Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Vahid Behmardi
Associate Professor of Arabic and Persian Literature
Chairperson, Department of Communication, Arts & Languages
Nadra Assaf
Associate Professor of Dance
Coordinator-Visual and Performing Arts
Nada Saab
Associate Professor of Arabic Studies
Coordinator-Literature and Humanities
Andree Affeich
Assistant Professor of Translation
Coordinator-Linguistic Studies
Claudia Kozman
Assistant Professor of Multimedia Journalism
Coordinator-Communication Unit
Research Director-Institute of Media Research and Training
Mona Shahine
Senior Instructor
Coordinator - Academic English Sequence (ENG009 & ENG101)
Deliah Taoum
Instructor of English
Coordinator - Academic English Sequence (ENG201 & ENG202)
Cathia Jenainati
Professor of English Literature
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Dany Badran
Associate Professor of English and Critical Linguistics
Nidale Al-Amyouni Daccache
Associate Professor of Arabic Literature Studies
Rula Diab
Associate Professor of English
Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Nuwar Mawlawi Diab
Associate Professor of English and Applied Linguistics
Raed Mohsen
Associate Professor
Dean of Students
Luma Balaa
Associate Professor of English Studies
Lina Abyad
Associate Professor of Theater
Victor Khachan
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Jad Melki
Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Director, Institute of Media Research and Training
Rami el Ali
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Sabine El Chamaa
Assistant Professor of Film
Sleiman El Hajj
Assistant Professor of Creative and Journalistic Writing
Sarah Kaskas
Assistant Professor of Film
Gretchen King
Assistant Professor of Multimedia Journalism and Communication
George Sadaka
Assistant Professor of English Literature
Marianne Marroum
Senior Lecturer
Samar Moujaes
Lecturer of Arabic
Paula Abboud Habre
Senior Instructor of English
Nermine Mufti Hage
Senior Instructor of English and Public Speaking
Amy Youssef Karameh
Senior Instructor of English
Coordinator-Intensive English (ENG002, ENG003)
Therese Nasrallah
Senior Instructor of English/Applied Linguistics
Evelyn Dabaghi
Instructor of English
Deema Dakakni
Instructor of English
Hala Daouk
Instructor of English
Tony Farjallah
Senior Instructor of TV/Film
Maha Tabet El-Ghazal
Instructor of English
Dana Hodeib-Eido
Instructor of English
Wassila Makarem
Instructor of English - Intensive English Program
Nadim Mohsen
Instructor of Cultural Studies and Philosophy
Giselle Pempedjian
Senior Instructor of English
Maya Akiki
Instructor of English
Writing Center Coordinator
Reine Azzi
Instructor of English and Moral Reasoning
Coordinator-Liberal Education Arts
Joseph Khalife
Senior Instructor of Music
Staff
Houry Gostanian
Senior Academic Assistant - Communication, Multimedia Journalism, Performing Arts, Television & Film
Farid Boustani
Senior Studio Manager
Hala Masri
Senior Performing Arts Theater Manager
Fouad Anka
Senior Performing Arts Theater Technician
George Chdid
Senior Performing Arts Theater Technician
Carla Farah
Senior Academic Assistant - Arabic Language & Literature, English, History, Philosophy, Translation
Annie Tabakian
Senior Communications & Journalism Lab Supervisor
Lara Ziade Salloum
Lead Academic Assistant
Nicolas Daou
Senior Performing Arts Theatre Coordinator
Sami Fayad
Senior Studio Supervisor
Samer Beyhum
Studio Administrator
Part-Time Faculty
Multimedia Journalism
- Maya Al Majzoub, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
- Jihad El Mallah, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
- Rana Aladdine, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
- Aline Geagea, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
- Denijal Jegic, Post Doctoral fellow, Multimedia Journalism
- Hayat Hariri, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
- Mahmoud Tarbay, Lecturer, Multimedia Journalism
- Rita Sayah, Lecturer, Multimedia Journalism
- Zaven Kouyoumdjian, Instructor, Multimedia Journalism
