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    mkhalife1@pmu.edu.sa

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  • Dr. Mirna Khalife

  • Job Title :

    HSS Associate Chair- Assistant Professor

  • College :

    College of Sciences and Human Studies


  • Department :

    Humanities & Social Sciences


Mirna R. Khalife is the Associate Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department and an Assistant Professor of Sociology. She holds a PhD from the Doctoral Institute of Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the Lebanese University, earned in 2017. She brings extensive expertise in the psycho‑social field and in Quality Assurance management.

Khalife’s academic and research interests center on cultural transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its influence on social change, concepts and practices related to quality of life, the role of social welfare institutions, leadership dynamics between theory and practice, and the integration of artificial intelligence in education.

Her goals include applying her fellowship experience to advance teaching and learning practices, increasing the department’s participation in scientific conferences, and expanding her involvement in community service initiatives. Her background in psycho‑social work and Quality Assurance is reflected in her management style, contributing to enhanced organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement.

Khalife’s teaching philosophy emphasizes that the educational environment should be both rich and effective—designed to prepare students for the labor market while encouraging them to explore and develop their creative abilities as future leaders.

Currently, Khalife is actively engaged in research on AI integration in education and is working on updating the Humanities curriculum to align with the emerging needs of the coming decade.

 

PhD degree in social sciences, Sociology, 01/2012 to 11/2017
Lebanese University - Beirut
Thesis title: (Socialization & Children Creativity / ALKHOBAR & SAIDA as
an example)
Brief Synopsis: The Thesis sheds light on the scene of creativity in
children, based on socialization, bringing up channels, and how the
community deals with this phenomenon, and so out of the growing
global trend towards a knowledge-based society, which has become
largely based on creative productions. The thesis presented the
cognitive frameworks of the phenomenon of creativity together and
pointed to that development on the local level, to understand the
dimensions of the theoretical component of the subject of creativity and
how deeply those frameworks are connected to the social and cultural
structures from which it was produced. That has created a more accurate
field-side approach of its manifestations.
Master's degree in Family Social Sciences, Sociology

Book chapter "E-Shopping Addiction Determinants & effects Snowball Sampling for Workers, undergraduates, and Postgraduate Students in AL Khobar City Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale", due to appear in Volume 488 of the Studies in Systems, Decision and Control series
 
EURAM 2023 Conference Participation, representing the PMU  in the Saudi Track, research paper about "The Vision2030 Effects on Higher Education Improvement:
Quality of Life Approach: KSA-Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad University, PMU AS AN EXPLORATORY CASE".

The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference, held by Alahlia University with Brunel & UBT University on February 12, 13, 2025

"Sustainable Career Path" The Critical Role of Professional Development through the Kirkpatrick Model in streamlining employees' skills

"Optimizing quality assurance practices: exploring the Saudi Arabian perspective and their influence on international accreditation and rankings", Cogent Education, 12:1, 2482455, DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2025.2482455, Ghadeer G. Kayal & Mirna R. Khalife (2025)  Q2

"Generative AI as a Catalyst for Innovative Collaboration: Enhancing Group Projects Among Saudi Students in Digital Learning Environmen. Human interaction & Emerging technology  (IHIET2026).

 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SAD7CF8AAAAJ&hl=en

 

Associate Chair HSS, CSHS to current

Assistant Professor Quality Assurance specialist, 09/2021 to Current

Institutional Quality Coordinator, 01/2019 to 08/2021

Student Affairs director & Lecturer, 01/2013 to 04/2017

Psycho-Social Counselor, 02/2013 to 02/2014

Behavior Modification Specialist, 10/2009 to 01/2013

Teacher & social assistant, 10/2000 to 06/2006

Oral Communication

Technical and professional communication

Writing &Research

Leadership and teamwork

Critical thinking & problem solving 

Research Interests are focusing on the Cultural transformation in KSA and its impact on the Social changes, the Quality of life concepts & practices, Social Welfare institutions, role & AI integration in Education