Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

SHELAN ALI ARF

Social Work Department, College of Humanities

Sulaimani University.

shelanaali@yahoo.com

Shelan.arf@univsul.edu.iq

009647701302493

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Gender studies, Law, Family, Gender, Insecurity, Research Methodology, and Grounded Theory.

EDUCATION

Msc. in Sociology, 2009, “The Role of Family in Constructing Prejudice Attitude”, Sulaimani University.

Bsc. in Sociology, 2003, Sulaimani University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS

-Working as a social researcher in HANDEKAP (Children Rehabilitation), 2005, Sulaimani.

-Working  as a social researcher in KRC (Kirkuk Rehabilitation Center) Torture Victims, 2006-2009, Kirkuk.

-Assistant lecture, Sulaimani University, College of Humanities, 2010-2013.

- Working as the head of  Quality Assurance committee at the college of Humanities for four years 2020-2021 to 2024 

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Presenting a seminar on “How to help women and children of torture victim” in KRC center, Kirkuk, 2007.

Assistant Lecture in Sociology Department, College of Humanities, Sulaimani University, 2010.

I attended several workshops on:

1- “Time- and self-management for doctoral candidates”, Potsdam Graduate School, Potsdam, 2013.

2- “Scientific and academic writing”, Free University Berlin, Berlin, 2013.

3- I attended a conference on law concerning women right in Erbil Iraq, 2014.

4- “Presentation skills”, Potsdam Graduate School, Potsdam, 2014.

5- “Proposal training”, Potsdam Graduate School, Potsdam, 2014.

6- “Leadership using the linking skills”, Potsdam Graduate School, Potsdam, 2014.

7- “Scientific and academic writing”, Potsdam Graduate School, Potsdam, 2014.

8- I participated in a conference on the situation of women in Iraq, Philipps University of Marburg, 2015.

9- I attended many colloquiums, academic groups discussions on topics related to my PhD thesis at many Universities/ Germany. (Potsdam University/Potsdam, Free University (FU)/Berlin, and Friedensau Adventist University) during 2015-2018.

10- Defended my PhD thesis and I got Doctor Tittle on 4th of September 2019.

11- I participated in an international online workshop (a cooperation work shop between Friedensau Adventist University/Germany, AL-Mustansrya University/Iraq and Sulaimani University/Iraqi Kurdistan). For more please see the event :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouA6JqBJKVY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0b3DDkQNZbaMeSNicuksLih1Yv7lU6QUvVExhRXPeJYpk3sory75VOHiY

12- Attended an ACADEMIC RESEARCH COURSE that holded by UCL London and NAHREIN NETWORk 2024

13- I teached many topics at the level of BA and Diploma at the sociology Department/ University of Sulaimani between the years 2019-2020 to 2022

14- Currently   I am teaching many topics at the level of BA  at the Social Work Department/ University of Sulaimani