Dina Naser Tahat, Ph.D

Director, Applied Sociology Program

Assistant Professor

Al Ain Campus

+971 3 7024 989

appliedsociology@aau.ac.ae

Education

PhD - Sociology, University of Jordan, Jordan 2021

MA- Women and Gender Studies, University of Jordan, Jordan 2014

BA-Public Administration, Yarmouk University, 1999

Research Interests

Sociology of work, Economic & Development Sociology , Human & Social Development, Social- Emotional Learning, social communication and interactive,  violence, Women Empowerment, Gender mainstreaming, analysis, discrimination and equality 

Selected Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-5274

 

Conferences

  • Comprehensive Gender Analysis; with IRC gender equity UK and MEAL program Jordan; as a regional research; June and July. 2019.
  • Social -Emotional Learning engagement in livelihood and education program –"Youth Social Emotional Learning Workshop"; Heidelberg, Germany, 14 – 17 January 2019; participating in putting new plan to establish new programs in Germany.
  • Participation in "the First Humanitarian Partners Conference; towards developing international and local best practices in reducing violence in society and gender issues in Jordan" conference; Peace Link Operators; university of Jordan-Women's Studies Center, Yarmouk University refugees and displacements center, Irbid, Jordan February. 2019
  • Participated in “The International Conference of Center for Women’s Studies on Feminist Movements: History and Discourse” “Women Making Change”, University of Jordan, Oct 2016.
  • Participated in "Agricultural & Livelihood & Agricultural Business workshop", International rescue committee, Antakya, Turkey, 2014.
  • Participated in PhD course       with Stockholm University-cooperation with Nordic center, “Comparative studies of women in public life –theoretical and methodological challenges”, by presenting my thesis about" Silent Violence against Women from Gender Perspective", Nov.2014

 

Professional Experience

  • Training Manager, IRADA- the Enhanced Productivity Centers Program, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation- Royal Scientific Society; 1/2020 to 2/2022
  •  Part-time lecture - Faculty of Arts - Yarmouk University teach a course on Civic Education and Mass Communication / summer 2020/2021
  • Technical Training Project Consultant, Economic and recovery Development Program, International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Jordan - for Digital Literacy Training ERD program- funded by Microsoft Amman, Jordan 10/2019- 8/2020.
  • Technical Training Specialist, Economic and recovery Development Program, International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Jordan -Amman, 1/2014 –9/2019.
  • Researcher -Freelance, Arkansas State- USA.2009-2011
  • Trainer & Researcher- freelancer, Amman -Jordan, 2011-2014
  • Bank Branch Officer, Bank of Jordan, Amman, 2005- 2009
  • Money Exchange Officer, Al-Hamad Exchange Agency, Doha, Qatar, 2001-2002

Teaching Courses

  • Sociology of work
  • Economic Sociology
  • Sociological Theory 
  • Environmental Sociology
  • Sociology of Tourisim 

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):