Prof. Mohammed Kirat
Prof. Mohammed Kirat
Professor / Dean
College of Media & Mass Communication
Doctor Mohammed Kirat is dean of the College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) and professor of public relations and Strategic Communication at American University in the Emirates. Professor Kirat has over 30 years of experience in teaching public relations and mass communication, launching Master and BA programs in several universities and providing media and communication consultation and expertise. He published more than 60 articles and book chapters on journalism, mass media and public relations in scholarly journals such as Public Relations Review, Gazette. Journal of International Communication among others. He has also authored 13 books on mass media and public relations, among them The Communicators: A Portrait of Algerian Journalists and Their Work; Public Relations in the United Arab Emirates: The Status of the Profession and the Practitioners’ Characteristics; The Construction of Social Consciousness: The Role of the Mass Media in Constructing Reality and Manufacturing Public Opinion.
Faculty

Prof. Mohammed Kirat
Professor / Dean

Dr. Soad Matar
Assistant Professor/ Department Chair - BA in Public Relations

Dr. Walaa Fouda
Assistant Professor / Department Chair - BA In Media And Mass Communication

Dr. Khaled Al-Kassimi
Assistant Professor / Director of Research Support

Dr. Sonja Brown
Associate Professor

Dr. Samia Hashim
Assistant Professor

Dr. Mario Rodriguez
Assistant Professor

Dr. Mona Abdurahman
Assistant Professor

Dr. Yahia Benlarbi
Assistant Professor

Dr. Federico Triolo
Assistant Professor

Mrs. Elizabeth Matar
Assistant Professor