Performing Arts
- Aliya Khalidi, Lecturer, Theater
- George Herro, Lecturer, Music
- Ibrahim Baltagi, Lecturer, Music
- Reem Deeb, Lecturer, Music
- Sarah Fadel, Lecturer, Dance
- Daniel Karout, Instructor, Music
- Fadi Kallab, Instructor, Music
- Ghada Hakim, Instructor, Music
- Raffi Mandalian, Instructor, Music
- Ribal El Kallab, Instructor, Music
- Jimmy Bechara, Instructor, Dance
- Aicha Labban, Instructor, Theater
- Dalia Khalife, Instructor, Theater
- Karabet Avessian, Instructor, Music
- Michael El Massih, Instructor, Music
Television and Film
- Joe Prince
- Samer Beyhum
- Zaven Kouyoumdjian
- Farah Shaer
Communication
- Rania Masri , Lecturer, Oral Communication
- Rita El-Meouchy , Lecturer, Oral Communication
- Dalia Attar, Instructor, Communication
- Aline Geagea, Instructor, Communication
- Elyssa Skaff, Instructor, Communication
- Jimmy Ghazal, Instructor, Communication
- Raghda Mogharbel , Instructor, Communication
- Walaa Harb, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Aicha Labban, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Assil Ayyash, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Liliane Karam, Instructor, Communication
- Lissa Rachwan, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Mahmoud Tarbay, Lecturer, Communication
- Maya Al Majzoub, Instructor, Communication
- Paul Saghbini, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Rita Sayah, Lecturer, Communication
- Sarah Fadel, Instructor, Oral Communication
- Zaven Kouyoumdjian, Instructor, Communication
- Denijal Jegic, Post Doctoral fellow, Communication
Arabic, History and Religion
- Mirna Mansour mirna.mansour@lau.edu.lb MA Education TESOL Lebanese American University
- Reem Wehbeh reem.wehbeh@lau.edu.lb MA English Language American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Israa Abdul hak Israa.abdulhak@lau.edu.lb MA Applied Monash university Australia Linguistics
- Layla Itani layla.itani@lau.edu.lb MA Education TESOL Lebanese American University
- Zeina Daouk Zeina.daouk@lau.eud.lb MA Education TESOL Lebanese American University
- Rana Al-Bizri rana.albizri@lau.edu.lb PHD in Department of Philosophy Dublin, Ireland
- Farah Taha farah.taha01@lau.edu.lb Master of Arts in English Literature American University of Beirut
- Rita Nicolas rita.nicolas@lau.edu.lb BA Italian studies thesis in progress
- Michel Hkayem michel.hkayenm@lau.edu.lb PhD in Philosophy Lebanese University
- Nada al-Soufi nada.alsoufi@lau.edu.lb PhD in Education durham university UK
- Ilsa Awwad ilsa.awwad@lau.edu.lb MA in English Language & Literature Holy Spirit University
- Charline Elias charline.elias@lau.edu.lb MA in English Language and Linguistic Lebanese University
- Said Abuzaki (said.abouzaki@gmail.com) PhD Candidate in Arab and Islamic History, Saint Joseph University, Beirut.
- Zeina Chalhoub Aoun (zeina.aoun@lau.edu.lb) MA in Translation, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 1995
- Nadine Ayyoubi (nadine.ayyoubi@lau.edu.lb) MA in International Affairs, 2005, LAU
- Danielle Azar (danielle.azar01@lau.edu.lb) MA in Intercultural Communication Lebanese-Italian Studies 2012, Business Communication 2012, Lebanese University, Lebanon
- Mahmoud Baassiri (mahmoud.baassiri01@lau.edu.lb) PhD in Philosophy, 2016, Laval University, Canada
- Marianna Bassil (mariana.bassil@lau.edu.lb) MA in Arabic Language and Literature, 2005, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Carla Daher (carla.daher@lau.edu.lb) PhD in Arabic Language and Literature, 2019, Lebanese University Fanar, Lebanon
- Michel Douaihy (michel.douaihy@lau.edu.lb) PhD, History-International Relations, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, July 2019
- Sandra El Hajj Baz (sandra.baz@lau.edu.lb) PhD Candidate in Translation, Lebanese University, Lebanon
- Dania Fadel (dania.fadel@lau.edu.lb) PhD in Arabic Language and Literature, 2017, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon
- Muna Tayim El Shrafi (muna.tayim@lau.edu.lb) Doctorate of Arabic Language and Modern Arabic Literature, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2014
