ongoing Nakba in Banksy’s walled Off heterotopia,” published in Tourism and Hospitality in Conflict-Ridden Destinations, eds. Rami K. Isaac, Erdinç Çakmak, Richard Butler, Routledge, 2019. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.routledge.com/Tourism-and-Hospitality-in-Conflict-Ridden-Destinations-1st-Edition/Isaac-Cakmak-Butler/p/book/9781138615212

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “McJesus in Palestine: Using bad art to whitewash Israel’s crimes”, published in Al-Jazeera in English, Jan 17 2018. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/mcjesus-palestine-bad-art-whitewash-israel-crimes-190115155534587.html

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, moderated a panel  at the Psychological Counseling conference  , which was held at the Arab American University, Jenin, Jan 9,2019

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2018 Accomplishments

Dr. Ahmad Fasfous, Assistant Professor in Social Sciences Department, had his co-authored article titled,”Interaction between Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Development in Children Aged 7, 9, and 11 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study”, published in Developmental Neuropsychology, vol. 43, no. 8, 2018, pp. 1-16.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, presented a paper titled, “Marx’s ‘Particular Species-Being’ and the Universality of the Palestinian Struggle,” on the Marx and Critical Theory Today Panel, at Karl Marx: The Untimely Contemporary Conference. Bir Zeit University, Dec 10, 2018.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, gave a keynote lecture titled, “Mimesis and Alterity in Transnational Feminist Writings,” at the Change Through Repetition: Mimesis as a Transformative Principle between Art and Politics, the Munich Doctoral Program for Literature and the Arts, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2018.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor of Psychology, presented a paper titled, “Happiness and its relationship with well – being and religiosity among a sample of college students from Palestine” at the 5^th  International Jordanian Psychiatric Conference, Aman, Jordan,25-27 Oct.,2018.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, had her article, “Love of Life among Palestinian Students in the West Bank and its Relationship with Selected Variables,” published in the International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue (2), September –2018, pp. 30-38.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, presented a paper titled, “Banksy’s Walled-Off Heterotopia: Memory, Structural Violence and the Universality of the Palestinian Struggle,” at the PLURALISTIC MEMORIES PROJECT Conference: Rethinking Memory Studies/ Global Perspectives, that was held at the Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah, Sep 5-6, 2018.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Rehumanizing Palestinians? Radicalize the Struggle,” published in The Philosophical Salon: The Los Angeles Review of Books, July 9, 2018. The article can be accessed at the following link:   https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/rehumanizing-palestinians-radicalize-the-struggle/

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Dr. Bilal Salameh, Assistant Professor of Social Science, had his article titled,”The Social Actor: A Critical Appraisal of the Palestinian Context and its Challenges”, published in Contemporary Arab Affairs Journal, 11(1-2), pp. 213-234. DOI: 10.1525/caa.2018.000013. This article can be accessed at the following link: https://caa.ucpress.edu/content/11/1-2/213

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Dr. Lina Khamis, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, had her book titled, Cultural Policy in Jordan. System, Process, and Policy, published in Springer’s series Briefs in Political Science, 2018. The book is 127 pages long.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “The Great March of Return and the Angel of History,” published on Mondoweiss April 3, 2018. The article can be accessed at the followinglink:  https://mondoweiss.net/2018/04/great-return-history/

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Prof Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, presented a paper titled, presented a paper titled,  “Paradise Lost: Documentary films and the failure of representation.” Language, definition, Representation Panel, The Legacy of Edward Said Conference, Turin University, March 2, 2018.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, presented a paper titled, “Edward Said, the Textuality of Memory, and the (Un)Writing of the Nakba,” Memory and Identity Panel, The Legacy of Edward Said Conference, Turin University, March 1, 2018.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his article, “Palestinians Must Unite With Others the Trump Administration Deems Disposable,” published on Truthout, Jan 22, 2018. This article can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/43272-palestinians-must-unite-with-others-the-trump-administration-deems-disposable

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2017 Accomplishments

Dr. Lina Khamis, Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department, had her article titled, “Social media and Palestinian youth culture: the impact of new information and media technologies on cultural and political development in Palestine,” published in the Journal of Development Communication, Vol, 27, No.2, December 2017, pp30-46.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had an interview with France 24 (French) on the Walled Off Hotel and Banksy. This interview emerged out of his IRG work on Banksy. The interview can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.france24.com/fr/20171201-bethleem-cisjordanie-culture-banksy-mur-hotel-walled-off-annemarie-jacir

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Liberal Politics and the Challenge of White Supremacy: Anti-anti-Eurocentrism and the Question of Identity Politics,” was published on The Philosophical Salon, a channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books. The article can be accessed at the following link:

https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/liberal-politics-and-the-challenge-of-white-supremacy-anti-anti-eurocentrism-and-the-question-of-identity-politics/

