Researcher Sabrina Shalaot, a student in the master’s program in intensive care nursing, has defended her thesis titled: “A Cross-Sectional Study for Evaluating Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Knowledge of the ABDCEF Package in Governmental Hospitals in the Palestinian Territory.” This study aims to evaluate the level of intensive care nurses’...

Student Yasser Hammad, a researcher in the Master’s Program in Criminal Science - Department of Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, defended his thesis titled: “Economic Crime and the Individualization of Punishment.” The study’s problem statement lies mainly in the legal texts related to the individualization of punishment for...

Yara Zayed, a student in the Data Science and Business Analytics master’s program has defended her thesis titled: “A System for Detecting Lung Cancer Using Medical Image Processing, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms.” Through her study, the researcher presented two distinct models to facilitate the diagnosis of lung cancer using...

Researcher Hassan Musleh, a student in the master’s program in emergency nursing, defended his thesis titled: “The Association between Anxiety, Stress, Depression, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Palestinian University Students: a Cross-Sectional Study.” The study dealt with irritable bowel syndrome, which is one of the most common functional...

Researcher Romance Shtayyeh, a student in the Master’s Program in Adult Medical Surgical Nursing, defended her thesis titled: “Self-efficacy and Quality of Life among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.” The study aimed to evaluate self-efficacy management and quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes who attend a primary health care clinic in...

Researcher Mahmoud Saeed, a student in the Master’s program in Applied Islamic Finance, defended his thesis titled: “The Impact of Digital Transformation on Competitive Advantage - A Case Study of Islamic Banks in Palestine.” The study aimed to identify the impact of digital transformation on competitive advantage, “a case study of Islamic banks in...

Researcher Randa Mohammad Taher, a student in the Applied Islamic Finance master’s program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the Arab American University, defended her thesis entitled “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Profitability of Islamic Banks Compared to Commercial Banks in Palestine.” The researcher presented the stages of writing and the...

Researcher Abd Alrahman Bassam Abu Rub, a student in the Master’s program in Applied Islamic Finance, defended his thesis entitled: “Crypto-currencies from an Islamic Perspective.” The study dealt with the concept of currency and virtual digital cash, how to trade it electronically, the consequences of its issuance and the economic impacts it...

Researcher Saly Awad, a student in the Master’s Program in Criminal Science - Department of Legal Sciences, defended her thesis titled: “Controls on the Discretionary Power of the Criminals Court Judge in Punitive Individualization - A Comparative Study.” The study dealt with the controls of the discretionary power of the criminal court judge in...

Researcher Aws Fayed, a student in the Master’s program in Applied Islamic Finance, defended his thesis titled: “Managing and Developing Orphans’ Funds in Palestine from an Islamic Economic Perspective - A Case Study of the “Foundation for Managing and Developing Orphans’ Funds in Palestine.” The study dealt with the subject of managing, preserving...

Researcher Tamara Musleh defended the first thesis in the doctoral program in the field of educational psychology, entitled: “The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills in Enhancing Psychological Immunity and Positive Thinking among Palestinian University Students.” The study was applied to a sample of...

Researcher Abdullah Hamarsheh, a student in the Master’s program of Criminal Science, defended his thesis titled: “The Crime of Seizing Influence in Palestinian Legislation in Light of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (a Comparative Study).” This study aimed to reveal the crime of seizing the influence as a corruption crime, and to...

AAUP Faculty of Graduate Studies in Ramallah witnessed the defense of first theses for the students of Ph.D. in Nursing Program, the first program in Palestine that was launched in 2019. Theses presented by the researchers, Fekri Bsharat, Maysa’ Kasabra and Ibrahim Abu Ras, under the supervision of a number of local and international professors in...

The Ph.D candidate Rola Jarrar defended her thesis entitled: “The Role of Human Resources Management in Palestinian Institutions: The Impact of Enhancing Ability, Motivation, and Opportunities (AMO) Practices on Institutional Performance” to obtain the Ph.D of business . The study conducted by the researcher focused on the level of implementation...

The Ph.D candidate Manar Abusebaa defended her dissertation entitled: “E-Leadership in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions in the West Bank during Crises” to obtain the Ph.D of business. The Ph.D of Business program is implemented in cooperation between the Arab American University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The study aimed to...

Researcher Atta Labib Alsharaf, a student in the master’s program in intensive care nursing, defended his thesis entitled: Spiritual and Psychological Well-Being, and Quality of Life among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Sessions in the West Bank, Palestine. This study aimed to estimate spiritual well-being, psychological well-being, and quality...

Researcher Fadia Ibrahim, a Ph.D. student in the joint business program with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, defended her dissertation entitled: "School Principals' Practices in Technological Leadership and its Impact on the Technology Integration by Teachers." The study aimed to investigate the impact of school principals' practices in...

Researcher Thaer Darabi', a student in the master's program of data science and business analysis, defended his thesis entitled: "Using Competitive Generative Networks in Retrieving Images Based on Manual Graphics." The thesis presented a research in the field of manual graphics-based image retrieval (SBIR) to find similar images from big databases...

Student Ahmed Abu Aisha, a researcher in the Master's Program in Cyber-Criminology and Digital Evidence Analysis, defended his thesis entitled: "Digital Forensic Analysis Framework for Early Detection and Response to Insider Information Security Incidents in the Financial Sectors Environment." This thesis presents a framework for the digital...

Thanaa Daraghmeh, a Ph.D student in the Educational Administration program, defended her dissertation entitled: "The Relationship of Participatory Leadership to Administrative Empowerment and Job Satisfaction in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions as Perceived by Employees and Designing a Proposed Model to Enhance Their Performance". The...