About Me
I am a PhD student in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an ELIME-21 fellow. I lived and worked in Egypt, at The American University in Cairo, for three years and my time there inspired my interest in the region. My fellowship is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and focuses on developing library education in the Middle East and North Africa. I am working towards both a PhD in Information Science and a graduate certificate in Middle East Studies.
My research interests are related to information literacy in the Middle East, the tools and techniques that students use to conduct academic research, and library services for second language learners. Currently, I am working on a study that examines Arab undergraduate students’ perceptions of academic integrity, plagiarism and related issues.