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “The Arabic Fantastic and ISIS Terror: The Aesthetics of Antiterrorism and Its Limits,” published in the Middle East Report (MERIP) Journal, Spring 2017, 32-40.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, gave a talk titled, “The Ongoing Nakba and the Interminable Attack on Academic Freedom in Palestine” [النكبة المستمرة والهجوم المستمر على الحرية الأكاديمية في فلسطين] at the “Academic Freedom in Turbulent Times,” the 27th Scholars at Risk Conference, Maynooth University, Ireland, Nov 7, 2017. For more information, please visit the following link: https://universitiesireland.ie/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ Academic-freedom-in-turbulent-times-Programme.pdf.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, had his co-authored article, “Mathematical Achievement as a Proxy for Measuring Quality of Education among Non-Native English Speakers,” published in the Bethlehem University Journal, vol.34, 2017, pp113-128, the article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/bethunivj.34.issue-2017

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, had her article, “The Effect of House Arrest on Palestinian Children in Jerusalem,” published in the Bethlehem University Journal, vol.34, 2017, pp33-55, the article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/bethunivj.34.issue-2017.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, presented a paper titled, “Frankenstein’s Excremental Subject: The Haitian Revolution, Divine Violence, and the Disavowal of Internationalist Politics,” at the Lack II: Psychoanalysis and Politics Now Conference, Colorado College, Colorado Springs Oct. 19-21, 2017.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor of Psychology , presented a paper titled, ” Indicators of suicide among young Palestinians and its relationship to some variables, ” at the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY, Berlin, Germany, October 8 – 12 October 2017.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, published an op-ed titled, ” التحرش الجنسي: وباء مجتمعي بين المؤسسة الذكورية و العولمة الاقتصادية

” (Sexual Harassment on the Street: A social Epidemic Between Patriarchal Power and Economic Globalization” on Alwatanvoice, Oct 2, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://pulpit.alwatanvoice.com/articles/2017/10/02/446667.html.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, and Mr. Hussam Wahab, Lecturer in the Accounting  Department, had their paper , ”Financial Literacy in Lasallian Higher Education”,  presented  in the 6th Annual International Symposium on Lasallian Research , 25 September 2017. The paper was delivered by the other co-authors of this paper (Andrew Scott and Derek Jackson) at the conference.

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Ms. Shada Shahin, Instructor in the English Department, moderated a panel titled “Imagined Destinations” at the American Studies Symposium, “Beyond Home: Poetics and Politics of Displacement,” which was held at An-Najah University, Nablus, Sep 25, 2017.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, had his article, “Neuropsychological Measures in the Arab World: A Systematic Review,” published in the leading and prestigious journal Neuropsychlogical Review 27.2 (2017): 158-173 (DOI 10.1007/s11065-017-9347-3). The article was co-authored with researchers from KSA, the USA, and Spain, including the current President of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Antonio Puente. The journal enjoys a 6.3 Impact Factor (IF) on the Thomson Reuters index (Q1: 4/121). The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28624899

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Class Struggle for the 21^st Century: Racial Inequality, International Solidarity, and the New Apartheid Politics,” published in the Journal of World Systems Research 23.2(2017): 474-98. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/737.

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Dr. Omar Abed Rabbo, Assistant Professors in the Humanities Department, had his chapter, “Islamic and Ḥalāl tourism to al-Ḳuds “Jerusalem”, al-K̲h̲alīl “Hebron” and Bayt Laḥm “Bethlehem” between the years 2011-2016,” accepted for publication in The Routledge Handbook of Halal Hospitality and Islamic Tourism, which is edited by C. Michael Hall & Girish Prayag and will be published by the international publisher Routledge.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “On ISISL, Arab TV and Post-Ideological Politics,” published on Aljazeera in English June 22, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/06/black-crows-tv-series-isil-170620104947313.html

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his chapter, “Concrete Universality, and the Ends of Revolutionary Politics: A Žižekian Approach to Postcolonial Women’s Writings,” published in the collection, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Literature but Were Afraid to Ask Žižek, ed. Russell Sbriglia, Duke University Press, 2017, 137-68.

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Dr. Khader’s chapter “Beyond the Biopolitics of the Refugee: Totality, Global Capitalism, and Common Struggle,” was also published in The Final Countdown: Europe, Refugees and the Left. eds. Jela Krečič and Slavoj Žižek, NSK State Pavilion, 2017

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Dr. Ferdoos Abed-Rabo Al-Issa, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, had her article, Undoing Islamophobia: Awareness of Orientalism in Social Work, which was co-authored with Elizabeth Beck, Moon Charania, and Stéphanie Wahab, published in the Journal Of Progressive Human Services April 27, 2017: 1-15. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10428232.2017.1310542.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, signed a contract for his new book, Zizek and the Fantastic: Science Fiction, Fairy Tale Rewrites, and Vampire Narratives, with the international publishing group, Peter Lang. The book is the first in the new Zizek Studies series that is edited by Antonio Garcia and Geoff Boucher.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “The Walled Off Hotel Controversy: How Banksy Universalizes the Palestinian Struggle,” published in MERO: Middle East Research and Information Project Online, March 22, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link:https://merip.org/mero/mero032117.

