Rachel Johnson, PhD (Higher Education, Sheffield, UK) DBA (Higher Education Management, Bath, UK)Expert Adviser, DVC Student Affairs, United Arab Emirates University. Consultant, coach and strategic project manager across the Student Affairs portfolio.

Broad international experience of higher education operations and leadership. Academic and professional expertise in quality assurance, accreditation, student affairs, governance, policy and strategy development, and project implementation. Skilled in partnership development, team building and coaching, and working with specialized and start-up institutions.

DBA prize for best student performance

Current Co-Coordinator of Research for NASPA Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia region

Research interests: impact of campus and co-curricular engagement on holistic student development and learning outcomes; the work of large management consulting companies in the higher education space of the Middle East. PhD research on the evaluation of the student experience and methods of student feedback (policy and practice). Postdoctoral research on the management of UK Universities.