Khadija Mosaad is pursuing a PhD in Higher Education at George Mason University (GMU). An American-Saudi Arabian, she has lived in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and has international work experience in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Her interests include cultural globalization, education trends and social issues in the Middle East. She is currently a research assistant at Gulf State Analytics based in Washington, DC. She holds a BA and MA in Global Affairs from GMU.