RESEARCH INTERESTS Gender & Identity; Intercultural Communication; Global Communication; Development Studies Communication and Social Change. WORK EXPERIENCE Aug 2016 - June 2017 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane, Morocco Outbound Study Abroad Advisor I managed processes related to all exchange and study abroad programs for AUI students and assured continual coordination with counterparts for smooth program administration. Aug 2015 - May 2016 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane, Morocco Teaching Assistant I assisted in the teaching of the Art & Design and Print & Online Production Skills at AUI while also being in charge of the lab compo- nent. June 2015 - Jul 2015 Morocco World News Rabat, Morocco Writer/Editor I was in charge of writing and editing news and feature articles on culture and society, creating a contacts database of all prominent NGOs, multinationals, and higher education institutions in Morocco, and managing the Twitter account of Morocco World News. Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 Allegheny College Meadville, PA, USA Writer/Editor I wrote feature pieces about current students and alumni, kept an updated calendar of events for local media, and developed an Experts List for Allegheny College's news website. EDUCATION Aug 2012 - June 2016 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane, Morocco B.A. in Communication Studies Summa Cum Laude Concentration: Media Studies - Minor: Human Resource Development Senior Captone: “Framing Analysis of the News Coverage of the Syrian Refugee Crisis” Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 Allegheny College Meadville, PA, USA Exchange Student Media, Theory, and Practice; Textual Analysis; Visual Production. Sept 2008 - June 2012 Lycée Abdelmaled Essadi Kenitra, Morocco Baccalauréat/High School Degree Concentration: Experimental Sciences, Physics & Chemistry Aug 2010 - June 2011 Yelm High School Yelm, WA, USA Kennedy & Lugar Youth Exchange & Study Program Scholar in the U.S. Department of State sponsored program; Student Leader within the Yelm FFA Chapter; Ranked second as a team at the FFA Washington State Convention in Agricultural Communiation French LANGUAGES Native Language Bilingual Proficiency Full Working Proficiency IELTS - 8.0 Arabic English [email protected] 330-937-7860 CONTACT http://bit.ly/2qM7Sdt NAHLA BENDEFAA MA Candidate in Communication Studies Kent State University Aug 2017 - Present Kent State Univeristy Kent, OH, USA M.A. in Communication Studies Graduate Teaching Assistant Concentration: Global Communication