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Vladi works at FXUA as IT Support Specialist. He graduated with Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Fairfax University of America. He has hands-on experience in software, hardware and network troubleshooting. Vladi has programming knowledge in Python, C++, and Java. He is also familiar with Linux systems and Windows PowerShell.
Dr. Marietta Bradinova is an Adjunct Professor in TESOL at Fairfax University of America in Fairfax, VA. She is in her 10th year of teaching at FXUA. She is a former EFL and ESL teacher of 15 years. Dr. Bradinova holds a PhD in English Rhetoric and Linguistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. She has also earned a Master’s Degree in English Philology and Master’s Degree in English Linguistics from St. St. Cyril and Methodius University, Bulgaria and George Mason University, Fairfax, VA respectively.
Dr. Bradinova creates and delivers face-to-face and online (virtual) professional development services tailored to the unique needs of public school teachers and administrators. She coaches content-area teachers and administrators on best practices for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Her scholarly work includes the publication of ESOL student and teacher materials, presentations at national and international fora, and invited lectures. Her research and pedagogical interests are shaped by her extensive international ESOL experience.
In 2012 and 2013 Fairfax University of America, 2012 and 2013 Fairfax University of America awarded her its Faculty Outstanding Award for Academic Excellence.
MA in English Philology, St. St. Cyril and Methodius University, Bulgaria
MA in English Linguistics, George Mason University
Ph.D. in English Rhetoric and Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- TESOL methodologies
- Teaching content to linguistically and culturally diverse students
- Technology and language learning strategies
- APLX 520 Introduction to Multilingualism
- APLX 530 Language Teaching Methods
- APLX 540 Language Curriculum and Materials Design
- APLX 550 Language Assessment
- APLX 572 Technologies for Language Learning
- APLX 620 Teaching Pronunciation
- APLX 630 Sociolinguistics for the Classroom
- APLX 635 Intercultural Communications
- ENGL 120 Academic Writing
- Bradinova, M. & Gimble, C. (October, 2015). Engaging strategies for academic writing. TESOL Connections. Retrieved from http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2015-10-01/2.html
- Bradinova, M. (2009). Teaching and learning in the digital age. WATESOL Newsletter September, 2009
- Bradinova, M. (2009). Reading to learn and learning to read from a science textbook in an ESOL class. In Using Textbooks Effectively. Alexandria, VA: TESOL Publications.
Presentations at the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association
- “Using TED Talks to Foster Class Discussions with English Learners” TESOL Convention, March 27-30, 2018, Chicago, IL.
- “Let’s Talk!: Discussion Strategies and Activities Using TED Talks.” October 7, 2017 WATESOL Conference at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC
- “Engaged Learning: Are We All on the Same Page” October 5, 2017 at Fairfax University of America in Fairfax, VA
- “No More Boring Writing Classes: Engaging Strategies for Academic Writing” TESOL Convention, March 25-28, 2015, Toronto, Canada
- “Making Science Instruction Accessible to ELLs” TESOL Convention, March 20-23, 2013, Dallas, TX
- “Implementing Exit Exams in an Intensive University-level ESL” TESOL Convention, March 17-19, 2011, New Orleans, LO
- “Teaching Language and Content to Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students” TESOL Convention,
- March 24-27, 2010, Boston, MA
- “Innovation in 21st Century Classroom Practices,” “Textbooks as Part of the ESOL Classroom Ecology”
- TESOL Convention, March 26-29, 2009, Denver, CO
- “Using Graphic Novels for Developing L2 Acquisitions” TESOL Convention, March 13-15, 2006, Tampa, FL
Fairfax University of America, 2012, 2013 Faculty Outstanding Award for Academic Excellence
- TESOL International
- Washington Area TESOL (WATESOL)
Muhib Qaderi is a Grant Management Accountant at FXUA. Muhib is Accountable for maintaining financial oversight of all donors’ financial requirements and obligations, managing the development and implementation of all grants along with preparing and monitoring project spendings. Muhib is a multilingual individual with over 9 years of extensive experience in projects funded by The World Bank, USAID, and State Department. His contributions to the administrative strengthening have resulted in many achievements and noticeable outcomes. Prior to joining FXUA, Muhib has worked as an accountant in the automotive industry.