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Dr. Adnan Musallam, Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities, received word that his article entitled, “An Islamist’s Negative Reaction to America: Sayyid Qutb’s Journey, Experience and Impressions of the United States(1948-1950),” was accepted for publication in the Spring Issue 2017 of the

The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

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Omar Abed Rabo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, presented a paper titled, “Islamic Archaeology through Kathleen Kenyon Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem,” at the International Conference on Archaeology and Tourism in Palestine, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine, March 13-15, 2017.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his op-ed, “The Walled Off Hotel: The Struggle for Decolonization,” published on AlJazeera in English March 13, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/03/walled-hotel-struggle-decolonisation-170312143224959.html.

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Dr. Ferdoos Abed Rabo Alissa, Lecturer in the Social Sciences Department, received word that her article, “Undoing Islamophobia: Awareness of Orientalism in Social Work,” co-authored with other colleagues from Georgia University, was accepted for publication in the Journal of Progressive Human Services: Radical Thought & Praxis (JPHSRTP).

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his op-ed, “Trump’s Muslim Ban and the Challenge of the Left Today,” published on truthout.org Feb 14, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39468-trump-s-muslim-ban-and-the-challenge-of-the-left-today.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, has his chapter, “Concrete Universality, and the Ends of Revolutionary Politics: A Žižekian Approach to Postcolonial Women’s Writings,” published in a collection titled, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Literature but Were Afraid to Ask Žižek, ed. Russell Sbriglia. The book was published by Duke University Press (2017) pp. 137-68. For more information on the book, please visit the following link: https://www.dukeupress.edu/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-literature-but-were-afraid-to-ask-zizek?viewby=series&categoryid=11&sort=newest.

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2016 Accomplishments

Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor of Psychology , presented a paper titled, “The Love of Life and its relationship with some variables among Palestinian School and University  Students in the West Bank, ” at the 14th International Pan-Arab Conference of Psychiatry, The 4th International Jordanian Conference of Psychiaty, Amman, Jordan , Oct 20-22, 2016.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, gave five lectures to graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Siena, Siena Italy. These lecture include the following:

“Gender relations in Palestinian tradition: Feminist, Intersectional, or Marxist Analysis?” Storia delle tradizioni popolari A. Prof. Fabio Mugnaini. University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Oct 17, 2016.

“Human Rights NGOS and the Ends of Occupation.” Etnologia. Prof. Armando Cutolo. University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Oct 18, 2016.

“Banksy’s Art in Palestine.” Antropologia Visiva. Prof. Riccardo Putti. University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Oct 18, 2016.

“Postmodernism in the Palestinian Novel.” Filologia e Critica. Proff. Pierluigi Pellini and Simona Micali. University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Oct 19, 2016.

“New Visions of Palestinian National Identity.” Antropologia sociale A. Prof. Luciano Li Causi.

University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Oct 20, 2016.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor of Psychology , presented a paper titled, “The psychological, and educational effects resulting from house arrest of Palestinian children in Jerusalem city,” at the 5th Annual International Symposium on Lasallian Research, Saint Mary’s University, Minnesota, USA, Sep 25-27, 2016.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his article, غوندري وتشومسكي والمشكلة الصهيونية, republished in Hekmah Sep 23, 2016. The article can be accessed at the following link: http://hekmah.org/غوندري–وتشومسكي–والمشكلة–الصهيونية/

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his article, “The purge and the Failure of Leftist Politics,” published in The Philosophical Salon, Sep 19, 2016. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/purge-failure-leftist-politics/.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his Review of Repeating Žižek. Ed. Agon Hamza. (Duke UP, 2015), published in The Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World, SCTIW Review, August 23, 2016. This review can be accessed at the following link: https://sctiw.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/118_Repeating_Zizek_Jamil_Khader.234181242.pdf.

