Dr. Meghry Nazarian is a published educator and an English language teacher with over 12 years of expertise in teaching, research, and educational leadership. Dr. Meghry is a full-time Assistant Professor at Amity University Dubai’s HAAS Department. She holds a Ph.D. in Leadership & Policy Studies in Education from UAE University, where she was awarded a prestigious graduate fellowship. Dr. Nazarian also earned her Master’s degree in Teaching English for Foreign Language Learners (TEFL) from Aleppo University, Syria.
Throughout her career, Dr. Nazarian has demonstrated a deep commitment to fostering academic excellence and promoting innovative teaching practices. She has developed curriculum frameworks that integrate modern pedagogical practices and support diverse learning needs. She has designed and delivered several academic workshops to undergraduate and graduate students at UAE University. Her teaching philosophy revolves around student-centred approach, 21st century skills, and cross-cultural understanding, preparing learners to thrive in diverse and dynamic educational environments.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Nazarian is actively engaged in research focusing on organizational behaviour, organizational identification, cultural intelligence, cultural sameness, soft leadership, employee well-being, and employee voice/silence.
Dr. Nazarian has published in peer-reviewed SCOPUS-indexed journals and is a reviewer for the International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence (IJOCI). Her contributions to interdisciplinary research have earned her invitations to national and international conferences, including AERA in USA, BERA in the UK, ECER in Glasgow, IGSW in Singapore, and SSHSRC in the UAE.
Dr. Nazarian is deeply passionate about lifelong learning and is an active member of the Gathering Readers reading club since 2020. She shares her musings through this website: Search Results for “meghry” – Gathering Books. She shares her achievements and scholarly contributions through her ORCID platform: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-9054.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Policy Studies in Education, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, 2023
- Master of Teaching English for Foreign Language Learners (TEFL), Aleppo University, Syria, 2016
- Post-graduate Diploma in Pedagogy, Aleppo University, Syria, 2013
- Bachelor of English Language and Literature, Aleppo University, Syria, 2012
- Nazarian, M., Duyar, I., & Alhosani, M. (2024). Diversity Management as a New Organizational Paradigm: Leading With Cultural Intelligence (CQ). In A. Abdallah, A. Alkaabi, & R. Al-Riyami (Eds.), Cutting-Edge Innovations in Teaching, Leadership, Technology, and Assessment (pp. 149-165). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0880-6.ch011
- Nazarian, M., Bahri, H., & Abunamous, M. A. (2023). Sealing the Gap on Teacher Attrition: Unpacking Effective Leadership Practices. In A. Abdallah & A. Alkaabi (Eds.), Restructuring Leadership for School Improvement and Reform (pp. 59-80). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7818-9.ch004
- Nazarian, M., Alsheikh, N., & Alhosani, M. (2023). Between Vision and Revision: English Language Teachers Accentuating Their Voices about 21st Century Skills. The International Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 31(1), 25.
https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7955/CGP/v31i01/25-50
- Research Collaboration with UAE University, College of Education, UAE.
Research on teacher attrition and teachers’ perceived challenges.
- Research Collaboration with Arkansas State University, USA.
Research on instructional leadership and employee voice/silence.
- Research Collaboration with fellow scholars in the UAE.
Research on soft leadership and teachers’ well-being.
- Educational Research
- Research Ethics
- Academic Writing
