Curriculum Vitae February 2012 Reham Rizk Professional Details Personal Details Department of Economics Female, ian Faculty of Business, Economics and Political Science DoB: 14/02/1982 British University in (BUE) 56 AbdRahman Street Suez Desert Road, El Sherouk City, Cairo Cairo, PO Box 11837 Tel: +202 26890000 M: +20 1001525279 Fax: +202 26300010 / 20 reham.rizk@bue.edu.eg Current Post Current Responsibilities Lecturer (Full Time), Department of Economics, British University in. Teaching Modules under supervision; delivering tutorials, designing assessments under supervision; Departmental e- learning officer; maintaining records and holding student consultation sessions. Education 2008-2012 PhD in Economics, Helwan University. Thesis Title: The Impact of Governance on Poverty Reduction with Special Reference to African Countries. Revised Thesis submitted November 2012. Supervisor: Dr.Mounir El Toukky. 2005-2008 M.A in International Economics, Helwan University. Master s Thesis: Assessing the Impact of Corruption on Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Countries. 1999-2003 Bachelor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science (English Section), Cairo University. Bachelor Thesis: Explaining the Advantages and Disadvantages of the EU partnership with in the Textile sector. 1997-1999 High School Diploma ThanaweyaAmma, Saint Mary School - Ranked 3rd. 1
Employment 2010 - Present Lecturer (Full Time), Department of Economics, British University in. Lecturer (Part Time), Department of Business, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime. 2008-2009 2006-2008 2005-2008 2004-2008 2003-2004 Demonstrator (Full-Time), British University in. Instructor of Economics in the Institute of Professional Accounting (IPA). Teaching the economics and statistics courses of the Certificate of Management Accounting (CMA). Demonstrator (Part-time), Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo. General Teaching Assistant (Full-time), Modern Academy for Science and Technology & Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI), Cairo. Internship Nationale Societe Generale Bank(NSGB), Credit Analyst in the Credit Department, Head Office. Teaching Experience 2008-2012 British University in Classes in Fiscal and Monetary Policy (Honours Year), Intermediate Macroeconomics 3rd year, Introduction to Microeconomics,1st year, Intermediate Microeconomics,3rd year, Economic Development,3 rd Year, Introduction to Economics, Preparatory year, Labour Economics,2 nd year, Research Methods,2 nd year. 2006-2008 Institute of Professional Accounting (IPA) Being responsible for teaching classes of economics and statistics courses in the Certificate of Management Accounting (CMA). 2
2005-2008 Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport Classes in Microeconomics, 1st year, Macroeconomics, 2nd year, Public Finance, 4 th year, Economic Analysis 3 rd year, Money and Banking, 3 rd year, International Economics 2 nd year. Administrative Experience Qualification Awarding Institution Year obtained Certificate/Award of teaching excellence in introduction to Economics The British University in 2011 Student learning through critical thinking Teaching how to avoid plagiarism Developing as an academic Introduction to online collaboration using e- learning to support teaching Interacting in lectures and teaching large groups Certificate of Teaching Excellence in Economic Development & Labor Economics Loughborough University, 2010 British University in 2010 3
Administrative Experience 2008-2011 E-Learning officer (2010 - present), Review files follow- up officer, Constructing time tables for the Economics Department( 2009), Member of the Economics Programme re-validation team (2011). Supporting module leaders and general administration/management Of module delivery. Publications Rizk, Reham (2012), Governance and its impact on Poverty Reduction: Is there a role for Knowledge Management? The International Journal of Innovation and Knowledge Management, 1, 1, 80-104. Work in Progress Assessing the impact of microfinance on economic growth in (with Yasmine Abd el Fattah). Exploration of the causality between pollution and trade empirically and theoretically on developing countries (with Andres Tel). Corruption and its impact on tourism sector in (with Andres Tel). Feminization and informal sector in (with Shadwa Zaher) Economic growth, trade and Institutional quality: A panel analysis (with Inmaculada Martinez, Maria and Laura) Governance, Poverty and Sustainable development: A panel data study (with Ahmed Allam) 4
Conference Papers 2012 18th Annual Conference, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, 2012 17th Annual Conference on Econometric Analysis and Policy Challenges in Africa, African Econometric Society, Kampala, Uganda. 2012 Workshop on Economics of the Mediterranean, CREMed, Barcelona, Spain. 2011 Middle East Economic Association, Barcelona, Spain Poverty, Environment and Sustainable Development: A Panel Data Study. 2011 ERF training workshop Writing Winning Research Proposals and Papers, Cairo,. Membership in Professional Bodies: 2012 2011 Member of the Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists (AAAWE). Member in the Middle East Economic Association(MEEA) Staff Development Courses: Year Course Institution September 2012 Quantitative Methods with Prof. Alaa El Shazly Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science September Applied Econometrics with Cairo University, 2012 Prof. Tarek Morsi Faculty of Economics and Political Science 5
September 2009 Writing Research Proposal The British University in 2007 Information Literacy Skills The British University in 2008 Anger Management and Controlling the Class Room The British University in 2010 Using E-Learning The British University in Languages Arabic Native English Excellent (TOEFL, 2004) French Good Computer Skills Word - Excel PowerPoint - E-views STATA Referees John Adams Professor of Economics Head of Department of Economics Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science British University in Email: John.Adams@bue.edu.eg 6
David Kirby Professor of Entrepreneurship and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science, British University in Email: d.kirby@bue.edu.eg John Paul Dunne Title: Professor of Economics Economics Department University of Cape Town, South Africa Email:John2.Dunne@uwe.ac.uk Samir Makry Title: Professor of Economics Economics Department American University in Cairo Email: Smakary@auc.edu.eg Reham Rizk, May 2013 7