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Dr. Ahmed Fasfous, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Social Sciences Department, had his co-authored article, “ Diagnostic mistakes of culturally diverse individuals when using North American neuropsychological tests,” published in the peer-reviewed Applied Neuropsychology: Adult (2016): 1-7. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23279095.2015.1036992

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, has his article, “What’s wrong with the response to the Orlando massacre?” published in The North Star. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=12646.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, has an interview with Lulwa Abu Ramadan on his collection Žižek Now: Current

Perspectives in Žižek Studies, which was edited with Prof Molly Rothenberg, and published by Lexington Books in 2013. The interview was published in Arabic on The Voice of the Iraqi Left, Feb 2, 2016. It can be accessed at the following link: https://saotaliassar.org/001012016/LuloaAbuRamthan001.htm.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja , Assistant Professor of Psychology, has her article, “Mental Health Among Palestinian Elderly. Field Study of Mental Health Reality Conditions among Palestinian Elderly (in elderly homes, and clubs) in Bethlehem Governorate,” published in The Jordan Journal of Social Sciences Vol 9, No 2 (2016).

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, has his article, “Žižek Is Not a Racist Islamophobe,” published in Muftah, muftah.org, on May 23, 2016. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://muftah.org/zizek-is-not-a-racist-islamophobe/#.V0LRPHo2zD2.

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Dr. Omar Abed Rabbo, Assistant Professor in Humanities Department, presented a paper titled,” Cultural and Learning Centers in Jerusalem during the Fatimid and Seljuq Periods,” at the “City and Hinterland in Medieval and Ottoman Palestine: The History and Archaeology of Landscape,” conference, Kenyon Institute Council for British Research in the Levant in partnership with Dar al-Tifel al-Arabi, April 26, 2016.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his article, “Žižek’s Junction 48: Between Intersectional Analysis and Marxist Critique,” published in The Palestine Chronicle, May 6, 2016. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/zizeks-junction-48-between-intersectional-analysis-and-marxist-critique/.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, presented a paper titled, “A Žižekian Theory of the Fantastic Imagination: The Lacanian Real and Ideological Critique,” at the Lack: Psychoanalysis and Freedom Conference, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 22-23, 2016.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Trump’s Popularity and the Rise of Authoritarian Capitalism,” published on Truthout March 23, 2016. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.truth-out.org/news/item/35331-trump-s-popularity-and-the-rise-of-authoritarian-capitalism.

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Ms. Ferdoos Abed Rabo AlIssa, a lecturer in the Social Sciences Department, had her op-ed, “هؤلاء لا زالت اقدامهم المبتورة تتحرك,” published on Ma’an News Agency’s website on March 15, 2016. The op-ed can be accessed at the following link: pulpit. alwatanvoice. com/articles/2016/03/16/397535.html

and https://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=834964

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Ms. Ferdoos Abed Rabo Alissa, a lecturer in the Social Sciences Department, had her op-ed, ” كلاب صديقة وكلاب عدوة ، اسرائيل تشوه المفاهيم,” published on Ma’an News Agency’s website on February 21, 2016. The op-ed can be accessed at the following link: https://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=829852

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Ms. Ferdoos Abed Rabo Alissa, Lecturer in the Social Science Department, presented a research paper titled “The effectiveness of EMDR treatment approach in treating parents or caregivers and wives of young martyred with PTSD and depression symptoms in Bethlehem district,” at the 3th Conference for Psychology and mental health among Arab community in Nazareth, Palestine, Feb 6, 2016

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Ms. Ferdoos Abed Rabo Al-Issa, a lecturer in the Social Sciences Department, had her op-ed, “اطفال ولدوا في السجون-ليسوا مجرد ارقام ,” published on Ma’an News Agency’s website on Jan 27, 2016. The op-ed can be accessed at the following link: https://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=824534

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Ms. Ferdoos Al-Issa, a lecturer in the Social Sciences Department, had her op-ed, “الى احمد مناصرة في يوم مولده الرابع عشر ,” published on Ma’an News Agency’s website on Jan 16, 2016. The op-ed can be accessed at the following link: https://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?id=822273. An abridged version of this op-ed also appeared on دنيا الوطن at the following link: https://pulpit.alwatanvoice.com/articles/2016/01/19/391398.html.

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Dr. Abeer Musleh, Assistant Professor in Social Policy at the Social Sciences Department, presented a paper  titled, “ The Shortfall of Development Policies to address youth in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” in the Power to Youth Conference, Institut De Recherche Interdisciplinaire Sur Les Enjeux Sociaux, France.

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Dr. Musleh is also happy to announce that her paper titled, “ Roles of Organizations in Socialization of Youth Leaders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Post Oslo Accord,” was accepted for publication in Rivista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterraneos (REIM), January 2016, in a special issue concerning youth and collective action in the Arab world.

