Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Rana Aladdine
Instructor of Multimedia Journalism

Nadra Assaf
Associate Professor of Dance
Chairperson, Department of Communication, Mobility and Identity

Jasmin Lilian Diab
Assistant Professor of Migration Studies
Director, Institute for Migration Studies

Denijal Jegić
Assistant Professor of Communication

Gretchen King
Associate Professor of Multimedia Journalism and Communication

Jad Melki
Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Director, Institute of Media Research and Training

Raed Mohsen
Associate Professor, Interpersonal and Public Communication
Dean of Students

Cory Rodgers
Assistant Professor of Migration Studies

Zina Sawaf
Assistant Professor of Gender Studies

Adjunct Faculty

Lina Haddad Kreidie
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Gender Studies
Academic Director of the TL Gender Scholars Program

Staff

Sami Fayad
Principal Communication Studio Supervisor, Byblos

Houry Gostanian
Principal Academic Assistant, Beirut and Byblos
Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity

Part-Time Faculty

Communication

Dr. Ghada El Hachem, ghada.elhachem@lau.edu.lb, PhD in Applied Linguistics, 2012, Université Saint-Esprit Kaslik, Lebanon.
Ms. Raghda Mugharbil, raghda.elzein@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2023, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ms. Dalia Attar, dalia.attar@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2022, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ms. Elyssa Skaff, elyssa.skaff@lau.edu.lb, MBA in Business Administration, 2007, INSEAD, France.
Ms. Walaa Harb, walaa.harb@lau.edu.lb, MA in International Liaison and Communication, 2013, Westminster University of London, London.
Ms. Amal Abdallah, amal.abdallah@lau.edu.lb, MA in English Language and Literature, 2018, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
Mr. Jimmy Bechara, jimmy.bechara@lau.edu.lb, MFA in Fine Arts and Dance, 2019 Jacksonville University (JU), USA.
Dr. Lissa Rachwan, lissa.ibrahimrachwan@lau.edu.lb, Ph.D in English Language and Literature, 2026, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
Ms. Sarah Fadel, sarah.fadel01@lau.edu.lb, MFA in Choreography, 2017, University of Roehampton London, UK.
Ms. Nisrine Chaer, nisrine.chaer@lau.edu.lb, PhD in Gender Studies, 2019-present, Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Ms. Annie Lajinian-Magarian, annie.lajinianmagarian@lau.edu.lb, MA Education, 1991, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Mr. Ziad Azar, ziad.azar01@lau.edu.lb, MA in Communication and Journalism, 2016, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon.
Ms. Carmen Obeid, carmen.obeid@lau.edu.lb, MA in Mass Media and Communication, 2021, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
Ms. Ghiwa Haidar Ahmad, ghiwa.haidarahmad@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2022, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Mr. Wissam Nasrallah, wissam.nasrallah01@lau.edu.lb, MA in International Affairs, 2025, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Mrs. Sahar Hamdan Itani, sahar.hamdan@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism 2023, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Mrs. Chantal Bachaalany, chantal.bachaalany@lau.edu.lb, MA in Communication, 2013, Notre Dame University, Lebanon.
Ms. Pamela Gergi pamela.gergi@lau.edu.lb, MA in Media Studies, 2020, Notre Dame University-Louiazeh, NDU

Multimedia Journalism

Dr. Mahmoud Tarabay, mtarabay@lau.edu.lb, PhD in Mass Communication, 1994, University of Leicester, UK.
Ms. Maya Hariri, maya.hariri@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2024, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Ms. Jana Itani, jana.itani01@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2023, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ms. Farah Al Saati, farah.alsaati@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2024, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ms. Yasmeen Sakka, yasmeen.sakka@lau.edu.lb, MA in Multimedia Journalism, 2022, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ms. Rim Trad, rim.trad@lau.edu.lb, MA in Migration and Intercultural Relations, 2024, University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Sociology

Ms. Dina H. Agha, dina.agha@lau.edu.lb, MS in Sociology, 1999, American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Master of Business Administration, 2003, Ecole Superieure Des Affaires, Lebanon.
Dr. Samar Kanafani, samar.kanafani@lau.edu.lb, PhD in Social Anthropology, 2017, University of Manchester, UK.