- Ralph Haddad (ralph.haddad01@lau.edu.lb) M.A. Master of Arts in Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2018
- Jamile Hussein (jamile.kassem@lau.edu.lb) PHD in Arabic literature, Jury Islamic University, Lebanon 2014
- Rizkallah Costantine (rizkallahconstantin@hotmail.com) PhD in Arabic Literature, 2013, Université Saint esprit Kaslik, Lebanon
- Elie Elias (elie.elias@lau.edu.lb) MA in History, 2013, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon
- Rabiaa Hobeika (rabiaa.hobeika@lau.edu.lb) Das Deutsche Sprachdiplom, 1993, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
- Imane Jawhari (iman.aboulhosn@lau.edu.lb) Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, 2006, University of Sunderland, UK
- Hala Kawsarani (hala.kawsarani@lau.edu.lb) MA in Arabic Literature, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2010
- Leticia Mercia Vasconcelos (mercia.vasconcelos@lau.edu.lb) Maceió BA Letters/Literature Portuguese/English, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), 2011
- Lara Mallak (lara.mallak@lau.edu.lb) Certificate of Competence in Teaching Arabic Language, Faculty of Education, Lebanese University, 2018
- Nevine Mattar (nevine.mattar@lau.edu.lb) MA in Education, 1977, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Raed Samaha ( raed.samaha@lau.edu.lb) MPHIL, philosophy , University of Cambridge
- Marina Yermilova Sari Ad-Din (marina.sariaddin@lau.edu.lb), PhD in Russian linguistics, 1995, St.Petersburg State University, Russia
English
- Nayla Kobrassi (nayla.kobrossi@lau.edu.lb) MA in Languages and Translation, 1998, University of Balamand, Lebanon
- Krystal Elkhoury (krystal.elkhoury@lau.edu.lb) MASTER OF ARTS English & Creative Writing,2018, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Lina Mourad (Lina.mourad@lau.edu.lb) PhD in Applied Linguistics, 2019,Lancaster University, UK
- Anita Mouchoyan (anita.moutchoyan@lau.edu.lb) MA in English Literature, 2013, AUB, Lebanon
- Dr. Anny Joukoulian (anny.joukoulian@lau.edu.lb) PhD in English Linguistics, 2014, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Bassem Kamel (bassem.kamel@lau.edu.lb) MA in English literature, 2007, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
- Carla Kfoury (carla.kfoury@lau.edu.lb) MA in Linguistics and English Literature, 2013, USEK, Kaslik, Lebanon
- Carol Hanna (carol.hanna@lau.edu.lb) MA in Languages and Translation, 1998, University of Balamand, Lebanon
- Christelle Dahdouh christel.dahdouh@lau.edu.lb MA in English Literature, 2012, NDU, Lebanon
- Christelle Frangieh (christelle.frangieh@lau.edu.lb) MA in English Language Teaching, 2012, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
- Fadwa Murdaah (fadwa.abdallah@lau.edu.lb) PhD in Education, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon
- Gacia Danaoghlian gacia.danaoghlian@lau.edu.lb MA in English literature, 2017, AUB, Lebanon
- Dr. Ghada Awada (ghada.awada@lau.edu.lb) PhD candidate in English, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV-Tarragona ,Spain) and American University of Beirut, ongoing
- Dr. Ghada Hachem (ghada.elhachem@lau.edu.lb) Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, 2012, Université Saint Esprit Kaslik, Lebanon
- Dr. Hadia Sfeir (hadiasfeir@gmail.com) PhD in English Language and Literature, 2013, Holy Spirit University Kaslik, Lebanon
- Jessica Ammar (jessica.ammar@lau.edu.lb) MA in Education TESOL, 2012, LAU, Beirut, Lebanon
- Mona Hani (mona.hani@lau.edu.lb) MA in English Literature,2005, AUB, Lebanon
- Randa Ayash (randa.ayash@lau.edu.lb) MA in Comparative Literature, 2013, LAU, Beirut Lebanon
- Rola Othman (rola.othman@lau.edu.lb) MA in Comparative Literature Lebanese American University, 2104
- Siham Kadi (siham.kadi@lau.edu.lb) MA in English language American University of Beirut
- Tamara Al khishen (tamara.alkhishen@lau.edu.lb) MA in Education TESOL, 2012, LAU, Beirut, Lebanon
- Vivian Tawk (vivian.tawk@lau.edu.lb) MA in Applied Linguistics, 2012, Université Saint Esprit Kaslik, Lebanon