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2015 Accomplishments

Ms. Ferdoos Abed Rabo Alissa, Lecturer in the Social Science Department, presented paper titled “الاثار النفسية الناتجة عن اعتقال الاطفال” at the international human rights  conference in Amman,Jordan16-17,2015

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Abeer Musleh, Assistant Professor in Social Policy at the Social Sciences Department, had her article, “Roles of organizations in socialization of youth leaders in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) after Oslo,” published in Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos 19, 2015, 91-­‐111. This article can be accessed at the following link: https://dx.doi.org/10.15366/reim2015.19.006.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Repeating Fundamentalism and the Politics of the Commons: The Charlie Hebdo Tragedy and the Contradictions of Global Capitalism,” published in the new issue of the Islamophobia Studies Journal 3.1 (2015): 12-28. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://www.irdproject.com/islamophobia-studies-journal-fall-2015.html

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Ms. Raphaela Fischer-Mourra and Ms. Shada Shahin, Instructors in the English Department, presented a research paper titled “Liberated Spaces: The Use of iPads in Higher Education and the Possibility for Change,” at the 8th International Pixel Conference for ICT in Language Learning in Florence, Italy, Nov 12-13, 2015.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Why Zizek’s Critics are Wrong—and Where They Could Have Gotten it Right,” published at In These Times, Dec 11, 2015. The article can be accessed at <https://inthesetimes.com/article/18683/why-zizeks-critics-are-wrong-and-where-they-could-have-gotten-it-right>

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Dr. Khader also presented a paper titled, “Messianism in Benjamin’s “On the Concept of History”: A Zizekian Dialectical Materialist Critique,” at a session called, Materialism Vs. Political Theology, at the Benjamin in Palestine Conference, Khalil Sakakini Center, Ramallah, Dec 11, 2015.

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He also chaired the keynote address session, “The Uses and Misuses of Divine Violence,” by Slavoj Zizek, at the Benjamin in Palestine Conference, Bir Zeit University, Bir Zeit, Palestine, Dec 10, 2015.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, was interviewed about his book, Cartographies of Transnationalism in Postoclonial Feminisms, on Musawa TV Channel, Ramallah, Nov 19, 2015. The interview can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyE3vSvslBc&feature=youtu.be.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Department, is pleased to announce that her poster titled, ” The psychological and educational effects resulting from house arrest of Palestinian children in Jerusalem,” was shared at the Rethinking Trauma and Resilience in the Context of Political Violence: New Directions in Research and Practice” Conference, Kingston University, London, Nov 14-15, 2015. Dr. Al-Arja regrets to say that she was denied a travel visa to Britain to share her work in person.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “The Living Dead in Palestine and the failure of Humanitarian Intervention,” published on Truthout, November 8, 2015. Truth-out.org. The article can be accessed at this link: <https://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33549-the-living-dead-in-palestine-and-the-failure-of-international-humanitarian-intervention>

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Mrs. Minerva Qassis Jarayseh, Chair of the Social Sciences Department, presented a paper entitled “The Reality of Social Work in Palestine and its International Dimensions,” at the British Association of Social Workers and Palestine UK social work network via Skype on 10 September 2015. More than fifty social workers and activists from Europe participated in this meeting.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “Ali Dawabsheh, Cecil the Lion and the Biopolitics of Animal Life ,” published on Truthout,  Aug 13, 2015. Truth-out.org. The article can be accessed at this link: <https://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/32346-ali-dawabsheh-cecil-the-lion-and-the-biopolitics-of-animal-life>

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, had his article, “White Supremacist Terrorism: Better an Alien Conspiracy than a Real Threat,” published on Turkey Agenda,  Aug 10, 2015. Turkeyagenda.com. The article can be accessed at this link: <https://www.turkeyagenda.com/white-supremacist-terrorism-better-an-alien-conspiracy-than-a-real-threat-2713.html>

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Professor of English and Dean of Research, gave a talk titled, “ISIL, Transnational Terrorism, and the Contradiction of Global Capitalism,” at the Pontifical Biblical Institute (PBI), Jerusalem. July 27, 2015.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Denied the Right to Education: Palestine,” come out in University World News, July 10, 2015. The article can be accessed at https://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20150707004117312&query=jamil+khader.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Prof of English, had his article, “Remembering ‘Independence Day’: Covering White Supremacist Terrorism,” published in The Palestine Chronicle, July 9, 2015. The article can be accessed at

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/remembering-independence-day-covering-white-supremacist-terrorism/.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja , Assistant Professor of Psychology, is pleased to announce the publication of her article, “Psychological Security and its relationship to National Affiliation among Palestinian National Security Forces in Bethlehem Area,” in The Arab Journal of Security Studies and Training 31.62 (2015): 75-122. This journal is published biannually in Arabic by Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Al- Riyad,Saudi Arabia.

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Prof Jamil Khader, Prof of English and Dean of Research, gave a talk titled, “The On-going Nakba and the Disintegration of Palestinian Education,” at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland. June 4, 2015. The talk was coordinated Academics for Palestine in Ireland. The talk can be watched at the following link:

https://academicsforpalestine.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/video-dr-jamil-khader-on-the-ongoing-nakba-disintegration-of-palestinian-education/.

