Staff

  • Ashraf Alazab, PhD

Ashraf Alazab, PhD

Visiting Professor

Al Ain Campus

Biography

My Professional Profile: A Fusion of Academic Rigor and Applied Expertise

My professional background is characterized by a unique blend of academic depth and applied institutional experience within the Arab region, as detailed below:

1. Extensive Teaching Experience: I have taught a wide range of specialized courses across five universities in Egypt, Oman, and the UAE, covering Undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD levels. My core expertise lies in the theoretical foundations of Organizational Sociology, Rural Sociology, Social and Cultural Change, as well as Applied Statistics and Research Methodology.

2. Academic and Administrative Leadership: I have held several leadership roles, most notably presiding over examination boards (Control Committees) and scientific research committees. I have also been an active member of Quality Assurance and Academic Accreditation committees, contributing to the development of curricula and study plans at Kafrelsheikh, Ajman, and Al Ain universities. Furthermore, I have served as a dedicated Academic Advisor for students since 2016.

3. Research, Consultancy, and Training: My research contributions include publications in prestigious Scopus-indexed journals and specialized regional periodicals. I have served as a scientific and executive consultant for development projects and contributed to the preparation of Human Development Reports (in cooperation with the UNDP). Additionally, I represented the Research and Policy Department at the Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai within statistical coordination and partnership committees. My expertise also extends to professional training, specifically within the police force in the United Arab Emirates.

Education

  • Ph.D. - Kafrelsheikh University -Egypt - 2007
  • Master - Tanta University, Egypt - 2002
  • Bachelor - Tanta University, Egypt - 1996

Research Interests

  • Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency in Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations

  • Advanced Applied Social Statistics

  • Population Studies

  • Planning and Development Studies

  • Gender Studies

  • Sustainable Development and Climate Change

  • Youth Studies

  • Social Problems

  • Administrative Leadership

  • Artificial Intelligence and Society

  • Quality of Life

  • Social Empowerment

  • Environmental Awareness

  • Social Stratification and Determinants of Social Status

  • Occupational Happiness

  • Social Responsibility

  • People of Determination

  • Social Satisfaction Studies

  • Family Cohesion

Selected Publications

Team Working and Concern for Standards as part of Employability Readiness of UAE Students’ Personality, Journal of Social Studies Education Research, (ISSN: 1309-9108), 2022: 13(14), 188-208. https://jsser.org/index.php/jsser/article/view/4543

 

Networks as a learning tool for foreign languages among Arab youth in UAE, International journal of English language and literature, E-ISSN: 2306-0646/p-ISSN: 2306-9910: Vol.10, No. 2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.23.2021.102.132.144

 

Empowering youth entrepreneurship for sustainable development: Strategies and insights from the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 2024, 8 (8), 6506.

https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/jipd/article/view/6506

 

Discriminant analysis for valuing voluntary work among university youth in the United Arab Emirates, Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 2024, 8 (4), pp. 434–446

https://learning-gate.com/index.php/2576-8484/article/view/1210/370

Teaching Courses

Introduction to Sociology

Sociology of Organization

Rural Social Organization

Social Institutions

Rural Social Organizations

Introduction to Applied Sociology

Classical Social Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theory

Social Change

Rural Social Change

Social Statistics (Theoretical / Practical)

Advanced Social Statistics

Data Analysis using SPSS

Applied Social Statistics

Principles of Descriptive Statistics

Statistics in Applied Psychology

Contemporary Social Issues

Graduation Project in Applied Sociology

Urban and Rural Sociology

Social Research Methods

Sociology of Population

Social Legislation

Social Classes

Social Problems

Sociology of Primitive and Bedouin Societies

History of Social Thought

Sociology of the Family

Industrial Sociology

Social Control

Field Training in Institutions

Sociology of Crisis Management

Social Research Design and Applications

Leadership and Rural Development

Population Theories

Demographic Analysis

Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

Sociology of Tourism

Introduction to Early Childhood

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