He has attained his BBA and MBA from universities in Malaysia.
Emily Zheng serves the FXUA learning community as the Executive Assistant to the Office of the President. She has several years of experience in K-12 and higher education. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Hood College and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay. She also received her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan. One of her favorite things is to explore nice restaurants in DMV area with her family.
Farah Morshali her Master’s in TESOL from Shiraz Azad University. Having been a university lecturer for more than twenty years, she has taught a variety of TESOL major courses including advanced technical writing, academic writing, research methods, general linguistics, English language testing, and English teaching methodology, as well as TOFEL and IELTS courses. Her research work and publications focus on teaching and learning English.
Having had extensive experience working with ESL students, Farah prides herself in creating a classroom environment that accommodates the needs of her individual students while still promoting a high level of critical thinking and language skills. Some of her most invaluable experience as an instructor have come from helping struggling students to grasp nebulous concepts through a perfect combination of individual conferences, class activities, and group discussion.
Ever since she started teaching, Farah has been passionate in her genuine commitment to three things: maximizing individual student performance, inspiring students’ interest in learning, and instilling a sense of self-worth among all students. She has dedicated her career to each of these pursuits, and as a result most of her students call her a “ball of energy.” Having been an educational manager and a supervisor for years, she is especially patient and sensitive to learners and peers who may need special attention. She truly enjoys spending time with students, and finding their excitement when they finally get a tough concept so gratifying. Her teaching style is to guide students as opposed to just telling them the answers so that they can develop independent thinking and problem solving skills.web
Wafia Alchurbaji is Instructional Designer at FXUA. Prior to joining the FXUA team, she worked in higher education admissions and recruitment as well as in administration and program design in her home-state of Michigan. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Michigan University and is bi-lingual, with native fluency in both English and Arabic. In her free time she loves to read, hike, and spend time in nature.
Boshra Zawawi is a senior instructional designer at FXUA. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning Technologies Design Research, a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Design and Development, and an e-Learning Graduate Certificate from George Mason University.
Dr. Zawawi is a creative and passionate designer who continuously searches for interactive learning solutions to support learning excellence and students’ achievement. She holds exceptional knowledge of instructional design (ID) models, adult learning theories, and sound pedagogical strategies to create learner-centered learning environments.
Dr. Zawawi has several years of ID expertise in higher education, private, and government sectors. She also has previous experience teaching in higher education. She is an Adobe Certified Professional – Adobe Captivate.
Dr. Zawawi has several publications focusing on online learning technologies, social learning, and integrating formal and informal learning for higher education students. She presented her research at national and international conferences in the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Dr. Zawawi is also the Director of Communities of Practice at the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Metro D.C. Chapter.
George Rado is in charge of accreditation and regulatory compliance. He is a graduate of ELTE University in Budapest, Hungary. Prior to joining FXUA, he had served as Executive Director of Capital English Academy, Medtech Institute and Sanz School. He has also served as the Academic Dean of Fortis Institute and Medtech College in the DMV area. His areas of expertise are school operations, educational administration, accreditation and regulatory compliance, program development and assessment as well as staff and faculty recruitment and development.
Senior IT professional with 30+years of proven experience supporting technical projects and programs in large organizations in the DoD and DOJ. Areas of specialization include business application development, and enterprise systems O&M. Adjunct Professor in IT and Project Management.
Ph.D. Information Technology, Capella University
MS Technology Management and Project Management, University of Maryland University College
MS Degree E-Commerce, University of Maryland University College
- Project Management
- IT Project Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Quality Management
Senior technology program and project manager with specific expertise in the full life cycle of project management. Managed several large project-based technology programs supporting the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. All programs were managed using ISSO, CMMI, and PMI standards.