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Salameh ,Bilal Awad & Dana , Karam(2015). The Islamic Liberation Party: From Intellectual Awareness to Political Practice in Palestine and Beyond. In Adli Dana (Coordinating Ed.), Islamic Hizb Ut-Tahrir in Palestine: Intellectual Foundation and Politics Between Theory and Implementation (119-150). Beirut: Arab Institute for Research and Publishing.(Arabic and English)

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2014 Accomplishments

Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his publication, “Cosmopolitanism and the Infidelity to Internationalism: Repeating Postcoloniality and the World Revolution,” appear in the new collection, Critique of Cosmopolitan Reason: Timing and Spacing the Concept of World Citizenship, eds. Rebecka Lettevall and Kristian Petrov. The collection was published by Peter Lang (Oxford July, 2014) pp. 267-92.

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Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, gave a talk titled, “Lost Identity in the Not So Holy Land,” at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland. Sep 30, 2014. The lecture was sponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Hood college and partly funded by an NEH grant.

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Dr. Sandy Habib, Assistant Professor of English, is pleased to announce the publication of his article, “Dying in the cause of God: The Semantics of the Christian and Muslim concepts of martyr,” Australian Journal of Linguistics 34.3 (2014):388-398.Dr. Habib has had another article, “Who converts whom? A narrative-critical exegesis of the book of Jonah,” published in Biblical Theology Bulletin 44.2(2014):67-75. Dr. Habib also got word that a third article has been accepted for publication and will appear in January 2015.

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Dr. Nahida Al-Arja, Social sciences department, presented a paper titled, “Mental Health among the Palestinian Elderly: Field Study of the Reality of Mental Health among Palestinians in Nursing Homes in Bethlehem,” at the 13th Pan-Arab Psychiatric Conference, Beirut, Lebanon Nov 27-29, 2014.

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2013 Accomplishments

Dr. Jamil Khader, Dean of Research and Professor of English, had his book, Zizek Now: Current Perspectives in Zizek Studies, which he coedited with Prof Molly Rothenberg, reviewed for the journal Postmodern Culture by Dr. Russell Sbriglia. The review can be read here: https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/postmodern_culture/v023/23.3.sbriglia.html.

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2023 Accomplishments

Ms. Hiba Jaraiseh, an Instructor in the Chemistry Department, Ms. Sireen Radwan, a Lab Assistant in the Chemistry Department, Ms. Minerva Jaraysah, an Instructor in the Social Sciences Department, and Dr. Hanan Hazboun, Assistant Professor in the Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty, had their article titled,” Hydroquinone amount in selected skin-whitening creams, awareness and attitude among women in Palestine,” published in European Chemical Bulletin, vol.12, no.5, 2023. The journal is indexed in Scopus and enjoys a 6-H-Index. This publication was funded by a MOHE grant through Bethlehem University and can be accessed at this link.

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Dr. Hanan Hazboun, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, published a Featured Story,”Palliative Care Inroads in Palestine: Continued efforts are needed,” on the website of the International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care, Hospice.com. The article can be accessed at this link

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2021 Accomplishments

Ms. Amal Fakhouri, Lecturer in Nursing Faculty, had her co-authored article, “Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Peer Evaluation in Group Work at Bethlehem University, Palestine,” published in the Bethlehem University Journal, 38, 150-171, 2021.

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Ms. Suzy Vine-Daher, A Lecturer and a Chairperson of Physical and Occupational Therapy department, had her co-authored article, Understanding and Advancing Occupational Justice and Social Inclusion, published in Handbook of Social Inclusion, edited by P. Liamputtong, Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48277-0_10-1

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Dr. Hanana Hazboun, Assistant Professor in Faculty of Health Scinces and Nursing, had her co-authored article titled,” Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in Palestine: a cross-sectional online study.” published in BMJ Journal, 11(10), 2021. This Journal is ranked as Q1 Journal with an h-index 103. The article can be accessed at the following link: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmjopen-2021-053681?ijkey=AIJpzjwC5YRqL14&keytype=ref

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2019 Accomplishments

Ms. Fatima Al-Madany, Instructor in Nursing and Midwifery department, landed an Interview on extramarital pregnancies titled,” She is the first to dare to talk about what is taboo in her country,” with the Polish magazine Ofeminin, 4 January 2019. The interview can be accessed at the following link: https://www.ofeminin.pl/swiat-kobiet/to-dla-nas-wazne/polozna-przeprowadzila-pierwsze-w-palestynie-badania-dot-ciaz-pozamalzenskich-wywiad/d5464y4

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2018 Accomplishments

Ms. Alia Harb, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy,had her article, “Occupational Therapists’ Perception of the Concept of Occupational Balance,” published in the Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy.

