A Moment with
A MOMENT WITH
DR ZEENATH REZA KHAN
D
r Zeenath Khan was born in
Bangladesh to two zoologists
who loved and adored nature
and wildlife, and instilled their
adoration for all things big and small in
her and her siblings. Therein began her
amazing adventure called childhood.
The family moved to the UAE in 1984,
first to Al Ain and then to Dubai in
1989. Her parents’ interests and her
dad’s work as a wildlife expert always
kept them close to animals which also
made for amazing playground stories
in school.
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She went to St Mary’s Catholic High
School Dubai, where she completed
high school. She went on to complete
her Bachelor's in Computer Science
and then a Master's in International
Business, followed by a PhD in
Academic Integrity.
Although she thought she would
become a medical doctor when
she grew up, life had other plans
for her. Various experiences inside
classrooms, with teachers and other
students steered her to a very different
After The Bell
path. Zeenath, ended up becoming a
university lecturer with a Doctorate in
Philosophy in e-Ethics and academic
integrity. Currently she is an Assistant
Professor at the University of
Wollongong in Dubai where she has
been teaching for the last 16 years. She
has won the Excellence in Teaching
award both at the Dubai Campus
and the Vice Chancellor’s Award
from Wollongong, Australia, along
with numerous other awards, for her
research and community engagement
work. In this issue of Teach Middle East