PMP-610 Quality Project Management Practices
PMP-615 Risk Project Management
PMP-623 Leading Projects Across Cultural Corporate and Global Boundaries
PMP-698/699 Master Thesis I & II
IT-343 IT Project Management
IT-492/493 Senior Design Project I & II
Radcliffe, J.D. (2018). Case Study. Quality management practices: Understanding project failure. Virginia International University
US Army 1983 – 2004
Fairfax University of America
4401 Village Drive 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
Mayyada Al Hammoshi is working as a Computer Science program chair and associate professor at Fairfax University of America since 2016. Prior working at Fairfax University of America, Mayyada worked (2008-2015) as assistant professor and chair at University of Technology and Applied Computer Science in Sultanate of Oman. During that period, she served as the chair of Computer Science department and supervised 37 full- time faculties. She also served as the chair of Scientific Research department to handle all the Scientific Research activities in the University.
Mayyada served as the Principal Investigator (2010-2015) for the Omani Research Council Grant’s research and supervised PhD and Master thesis nationally and globally.
Prior working in Oman, Mayyada worked (1995-2008) as a lecturer and assistant professor at the university of Mosul in Iraq.
In her more than 20 years of experience, Mayyada taught many Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, and Computer Engineering courses. She also published more than 25 papers in international peer reviewed journals and conferences. Finally, she volunteered as technical program committee, reviewer, and editorial board in many international journals and conferences.
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mosul University
Master of Science in Computer Science, Mosul University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mosul University
- Computer Science
- Cyber Security
- Wireless Networking
- IOT Resources Management
- Cloud Security
- Cryptography
- CISSP training
- Ethical hacking
- Router Configuration and Routing Protocols
- Network and Information Security
- Information Assurance
- Network Design and Implementation,
- Intrusion Detection and Prevision Systems
- Operating Systems
- Wireless Networking
- Al Hammoshi M., Alkharji M.and L.Hang. (March 2018). A Comprehensive Study of Fully Homomorphic Encryption Schemes. International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology (IJACT) Volume10, No. 1.
- Al-Hammoshi M. (December 2017).IoT Resources Management: A Comprehensive Study Supported by the Top Providers of Things Management”, International Journal of Development Research, IJDR, Volume 07.
- Al-Hammoshi M., (November 3rd -4th 2017). IoT Security Risks, Challenges and Recommendations. International Conference on Computing and Technology”. ICCT 2017, VA, USA.
- Al Hammoshi M., Alkharji M. (April 18th -20th, 2017). Genetic Algorithm based key Generation for Fully Homomorphic Encryption. The 16th Annual Security Conference / ISOneWorld Conference Information Institute, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
- Al –Hammoshi M., (November4th -5th , 2016 ). Applying GPU in weather modeling” at the International Conference on Secure Computing and Technology ICCT 2016. VA, USA.
- Al- Hammoshi M., Singh M. and Al Bahri B. (July 2016). Accelerating High Arithmetic Intensity Storm Surge Model using CUDA. Recent Trends in Parallel Computing, ISSN: 2393-8749(online), Volume 3, Issue 2.
- AL -Hammoshi M., Sayed A. (Jun 2014). An Analysis For a Cluster Tree Zigbee Topology”, published in Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, JATIT, ISSN: 1992-8645, E-ISSN: 1817-3195.
- AL -Hammoshi M., Singh M.and Al Bahri B. (April 2015). Weather Modelling using Graphical Processing Units. The symposium of innovation and integration of information technology in modern societies, CAS Ibri, Oman.
- AL -Hammoshi and Izaruku Z. (2014). Analysis of Voice Over Wi-Fi in A Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.11b Standard. Recent advances in electrical and computer engineering, ISBN: 978-1-61806-228-6.
- Al-Hammoshi M. Sayed A. and AL Ani R. (2014). Managing Different ZigBee Network Topologies Using OPNET”, published in the second international conference on applied information and communication technology, ICAICT.
- Al-Hammoshi M., Kayed M. and Sayed A. (2012). Efficient evaluation of reachability query for directed acyclic XML graph based on a prime number labelling schema. Egyptian Informatics Journal.