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2017 Accomplishments

Ms. Alia Harb, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, received word that her article, “Practices and roles of Irish Occupational Therapists with adults with intellectual disabilities who access supported employment services,” was accepted for publication in the Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy.

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2014 Accomplishments

Ms. Hanan Saca-Hazboun, a lecturer in the Nursing Faculty, is pleased to announce the publication of her chapter, “Mucositis,” co-authored with Johnson, L.A., Henry, K.S., & Samuel-Blalock,  C., which was published in M. Irwin & L.A. Johnson (Eds.), Putting Evidence Into Practice: A pocket guide to cancer symptom management  (pp. 159–176). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, 2014. For more information, please visit the following webpage at <https://www.ons.org/practice-resources/pep/mucositis.>

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Suzanne Daher, Faculty of Nursing, is happy to announce the publication of her new article,” Association of cerebral palsy with consanguineous parents and other risk factors in a Palestinian population,” co-authored with L. El-Khairy, in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 20.7 (2014): 459-468. The article can be accessed at this link:

https://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v20/07/EMHJ_2014_20_7_459_468.pdf?ua=1.

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Dr. Farid Ghrayeb, an instructor in the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, is pleased to announce the publication of the following articles:

– Elmi, O.S., Ghrayeb F.A.W., Meng, O.L., Nadiah, W.A., Noushad, M., Kaur, G. (2014). Effect of Erythropoietin on Haematological Parameters in Chronic Renal Failure Patients Undergoing Dialysis in Malaysia. International Medical Journal, Vol. 21(5), 1-5.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Al Rifai, A. & Ismail, I. M. (2014). Prevalence and Pattern of Violence-Related Behaviors on School Property among Palestinian School Adolescent. International Medical Journal, vol 21(3), 258.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Al Rifai, A. & Ismail, I. M. (2014). Effectiveness of School-Based Environmental Education on Knowledge of Various Environmental Issues among School Adolescents in Palestine. World Applied Sciences Journal, 31(11), 1965-1970.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Al Rifai, A. & Ismail, I. M. (2014a). Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Physical Activity-Related Knowledge among High School Students in Southern Rural Palestinian Community, in 2012. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 21(5), 726-732.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Al Rifai, A. & Ismail, I. M. (2014). Prevalence of Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors Contributing for Non-Communicable Diseases among Adolescents in Tarqumia, Palestine. International Medical Journal, 21(3), 272.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Ismail, I. M., Ghrayeb N.F., & Al Rifai, A. (2014). Prevalence and Pattern of Consanguineous Marriages among Palestinian Rural Population. International Medical Journal, 21(3), 277.

– Ghrayeb, F. A.W., Rusli, A. M., Ismail, I. M., Ghrayeb N.F., & Al Rifai, A. (2014). Hygiene Behavior and Hygiene-Related Facilities among School Adolescents in Palestine. International Medical Journal, 21(3), 280.

-Ghrayeb F. A. W, Nahed F Ghrayeb N. F., Ismail M., Ayesha Al Rifai A. (2014). Is It True: Consanguinity Affects Fertility and Increases Negative Outcomes of Pregnancy in Palestine. International Medical Journal, 21(3), 287.

2023 Accomplishments

Dr. Hala Nassar, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, had her chapter titled,” Chronicles of Refugee foretold,” published in The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration, edited by Y. Meerzon and S. Wilmer, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2023. The chapter can be accessed at the following link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20196-7_39

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Dr. Rabiha Elyan, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, had her article titled,” Towards the institutionalization of inclusive education in Palestinian kindergartens,” published in the International Journal of Special Education, vol.38(1), 2023, pp.69-81. The journal is indexed in Scopus and enjoys a 28 H-Index.

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2022 Accomplishments

Dr. Rabiha Elyan, Assistant professor of Education, presented a paper titled, “Evaluating the Content of Palestinian Curricula in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030,” at Inaugural Conference of the Consortium of Catholic Universities, organized by the Consortium of Catholic Universities, the University of Notre Dame, Rome, Italy, 16-18 June 2022.

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2021 Accomplishments

Dr. Fadel Alsawayfa, Assistant Professor of Education, had his chapter, “Travelling to the top of the mountain: Research investigation through found poetry as means of data analysis, presentation and dissemination,” published in Beyond Text: Learning through Arts-based Research Practices, edited by J. Adams and A. Owns, Bristol: Intellect Press, 2021, pp.71-88.

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Dr. Fadel Alsawayfa, Assistant Professor of Education, presented a paper titled,” Turning conventional texts into found poems during the pandemic,” at Educating Creatively Conference, Storyhouse, Chester, September 2021.

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2019 Accomplishments

Dr. Hala Nassar, Associate Professor of Education, Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, had her article titled, “Le theatre palestinien: Resilience et determination,” in Theatre Public, No.233, 2019, pp.52-53.

