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Profiles of Doctorate Dissertations
PREFACE
The “Profiles of Doctorate Dissertations” publication is prepared annually by the College
of Graduate Studies at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). The purpose of this
publication is to highlight the research accomplishments of UAEU’s doctorate students
who have successfully defended their dissertations and graduated.
This 2016-2017 issue features the fourth class of graduates of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
program and the second class of graduates of the Doctorate of Business Administration
(DBA) program. It includes the profiles of 13 PhD students and 9 DBA students, which are
ordered chronologically based on their dissertation defense dates. Each profile consists of
abrief introductory informationof the student, anabstract of the student’s dissertation, abrief
statement on the research relevance and potential impact, a list of the main publications
resulted from the research, and the student’s career aspirations. The information included
in these profiles was provided by the students or their faculty advisors.
For inquiries, please contact the College of Graduate Studies at
cgs@uaeu.ac.aeor
+971 (0) 3 713 4048.