- Al-Hammoshi M. and Al-Khanbashi H. (July 2012). Testing AODV Protocol Performance Under Different TCP Versions”, IJACT: International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 8 ~ 16.
- Al-Hammoshi M. and Izaruku Z. ( May 2012). Comparative Performance Evaluation of Different TCP Derivatives over MANET. The 8th Annual International Conference on Computer Science & Information Systems. ATINER CONFERENCE PAPER SERIES No: COM2012-0046, Athens, Greece, ISSN 2241-289.
- AL -Hammoshi M. (January 2012). Measuring OLSR performance factors with different Scale networks. International Journal of Advanced Convergence Technology. Volume 4.No.1.
- AL -Hammoshi M. (2011). WiMAX Network Model to Investigate Performance Factors. Journal of Convergence Technology Volume 6. No. 1. ISSN: 1975-9320.
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Ani R. (January 2010). A Proposed Model to Implement Load and Throughput of W LAN implemented as Wi-Fi System. Journal of Convergence Technology. Volume 5. No. 7. ID JCITS19-001, ISSN: 1975-9320.
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Ani R. (2010). A Proposed Model to Implement Load and Throughput of W LAN implemented as Wi-Fi System. 6th International Conference on Network Computing INC2010 Gyoengju, Korea (IEEE Korea).
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Ani R. (April 2010). Measuring The Load and Throughput Performance Factors for a Wi-Fi Designed Model. The First Joint Scientific Symposium of Colleges of Applied Sciences in Sultanate of Oman, P182-P196.
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Ani R. (2010). Using OPNET to teach Computer Networking. Tikrit Journal of Pure Science. Vol. 15, No. 1,pp301-312, ISSN 1813-1662.
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Ani R. (September 2009). Design of a Client Server Application using the Bluetooth Protocol. International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications. Vol. 1. No. 1, pp. 32 -38.
- AL -Hammoshi M. Khidhir A. and Al-Mallah R. (2009). Geometric Analysis of Images for 3D Models Reconstruction. Rafedian Journal of Computer and Mathematics. vol.6 No. 1.
- AL -Hammoshi M. Khidhir A. and Al-Mallah R. (2008). Geometric Analysis of Images for 3D Models construction. The first scientific conference for information technology. Computer and Mathematical Sciences College. University of Mosul. Iraq.
- AL -Hammoshi M. and Al-Sulaifini B. (2006). Kohonen Neural Network as High Performance Paradigm. IPEC 2006. Philadelphia University. Jordan.
- Editorial board in many international journals and conferences like
- Editor in International Journal of Digital Contents and Applications for Smart Devices, IJDCASD,Australia since 2016
- Editor in the American Association for Science and Technology, AASCIT since
- Pro-reviewer in CECENT, 2014.
- Technical Program committee in International Journal of Computing and Digital System since
- Editor in the Network and Communication Technologies Journal in the Canadian Center of Science and Education since
- Editor in the International Journal of Digital Contents and Applications Online Submission System, IJDCA since
- Editor in the Open Research and Science Library, ORSlib, USA since
- Editor In Chief in the International Journal of Research and Reviews in Information Technology (IJRRIT) since
- Peer reviewer to the Research Council of Oman since
- Editor in the International Journal of Advanced Convergence Technology since
- IMCIC 2019
- Smart Cities Symposium 2018.
- CECnet2016.
- CECnet2014.
- FNC2014.
- ICECCPCE13.
- FICIT 2012.
- ICCM 2012.
- DCA 2012.
- ICINT 2011.
- NASNIT 2011.
- JCIT 2010.
- SCIS Program Advisory Committee
- SCIS Advisory Board
- Curriculum Development for SCIS
- Organizing committee at ICCT conferences 2016-2018
- Iraqi minister of higher education and scientific research. Publishing in international referred journals.
- Iraqi minister of higher education and scientific research. Teaching excellence.
- CISCO