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Dr. Hala Nassar, Associate Professor of Education, Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, was awarded the Friends of Birzeit University (FOBZU) the 2019 Fobzu Writing Residency at St Antony’s College, Oxford University. This award will  support Dr. Hala in her work on a book on Palestinian theater this summer.

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Dr. Omar Mizel, Associate Professor of Education, has his article, “Implementing School Management in the Arab Palestinian Education System in Jerusalem Schools, the Viewpoint of the Administrative Staff, ” published in the Journal of Education and Training Studies Vol. 6, No. 11 , 2018, pp. 57-66. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/jets/article/view/3617.

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2016 Accomplishments

Dr. Hala Al-Yamani, Associate Professor and Dean of the College of Education, had her article, “The curriculum in the Palestinian Territories: drama processes in theatre making and self-liberation,” co-authored with Susan Attallah and Fadel Alsawayfa, published in Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21.1 (2016): 60-75. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2015.1127142.

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2017 Accomplishments

Dr. Rami Isaac, Assistant Professor in Hospitality and Tourism, had his review article, “TRANSFORMATIONAL HOST COMMUNITIES: JUSTICE TOURISM AND THE WATER REGIME IN PALESTINE,” published in Tourism, Culture & Communication, Vol. 17, 2017, pp. 139–158.

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2016 Accomplishments

Dr. Rami Isaac, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism, had his collection, The Politics and Power of Tourism in Palestine, co-edited with F. Higgins-Desbiolles, published by Routledge (2016).

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2015 Accomplishments

Dr. Rami Isaac, Assistant Professor of Hotel Management and Tourism, presented a paper titled, “Tourism, policy Planning, and Capacity Building in Al Quds Al Sherif City,” at a two-day workshop on ‘‘Exploring Tourism Potential of Al-Quds Al-Sherif City,” the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 24th- 25th,2015.

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2023 Accomplishments

Dr. Yacoub Sleibi, Assistant Professor in the Business Administration Department, had his article titled, ” Unconventional monetary policies and credit co-movement in the Eurozone,” published in the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, April 2023, 101779 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2023.101779. This journal is 3* ABS ranked, Q1 listed and indexed in Scopus.

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2022 Accomplishments

Dr. Yacoub Sleibi, Assistant Professor in the Business Administration Department, presented a paper titled,” Unconventional monetary policy and credit co-movement in the Euro zone,” in The Macro-Finance session at the 3rd International Symposium of Finance, organized by the British Academy of Management, Greece, 29th June 2022.

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Ms. Areej Issa, Lecturer in Faculty of Business Administration, presented a paper titled,” An endeavor to accede the WTO: Palestine case study,” in The Arab American University conference, May 2022.

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2020 Accomplishments

Dr. Yacoub Sleibi, Assistant Professor in the Business Administration Department, had his article titled,” Bank Specific Shocks and Aggregate Leverage: Empirical evidence from a panel of developed countries,” published in Journal of Financial Stability, August 2020, 100743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2020.100743

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2017 Accomplishments

Mr. Raed Handal, Instructor in Accounting Department, had his article,” An implementation framework for additive manufacturing in supply chains”, published in the Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Vol.10, 2, 2017. The article can be accessed at the following link: https://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/joscm/article/view/70884

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2016 Accomplishments

Dr. Fadi Kattan, Dean of Business Administration and Associate Professor and Chairperson of Accounting, published with R. Alonso a study titled, “Mercantilism or  Liberalism?  Economic  Autonomy and State-Building in Palestine,” which was published in the International  Journal  of  Cooperation  &  Development 3.2 (2016):59-98. The study can be accessed at the following link: https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/Cooperacion/article/view/2779.

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Mr. Yacoub Sleibi, Lecturer in Finance and Economics in the Faculty of Business Administration, had his article titled, “AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITIES AND MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN PALESTINE,” published in the British Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences 11.1 (2016): 187-200. Funding for this article was provided by an Internal Research Grant, The Dean of Research, Bethlehem University.

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2023 Accomplishments

Mr. Fadi Hawach, a PhD candidate at Business Administration Department of Universidad De Salamanca, Spain and Students Finance Assistant in the Finance Office, had his co-authored article titled,”Internet capabilities and innovation in the Balkan countries: The role of foreign technology licensing,” published in Electronic Journal of Information Systems in the Developing Countries, 89(2), 2023. The article can be accessed at this link.

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Mr. Fadi Hawach,a PhD candidate at Business Administration Department of Universidad De Salamanca, Spain and Students Finance Assistant int Finance Office, had his chapter titled,” Zero-Covid Policy and Entrepreneurship: A Multidimensional Perspective in the Context of China,” published in Entrepreneurship Business Debates, edited by V. Ratten, Springer, 2023.The Chapter can be accessed at this link.

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