Dr. Maha Hamoud Alatawi

Alongside her academic work, she works in research, development, and consulting, and has contributed to studies and development projects for government bodies and national institutions covering culture, theatre, media, policy, institutional development, and capacity building. She has also contributed to preparing studies and reports, designing initiatives and programmes, developing technical proposals, and managing qualitative and field research instruments, including focus groups, interviews, and comparative studies.

She chairs the Cultural and Tourism Affairs Committee at the Asbar Forum of the Asbar Center for Studies and Research, and works in the editorial and research field, contributing to the development of knowledge projects related to cultural and heritage studies. Part of her current work focuses on cultural education, career guidance and professional development in the cultural sector, cultural entrepreneurship, cultural communication, and human capacity development across the cultural and creative sectors.

She has published research papers and academic chapters in literature, drama, and cultural studies with international academic publishers and journals, including Palgrave Macmillan, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, and The Harold Pinter Review. Her research adopts interdisciplinary approaches that connect literary and theatrical texts with questions of culture, identity, memory, and social transformation.

She holds several professional credentials in career guidance and development, cultural management, leadership, instructional design, and ESG sustainability, supporting her orientation toward bridging academic knowledge, professional practice, and institutional development.