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Dr. Faisal Al Matalka

Dean College of Humanities and Sciences
Email: f.almatalka@ustf.ac.ae
Phone: +971525669699



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 Education

  •  PH.D. IN SOCIOLOGY ( SOCIAL SCIENCES), 1995
    Department of Sociology, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, INDIA
  • M.A. IN SOCIOLOGY, 1991
    Department of Sociology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, INDIA
  • B.A. IN ARTS, 1989
    Nagpur University, Nagpur, INDIA

Employment History

 

Employer

Title

Period

University of Science and Technology of Fujairah

Associate Professor, Faculty Member Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences

Mar 2023 - Present

University of Science and Technology of Fujairah

Associate Professor, Faculty Member Program Coordinator - Sociology and Social Work

2020 - Present

Ajman University

Associate Professor, Faculty Member

2016 - 2019

Albalqa Applied University - Jordan

Associate Professor, Faculty Member

2007 - 2016

SOS Children's Villages Association of Jordan

Director of (SOS) Children's Villages.

1996 - 2007

Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid

Part Time Lecturer Department of Basic Sciences(Sociology).

1995 - 1996

Academic Experience

Dr. Faisal worked as a lecturer, assistant professor, and associate professor, of sociology in Al-Balqa Applied University -Jordan, between 2007 - 2016 and till present. He joined Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an associate professor of sociology for the period 2016 - 2023. During this period Dr. Faisal taught the History of Social Thinking, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of work, Family counseling, Social Theories, demography, Modern social issues, Texts Sociology and Social Work, Social Change, Economic sociology, Applied Sociology, Social Psychology, Communication Skills in English Language, sociology of media, Contemporary Social Issues, Family and Social Counseling, Social problems and Criminal Sociology courses for undergraduate students. He also worked in initiating the Master of Sociology program.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Dr. Faisal's Research interests are social problems (family, children, students, youth......, Non-governmental organizations, Social and family relations, Juvenile delinquency, Crime and criminals, Domestic violence, Studies of youth, their problems, and violence, Poverty and unemployment, Social support and Terrorism and terrorists.
  • Dr. Faisal is a member of periodical and scientific Journals such as:
  • Reviewer for Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Impact factor: 3.064 (2019), ISO 4: J. Interpers. Violence, ISSN: 0886-2605 (print); 1552-6518 (web), Discipline: Criminology, Publisher: SAGE Publications, OCLC number: 12879051, University of Washington, USA
  • Reviewer: Mutah Lil- Buhuth Wad -Dirasat, Humanities and Social Sciences Series, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan.
  • Reviewer for Journal of Human and Social Studies, University of Oran 02/, Algeria.

The Journal Publications in the Last Five Years

 

Articles (Selected)

  • Al- Matalka, Faisal Ibrahim Mohammad & liaqat Ali (2023) Social factors of school bullying from the point of view of Jordanian school students in the city of Irbid, Sent for publication International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Review (IJHSSR).
  • Al- Matalka, Faisal, Ahmed Al Radaideh , . Elsayed Abdelrhman,. Alberto Fenandez(2022), The impact of social media on Spouse relations, International Journal of Health Sciences, , 6(S8), 6064–6077. Q2 Journal. ISSN: 2550-696X
  • Al- Matalka, Faisal, Ahmed Al Radaideh, Asmaa Aldarmaki(2022) , Violence against Women before and during COVID-19 home quarantine in Jordan, International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge, Volume-7 Issue-11, November. ISSN: 2213-1356
  • Al- Matalka, Faisal Ibrahim Mohammad,(2020) Attitudes of Jordanian Youths Toward Marriage and its Relationship with Some Variable, Abaad Review, Vol 07 N0 02, University of Oran 2 Mohamed Bin Ahmed, Algeria.