Sherin's CV
Sherin Alfalah
Doctor of Natural Science | Higher Education | Writing-Intensive Pedagogy | Student
Profile summary
Doctor of Natural Science | Higher Education | Writing-Intensive Pedagogy | Student with 12 years in higher education and academic research. Experience includes curriculum development, computational chemistry, and student transition mentorship with GCC experience. Advanced institutional quality and fostered student success through inclusive teaching methods.
Career highlights
Curriculum Development And Accreditation: Co-authored the self-study report for accreditation at Qatar University by collaborating with executive leadership to align learning outcomes with international quality standards.
Computational Chemistry Research: Executed computational modeling of photocatalytic materials focused on artificial photosynthesis and carbon dioxide reduction processes during an academic appointment.
Higher Education Teaching: Designed and delivered general and organic chemistry courses for medical students while mentoring individuals on study strategies and academic development.
Key skills
Professional experience
Shaped the interdisciplinary research program strategy, steering investigations into artificial intelligence-guided quantum information dynamics and biological systems.
- Prepared competitive research proposals for funding consideration.
- Conducted targeted studies examining artificial intelligence and quantum information dynamics.
Defined academic strategy and course standards for medical and chemistry students, steering curriculum development and student academic progress within the university.
- Designed and delivered general and organic chemistry courses for medical students, alongside instrumental analysis for chemistry majors.
- Mentored students individually on study strategies, academic development, and the transition to university-level science.
Reported directly to executive leadership, overseeing institutional quality assurance processes and international standards alignment across undergraduate and graduate programs. Coordinated faculty committees and curriculum enhancement initiatives to advance institutional assessment and student transition programs.
- Co-authored the Core Curriculum Program Self-Study Report for AAC&U accreditation by collaborating with executive leadership to align learning outcomes with international quality standards.
- Delivered multiple sections of the Keys to Academic Success Seminar focusing on academic writing, critical thinking, time management, and learning strategies.
- Served on the Health Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Enhancement Committee and the Core Curriculum Program Curriculum Committee to align research requirements with institutional standards.
Directed research investigations into the optoelectronic properties of germanene and silicene nanostructures within an academic faculty context. Focused technical scope on renewable energy and sensing applications, coordinating computational modeling efforts without direct team management responsibilities.
- Executed computational modeling of photocatalytic materials focused on artificial photosynthesis and carbon dioxide reduction processes.
- Designed inquiry-based learning activities that used scientific concepts as a context for developing academic language, evidence-based reasoning, and argumentation.
- Delivered instruction focused on disciplinary learning to build student capacity for articulating complex scientific ideas.
- Developed high-throughput virtual screening pipelines to identify novel TLR7 inhibitors.
- Designed and delivered syllabi for quantum chemistry, computer-aided drug design, general and organic chemistry, biostatistics, and Management Information Systems courses.
- Delivered chemistry lessons to high school students following standard educational requirements.
- Evaluated student progress using quizzes and tests to measure understanding of chemical principles.
Education
Theoretical Chemistry
- Dissertation: “Quantum Dynamics of Photochemical Model Reactions Via Conical Intersections”
Quantum Chemistry
- Thesis: “A Theoretical Study of the Termination of Ethylene Polymerization at Two Models of Chromium on Silica”
Chemistry
Intersections”
Chromium on Silica”
- B.Sc. – Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Hebron University, Palestine | Aug
Languages
Arabic · Native
English · Fluent