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Souha R. Ezzedeen

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School of Human Resource Management

Associate Professor

Office: Atkinson Building, 150J
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 20269
Email: souha@yorku.ca

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Souha R. Ezzedeen holds a PhD in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour and is a tenured associate professor at the School of Human Resource Management. Her research interests focus on topics at the intersection of the work-nonwork interface, careers, and the human-animal bond.

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Souha R. Ezzedeen joined the School of Human Resource Management in 2007. She was previously at the Pennsylvania State University School of Business Administration in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she was a doctoral student and visiting instructor at the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management (now, School of Business), where she completed her PhD in Business Administration with a focus on human resource management and organizational behavior and development. Souha's research interests focus on topics at the intersection of careers and career management, work-life balance, and gender, focusing specifically on interpretive explorations of the career and family strategies of various groups such as executive women, emerging adults, entrepreneurs, and dual-career couples. Her research has appeared in noted publications including Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Family Issues, Human Resource Management Review, and Journal of Career Development and has been cited in a number of local and international news outlets including the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Ezzedeen is also the recipient of numerous research awards. She is a two-time winner of the Michael J. Driver Best Careers Paper in the Regions Award presented at the Eastern Academy of Management Conference and her papers have been selected as best papers for awards including the Emerald Literati Network “Highly Commended” Award for Outstanding Papers and the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Souha has also been engaged in university teaching for nearly twenty years and is the recipient of numerous accolades including The George Washington University Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, the Harrisburg Chapter Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award, and multiple nominations for school- and faculty-level teaching awards.

Degrees

PhD HRM/OB&D, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington DC
MA Public Personnel Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
BA Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Professional Leadership

Undergraduate Program Director (1-year interim term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2023-2024.

College Academic Life Coordinator (1-year term), New College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2016-2017.

Undergraduate Program Director (3-year term), School of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Canada, 2015-2018.

Research Interests

Management , Human Resources, Work-Life Interface, Human-Animal Bonds, Qualitative Research