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Abir A. Bukhatwa

Southbridge

Summary

Dedicated assistant professor of economics with eighteen years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Enthusiastic about motivating and driving students to achieve academic success. Creative, flexible professor willing to innovate and implement progressive pedagogy. A researcher highly focused on students development and academic success. In addition to economics conflict research.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Professor

Worcester State University
09.2019 - Current

Teaching undergraduate courses include multiple modalities of Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, and Economic Development.

Teaching graduate courses include Managerial Economics, Econometrics and International Finance.

Participated in creating a Finance Track of the 4+1 MBA Graduate Program.

  • Promoted diversity and inclusion within the classroom through culturally responsive teaching practices and diverse reading materials.
  • Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
  • Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
  • Enhanced student research skills by supervising independent studies projects both inside and outside the classroom setting.
  • Established strong partnerships with other institutions via collaborative research projects or exchange programs that benefited both faculty members'' professional development as well as student learning experiences globally.
  • Inspired critical thinking skills among students by fostering a learning environment that encouraged open-mindedness, curiosity, and intellectual exploration.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
  • Contributed to campus activities to promote positive university image.
  • Collaborated with faculty members on research projects.
  • Collaborated with a Technology Company to provide students with a better financial literacy.
  • Collected data for the use of online platforms to assist its impact on learning outcomes.
  • Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
  • Used different learning modes and types of technology to engage students in achieving learning outcomes.
  • Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions, and projects into lessons.
  • Identified research opportunities for students, assisting with gathering data and drawing conclusions for projects.
  • Established and maintained inclusive, collegial and collaborative culture within classroom.

Girard School of Business

Merrimack College
07.2021 - 09.2021
  • Teaching an online graduate course of Applied Statistics.

Adjunct Professor

Assumption University
09.2015 - 05.2021

Teaching undergraduate classes: Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, International Finance, Capstone for Business Administration Students.

Adjunct Professor

Worcester State University
01.2015 - 05.2019

Adjunct Professor

Clark University
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Graduate Pathway Program, American Language and Culture Institute, Clark University

Adjunct Professor

Clark University
07.2011 - 12.2019
  • School of Professional Studies, Clark University
  • Teaching Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Economics and the World Economy, and Independent Study.

Graduate Assistant

International Students & Scholars Office, Clark University
07.2011 - 10.2015
  • International Graduate Student Orientation.

Teaching Assistant

Benghazi University
09.1999 - 05.2005

Education

Ph.D - Economics, Economic Development, and Applied Econometrics

Clark University

M.A - Economics

Clark University

M.A - Economics, Public Finance, and International Trade

Benghazi University

B.A. - Economics

Benghazi University

Skills

  • STATA
  • R
  • Microsoft Office
  • Critical Thinking
  • Research

Accomplishments

Research/ Conferences:

a. Northeast Business & Economics Association, Fiftieth Annual Conference, October 26-28, 2023:

a.1. Financial Literacy Among College Students, working paper, Abir A. Bukhatwa and Janice Yee, Congress Library, December 2023.


a.2. The Impact of Publisher’s Online Platforms on College Students’ Learning Outcome: A Case Study Analysis, Abir A. Bukhatwa and Lingling Wang, Congress Library, December 2023.


b. Eastern Economics Conference:

b.1. 47th Annual Conference, Boston MA, March 2024:

b.1.1. Determinants of Financial Literacy of College Students. Abir A. Bukhatwa, Janice Yee, Jillian Fredricksen, and Samuel Fonseca. March 2024

b.1.2. Impact of Climate Change on Child Marriage in Pakistan. Abir A. Bukhatwa and Saleem Shah, WISE Program, Worcester State University. March 2024.

b.1.3. The impact of Publisher's Online Platforms on Educational Outcomes, Abir A. Bukhatwa and Lingling Wang, March 2024

b.2. 45th Annual Conference, Boston, MA, March 2019:

Paper Presented: The Impact of Armed Conflicts on Woman Empowerment, March 2019

b.3. 44th Annual Conference, Boston, MA, March 2018:

The Effect of Armed Conflicts on Children’s Health. March 2018

4. Libyan Policy Forum III, Challenges and Opportunities, Tufts University, Boston MA, November 2016

7. The Importance of Establishing a Libyan Stock Market, Tripoli, Libya.

The Importance of the Stock Market in the Privatization Process in Libya, Libyan Stock Market Journal, October 2005


Affiliations

Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA).

Additional Information

Grants, Honors, and Awards:

1. Nominated to an Excellence in Teaching Award, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA, January 2024.

2. Provost’s Travel Fund Awards, June 2023.

3. Distinguished Graduate Fellows, the WISE Program, Summer 2023

4. 2023 Summer: Undergraduate Research Grant, Summer 2023

5. The Massachusetts Open Education Resources- an OER Grant, April 2019

6. Nominated to an Excellence in Teaching Award, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA, April 2019

7. Women’s History Month, ALANA Network, A Faculty that Impacted your Life, Assumption University, Worcester, MA, April 2019

Timeline

Girard School of Business

Merrimack College
07.2021 - 09.2021

Assistant Professor

Worcester State University
09.2019 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Clark University
09.2019 - 05.2020

Adjunct Professor

Assumption University
09.2015 - 05.2021

Adjunct Professor

Worcester State University
01.2015 - 05.2019

Adjunct Professor

Clark University
07.2011 - 12.2019

Graduate Assistant

International Students & Scholars Office, Clark University
07.2011 - 10.2015

Teaching Assistant

Benghazi University
09.1999 - 05.2005

Ph.D - Economics, Economic Development, and Applied Econometrics

Clark University

M.A - Economics

Clark University

M.A - Economics, Public Finance, and International Trade

Benghazi University

B.A. - Economics

Benghazi University
Abir A. Bukhatwa