Dr. Deena Salem (She/Her)
Interim Director
Dr. Salem is a highly experienced educator, researcher, and educational developer with over twenty years of expertise and experience in higher education. Her work encompasses curriculum and program development, pedagogical training, and supporting faculty across diverse academic settings. She has led numerous initiatives aimed at enhancing faculty support, educational excellence, and innovation, including the development of teaching communities of practice, undergraduate programs, and international STEM research projects. Her extensive background includes teaching at various levels—pre-college, college, and university—and contributing to accreditation, quality assurance, and research in telecommunications and Teaching and Learning. In her position as Educational Developer at the University of Regina’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Salem has managed several programs, including faculty development workshops, institutional teaching awards, and curriculum mapping projects.
Dr. Salem holds Bachelor and Master of Education degrees from Queen’s University, Canada and Bachelor and Master of Science degrees and a Ph.D., Engineering, from Cairo University, Egypt. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at the University of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Salem’s commitment to advancing education, fostering innovation, and empowering learners makes her a valued leader in academic and research communities as well as at the University of Regina.
Dr. Salem is a highly experienced educator, researcher, and educational developer with over twenty years of expertise and experience in higher education. Her work encompasses curriculum and program development, pedagogical training, and supporting faculty across diverse academic settings. She has led numerous initiatives aimed at enhancing faculty support, educational excellence, and innovation, including the development of teaching communities of practice, undergraduate programs, and international STEM research projects. Her extensive background includes teaching at various levels—pre-college, college, and university—and contributing to accreditation, quality assurance, and research in telecommunications and Teaching and Learning. In her position as Educational Developer at the University of Regina’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Salem has managed several programs, including faculty development workshops, institutional teaching awards, and curriculum mapping projects.
Dr. Salem holds Bachelor and Master of Education degrees from Queen’s University, Canada and Bachelor and Master of Science degrees and a Ph.D., Engineering, from Cairo University, Egypt. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at the University of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Salem’s commitment to advancing education, fostering innovation, and empowering learners makes her a valued leader in academic and research communities as well as at the University of Regina.