Dr. Layal Halawani

Dr. Layal Halawani serves as the Dean and QA Officer for the Multimedia Program at the College of Media and Design at AUBH. With over 10 years of higher education experience, her expertise encompasses various aspects of the multimedia field, including 2D and 3D animation, CGI, and UI/UX design, areas in which she has been actively involved since 2014.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Before joining AUBH, Dr. Halawani worked as the Multimedia Coordinator in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture at the Lebanese University. She has also mentored students at other prestigious institutions in Lebanon, including the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) and the Lebanese International University (LIU). Throughout her academic career, Dr. Halawani has taught a variety of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including 2D motion graphics, 3D modeling and animation using Autodesk Maya, stop-motion, cell animation, and other graphics-related subjects.

Her commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration fuels her ongoing research, particularly in exploring the use of interactive tools to address gaps in special education, with a focus on inclusion in digital content design.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Arts and Science of Arts – Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities & Social
Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Multimedia – Animation – Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon
Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Multimedia – Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)

COURSES

PUBLICATIONS

Review of Stefan Tilg’s Chariton of Aphrodisias and the invention of the Greek Love Novel (Oxford UP, 2010).Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Bryn Mawr, PA: BMCR, 2011.