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                       American University of Sharjah

                       Department of Mathematics and Statistics

                       PO Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE                                                                            

Education                                                      

                       1998-2001       Universityof Tampa                           Tampa,Florida

·        B.A., Mathematical Programming

·        Outstanding Award inMathematics

·        Graduated Cum Laude

                       2001-2003       University of South Florida                Tampa, Florida            

·        M.A., Statistics

                       2003-2008       Universityof South Florida                Tampa,Florida

·        Ph.D., Statistics

·        Dissertation Title:  “Development of Forecasting Models withEconomic and Environmental Applications.”

Professional Experience                                                                  

                       2008-2009       Instructor,Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of South Florida, Tampa,Florida

                       2009-Present   AssistantProfessor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, American University ofSharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Professional Interests                                                                        

·        Teaching

·        Environmental StatisticalModels

·        Extreme Value Theory

·        Actuarial Science

·        Design of Experiment

·        Adobe Photoshop

·        Maple

·        R, SAS, S-Plus

·        Logic and Geometry

·        Calculus I

·        Introduction to Statistics for Engineering& natural Sciences

·        Probability and StochasticProcesses

·        Basic Statistics

·        Introductory to Statistics II

·        Finite Mathematics

·        American University of Sharjah,“Forecasting Models for Economic and Environmental Models”, November 11, 2009

·        University of South Florida,“A New Time SeriesForecasting Model: Theory and Application”, February 16, 2007

·        2ndInternational Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Statistics, “AForecasting model Using Polynomial Approach”, Malaysia, January 26-28, 2016

·        The 9^th UAE Mathematics DayConference, “Some New Models for Stock Prices”, Ajman, April 09-April 10, 2011

·        The 5^thInternational Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications, “Analytical Model for Economic Forecasting”,Atlanta, May 30-June 2, 2007

·        Member of the Search Committee,2016-2017.

·        Member of the Search Committee,2014-2015.

·        Member of the CurriculumCommittee, 2013-2014.

·        Member of the Search Committee,2013-2014.

·        Member of the Research and Scholarly ActivitiesCommittee, 2010-2011.

·        Member of the Technical Committee, 2009-2010.

Service at American University of Sharjah:

·        Lecture on FE Exam Review, February 2013.

·        Mentored AazmaShoaibFarooqui for hersenior project titled “An R Package for Computing Moment Generating Functions” atFall 2012.

·        Served as an editorial board member of the journal “Austin Mathematics”.

·        Served as a member of organizing committee onthe 10th UAE MATHDAY, Sharjah UAE, April 14, 2012.

Volunteer Work                                                                                

Taught Mathematics todisadvantage high school students at the USF- Urban Scholars Outreach Program(USOP), 2005 to 2009.

·        Recipient of outstanding tutoraward for 2005-2006, USOP- USF