Past-Award Database
Past-Grantee Database
Burnout and COVID-19: Exploring Stress Processes in Expatriate Teachers Delivering Education During the Pandemic in Rural and Urban Settings in the UAE
Recipient name: Antje von Suchodoletz
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2021
University Affiliation: New York University Abu Dhabi
Priority Area(s) Education, Health & Wellbeing
GESPR Article (Volume 4, Issue 1)::
Teachers' Resilience and Burnout in the United Arab Emirates: Teaching Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Women in Organizations - from Theory to Practice in the United Arab Emirates (Ras Al Khaimah and the Northern Emirates)
Recipient name: Linzi Kemp
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2021
University Affiliation: American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 62:
Women in Organizations: From Theory to Practice in the United Arab Emirates — Ras Al Khaimah and the Northern Emirates
Promoting Happy Schools and Communities: Supporting Children and Young People’s Wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Jose Marquez
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2021
University Affiliation: University of Cambridge
Priority Area(s) Education, Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 59:
Happy Schools and Communities: Supporting Adolescents' Wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates
Women’s Use of Public Space in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Fathia Elmenghawi & Alexandria Proff
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2020
University Affiliation: American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Community Development
Influence of Letter Size and Spacing on the Neural Correlates of Reading Acquisition in Arabic Script
Recipient name: Tracy Centanni
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2020
University Affiliation: Texas Christian University
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 61:
The Impact of the Iqra Textbook Interventon on Neural Responses to Print in First Grade Children
Special Education Policy in the United Arab Emirates: Implementation and Perception in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Mary Jean DeCarlo & Alia Ammar
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2020
University Affiliation: Drexler University
Priority Area(s) Education
When Entrepreneurship Becomes a National Enterprise: The Case of the Arabian Gulf
Recipient name: Seungah Lee
Award Type: Doctoral Grant, Fulbright Scholar
Award Year: 2020
University Affiliation: Stanford University
Priority Area(s) Education
The Role(s) of Private Higher Education in the UAE: A Policy Analysis of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Elizabeth Buckner
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: University of Toronto
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 57:
Regulating Private Higher Education Quality in the UAE to Become an Educational Destination: Federal, Provincial, and Institutional Interests
Re thinking Directions and Trajectories of Social-Emotional Learning in the Ras Al Khaimah: Lessons for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Recipient name: Tavis Jules
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: Loyala University
Priority Area(s) Education
Resisting Antibiotic Resistance in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Cijo Vazhappilly
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Exposing Routes: Life Histories of African American Teachers Teaching Abroad
Recipient name: Tiffany Smith
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 46:
Examining Teacher Migration in K-12 Schools in the United Arab Emirates: Perceptions of African American Educators
Theatre in Ras Al Khaimah: History and Educational Impact
Recipient name: Katherine Hennessey
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: American University of Kuwait
Priority Area(s) Culture & Heritage
Artificial Reefs for Ecotourism in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: John Burt
Award Type: Organization Collaboration
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: New York University Abu Dhabi
Priority Area(s) Urban Planning
Implementation of the Emirates School Model's Policy on Bilingual Education
Recipient name: Alexandra Hall Chen
Award Type: Organization Collaboration
Award Year: 2019
University Affiliation: University of Oxford
Priority Area(s) Education
Sustainable Transformation of Ras Al Khaimah into Zero Waste Emirate: Challenges and Opportunities
Recipient name: Uday Kumar
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Community Development
Policy Paper 54:
Industrial Symbiosis: An Exploration of the Potential of Sustainable Waste Management in the UAE
Teachers' Pedagogical Transfer through Intercultural Exchange: A Qualitative Case Study of the 2018 UAE Teacher Exchange
Recipient name: Emily Anderson
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: Centenary University
Priority Area(s) Education
GESPR Article (Volume 2, Issue 1):
Dominant Discourses and Teachers’ Comparative Sensemaking through Internationally Sited Professional Development Experience
Early Diagnosis of Autism in Urban, Semi-Urban, and Rural Areas of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Agata Wentz
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: Pedagogical University of Krakow
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 34:
Early Diagnosis of Autism in the United Arab Emirates: Autism Knowledge and Attitudes Among Primary Healthcare Providers in Ras Al Khaimah
International Education Hubs in the Global Education Industry: Changing Policy and Governance in Higher Education
Recipient name: Marvin Erfurth
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: University of Munster
