Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (Jan. 2022 — Present)

• Research Assistant to Dr. John M. Levis
  
  • Project: Adaptive explicit and implicit feedback in second language pronunciation training
    
  • Research funded by the National Science Foundation (2020)
    
  • Mentor to two undergraduate research assistants: Jacob Kruse :: Sara Lastine
    
• The ReSPonD Lab Coordinator
  

Graduate Research Assistant (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (June 2022 — Present)

• Research Assistant to Dr. Volker Hegelheimer
  
  • Project: Using educational technology in the English language classroom
    
  • Research funded by the U.S. Department of State (2020)
    
  • Mentor to an undergraduate research assistant: Delaney Clark
    

English Placement Test Rater (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (Aug. 2021 — Present)

• Assess the oral communication ability of international students in academic contexts
• Test administration every semester (Fall and Spring). Information Page
  
  

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (Aug. 2020 — July 2024)

• Instructor for ENGL 1010B, 1010C, and 1010D: English for Native Speakers of Other Languages: Academic English
  
• Instructor for SP CM 2120: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  
  

Co-teacher Oral Language & Technology (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (Aug. 2022 — Dec. 2022)

• ENGL/LING 530 Teaching Assistant to Dr. John M. Levis
  
  • Course Objectives: Structure and description of oral language and discourse. How spoken language is linguistically described, analyzed, and taught for research and for education. Using technology to record, transcribe, and analyze spoken language at all levels of linguistic structure.
    
    

Global Online Course Mentor (Iowa, USA)
Iowa State University (Aug. 2020 — May 2022)

• Mentor for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN), previously known as American English (AE) E-Teacher Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by FHI 360
  
  

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Minnesota, USA)
Saint Cloud State University (2018 — 2020)

• Developed and taught EAP courses for Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and US Culture for International students skills
  
• Mentored new TAs throughout the academic year
  
  

Academic Coordinator (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
King Saud University (2017 — 2018)

• Provided academic support to the English Language Skills Department (ELSD) for Lesson Planning, Classroom management, Mentoring, Professional Development sessions, Teacher observation/feedback
  
• Provided support to Examination, Curriculum, Quality Assurance, Development and E-Record units
  
  

English Language Instructor (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
King Saud University (2016 — 2017)

• Taught General and Academic Skills for First Year Common students level C
  
• Conducted examinations and grading for Speaking and Writing skills
  
  

Site Director (Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia)
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (2014 — 2016)

• Provided Orientation and continuous training for all Site teachers and administrators at Buraydah’s TVTC location
  
• Attended to the logistics and Human resources between the site, Central Office, and TVTC
  
  

English Language Instructor & Acting Site Director (Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia)
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (2013 — 2014)

• Taught more than 160 students from A0 to B1 levels of EFL in Jizan & Buraydah sites
  
• Engaged and planned Project Based Learning workshops
  
  

Financial Center Coach (Washington D.C., USA)
Capital One Bank, N.A. (2006 — 2013)

• Coached over 65 ESL adults using English for Specific Purposes (ESP) specifically for the Banking Industry environment
  
• Facilitated monthly and quarterly training sessions around targeted language to achieve company objectives