Dean: Dr. Farag Elkamel (PHD)
E-mail: elkamel.acu@gmail.com

Education

·  Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology – Mass Communication, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

·  Master of Arts (M.A) in Communication – Social Development, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

·  Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Journalism, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Summary of Academic Experience

·  Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication, Ahram Canadian University (ACU): 2005 – Present

·  Consultant for Al-Ahram Establishment to develop the curriculum and academic plans for the Faculty of Mass Communication, Ahram Canadian University: 2004-2005

·  Chairman, Department of Radio and Television, Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University: 2000 – 2005

·  Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication, October University For Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA), 2003 - 2004

·  Director, Center for Communication Training and Production, Cairo University,1996 – 2000

Summary of Professional & International Experience

·  Associate Editor, Health Education Research, Oxford University Press: 2006-Present

·  Senior Communication Adviser, UNICEF, Cairo, Egypt: 2004-Present

·  Founder and Director, The Center for Development Communication (CDC): 1984-2004

·  Unit Chief, Communication Unit, GPA , The World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland: 1992-1994

·  Communication Adviser, UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa, Amman, Jordan: 1986-1988

·  International Communication Consultant in 17 countries for Unicef, USAID, ILO, DANIDA, The Ford Foundation, WHO, IDRC, AED, Pathfinder, JSI, UNFPA, the Johns Hopkins University and the British Council

Books/ Journal Articles, Papers, Research and Media Production

·  30 journal articles and conference papers in English and Arabic

·  8 books in English and Arabic

·  12 documentary films (script writing, film directing and production)

·  35 TV series episodes (story and production)

·  160 TV commercials and public service announcements (script writing, film directing, production)

·  Numerous research studies including ten national surveys and hundreds of focus group discussions and other qualitative research studies.

·  Supervision of numerous Masters theses and PhD dissertations

Special Achievements

·  Planning, and directing what the British Medical Journal described as the most successful health education campaign in the world to save the lives of 100,000 Egyptian children who used to die annually due to child dehydration.

·  As Senior Communication Adviser to UNICEF, contributed significantly to eradicating polio from Egypt, which was declared polio free in 2006 for the first time in history.

·  Led United Nations health communications activities on a global level as chief of youth and the general public at the World Health Organization in Geneva.

·  Who’s Who in the World biographee

·  Awarded full scholarship from the University of Chicago for M.A. and Ph.D. studies