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 33:
Education Hub Strategy and Policy in the United Arab Emirates: Creating a Cultural Space for Higher Education and Research
The MAR'A Project: Middle Eastern Women Research Association
Recipient name: Mira Mousa
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: University of Oxford
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Education of Tolerance: An Analysis of the UAE Islamic Education Curriculum
Recipient name: Mariam AlHashmi
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: Zayed University
Priority Area(s) Education
The Interface of Youth National and Global Identities Among International Students in the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Abdualla Omaigon
Award Type: Organization Collaboration
Award Year: 2018
University Affiliation: University of Oxford
Priority Area(s) Education
Blog:
What Does 'Home' Mean to Students in International School? Guidance for International Educators
History Flows Towards the Sea: Establishing a Cultural Route of Waterworks in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Recipient name: William Raynolds
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2017
University Affiliation: Columbia University
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Culture & Heritage
Policy Paper 32:
The Aflaj Waterworks of Ras Al Khaimah: Current Conditions and Prospects for Conservation
Blog:
How to Save the Date Palm Groves? Identify and Protect Water Resources and Traditional Water Works
Space, Scale and Language Policy Performativity in the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: William Cook
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2017
University Affiliation: York University
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 31:
Expatriate Experiences with Language Policy in the UAE: Challenges, Contradictions and Opportunities
Provision of Affordable Housing in Ras Al Khaimah: Evaluation of the Sheikh Saud and Sheikh Zayed Housing Programs
Recipient name: Sandeep Agrawal
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2017
University Affiliation: University of Alberta
Priority Area(s) Urban Planning
Establishing the Awareness of Local Cultural Heritage in Architectural Education at AURAK: Documenting the old houses of Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Tawfiq Abu Hantash
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2017
University Affiliation: American University Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Culture & Heritage
Policy Paper 42:
Raising Awareness of Cultural Heritage: Experiential Learning, Architecture Education, and Documentation of Historical Architecture in Ras Al Khaimah
Increasing Students’ Arabic Reading Speed in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Helen Abadzi
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2017
University Affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 20:
Improving Arab Students' Academic Achievement: The Crucial Role of Rapid Reading and Grammar Mastery in the Early Grades
A Re-examination of the Role of Education: Embracing the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Society
Recipient name: Chloe Sim
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: Waseda University
Priority Area(s) Education
GESPR Article (Volume 1, Issue 1):
For Love, Money and Status, or Personal Growth? A Survey of Young Emirati Women’s Educational Aspirations
Development & Implementation of a Public Awareness Campaign Around Breast Cancer in Ras Al Khaimah (Phase II Study)
Recipient name: Zakia Hossain
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: University of Sydney
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 37:
Development and Implementation of Public Awareness Campaigns around Breast Cancer in the UAE: A Ras Al Khaimah Case Study
Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves
Recipient name: Hamad Assaf
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: American University Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Urban Planning
Policy Paper 38:
Assessing Policy Alternatives and Public Support for Protecting the Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves
Early Childhood Education in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Priti Verma
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: Higher Colleges of Technology
Priority Area(s) Education
Working Paper 16:
Measuring Quality of Privately-Owned Early Childhood Care and Education Centers in the United Arab Emirates: A Ras Al Khaimah Case Study
Majlis Series Recording:
Early Childhood Education in Ras Al Khaimah: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Quality
Investigating Teachers' Experiences in the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Emily Winchip
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: Nottingham University
Priority Area(s) Education
GESPR Article (Volume 1, Issue 2):
Teachers’ Experiences of Marketization in the United Arab Emirates
Building International Cultural Capital: Reconfiguring Paradigms of Culture and the State in the UAE
Recipient name: Elizabeth Dierderian
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2016
University Affiliation: Northwestern University
Priority Area(s) Education, Culture & Heritage
Streamlining and Modernizing Health Workforce Governance: A Case Study of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Recipient name: Stephanie Short
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: University of Sydney
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 27:
Streamlining and Modernizing Medical Workforce Governance: A Case Study of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Biofuel Exploration from Soil Microorganisms in the Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves
