2006-2010 PhD. In Urban and Regional Planning , University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign/US
1998-2002 MA in Urban and Regional Planning ,An-Najah National University, Palestine.
1986-1993 BA in Architectural Engineering An-Najah National University, Palestine.
Employment history:
2010-present: Assistant professor, An-Najah National University, urban planning
1996-2006 : Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of ,Architecture/An-Najah National University, Palestine.
Research Interests:
Gender issues in planning
Insurgent Planning: I am interested in the bottom-up process of planning perceiving “insurgent Planning” as one that depends on this process, which contributes to the participatory approach of planning
Landscape architecture and urban design.
Accessibility Studies: I am interested in the studies about accessibility in order to develop Palestinian buildings for all people, in the name of (building for all). I was a member of the Technical Committee for rehabilitation of Buildings for Disables, Engineering Association, Nablus.