Recipient name: Maxime Merhab
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: American University Ras Al Khaimah
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Urban Planning
Policy Paper 28:
Alternative Energy in the UAE: The Potential of Biofuels Sourced from Ras Al Khaimah Mangroves
Infrastructure and Identity: the Transformation of Space and the Formation of the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Matthew Maclean
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: New York University
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Culture & Heritage
Majlis Series Recording:
Preserving and Promoting Ras Al Khaimah’s Cultural Heritage
Video Profile:
Visiting Scholar: Matthew Maclean
A Feasibility Study: Eat Well Assist
Recipient name: Mary Steen
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: University of South Australia
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Journal Article:
Diet and Eating Habits of Expectant Parents and Families in Ras Al Khaimah, Emirates: An Exploratory Study
Majlis Series Recording:
Eatwell Assist: A Feasibility Study Targeting Expectant Parents to Prevent Family Obesity in Ras Al Khaimah
Acoustically Activated Release of Targeted Nanocarriers for Breast Cancer Treatment
Recipient name: Ghaleb Husseini
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: American University of Sharjah
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 26:
The Potential of Ultrasound Technology and Chemotherapy Carriers in Breast Cancer Treatment
Education Policy in the UAE, GCC, and Arab Region
Recipient name: Elizabeth Buckner
Award Type: Organization Collaboration
Award Year: 2015
University Affiliation: Columbia University
Priority Area(s) Education
Working Paper 14:
The Status of Teaching and Teacher Professional Satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates
Education Policymaking in Resource Rich and Resource Poor Countries: A Comparison of the UAE And Jordan
Recipient name: Samar Farah
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2014
University Affiliation: Columbia University
Priority Area(s) Education
Dissertation:
Rationale, funding, and governance models of public private partnerships in education: A comparison of the UAE and Jordan
Majlis Series Recording:
Public Private Partnerships in Education in the UAE- A Model for Success
Transforming Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Patrick Brennan
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2014
University Affiliation: University of Sydney
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
Educational Systems - Quality and Impact in UAE Higher Education
Recipient name: Lee Rensimer
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2014
University Affiliation: University of Wisconsin Madison
Priority Area(s) Education
Policy Paper 14:
International and Commercial Higher Education in Ras Al Khaimah: Policies, Problem Areas, and Promise
Healthcare Professionals and Medical Tourism in the United Arab Emirates
Recipient name: Sarath Ganji
Award Type: Fulbright Scholar
Award Year: 2014
University Affiliation: Harvard University
Priority Area(s) Health & Wellbeing
People of Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Anna Zacharias Jeff Topping
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2014
University Affiliation: The National
Priority Area(s) Culture & Heritage
Book:
People of Ras Al Khaimah
Nationalism in the UAE
Recipient name: Martin Ledstrup
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2013
University Affiliation: University of Southern Denmark
Priority Area(s) Culture & Heritage
Professional Development Policies and Practices in RAK’s Universities and Colleges
Recipient name: Jane Knight
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2013
University Affiliation: University of Toronto
Priority Area(s) Education
Report 01:
Professional Development for Faculty and Staff in Ras Al Khaimah's Higher Education Institutions
Education Reform in the UAE
Recipient name: Ruba Tabari
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2012
University Affiliation: University College London
Priority Area(s) Education
Working Paper 07:
Education Reform in the UAE: An Investigation of Teachers' Views of Change and Factors Impeding Change in Ras Al Khaimah Schools
Urban Development Lab: A Unique Urban Planning Opportunity for Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: ICOS Group
Award Type: Seed Grant
Award Year: 2012
University Affiliation: ICOS Group
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Urban Planning
International Branch Campuses in the UAE
Recipient name: Christine Farrugia
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2012
University Affiliation: State University of New York at Albany
Priority Area(s) Education
The UAE Academic Workforce: Composition, Characteristics, and Professional Nature of Work
Recipient name: David Chapman Ann Austin
Award Type: Faculty Grant
Award Year: 2012
University Affiliation: University of Minnesota Michigan State University
Priority Area(s) Education
Journal Article:
Academic Staff in the UAE: Unsettled Journey
Journal Article:
Expatriate Academic Staff in the United Arab Emirates: The Nature of their Work Experiences in Higher Education Institutions
Perceptions of Childhood Obesity in Ras Al Khaimah
Recipient name: Kelly Stott
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2011
University Affiliation: Columbia University
Priority Area(s) Education, Health & Wellbeing
Policy Paper 01:
Teachers' Parents' and Children's Perceptions of Childhood Obesity in Ras Al Khaimah
Building Citizens for the Arab Knowledge Economy
Recipient name: Calvert Jones
Award Type: Doctoral Grant
Award Year: 2011
University Affiliation: Yale University
Priority Area(s) Community Development, Education