YU -AlKhobar

Sana Naseem, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics

Biography

Dr. Sana Naseem is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Economics) in the College of Business Administration. Prior to joining Al-Yamamah University, she was working as an Assistant Professor (Economics) at Saudi Electronic University.

Dr.Sana earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University ,India and received her master degree and bachelor (First-class Honours) in Economics from the same university.

Dr.Sana has over ten years of teaching experience in both India and Saudi Arabia, where she has taught both undergraduate and graduate students. Her dynamic research interests include economic growth, tourism, women’s empowerment, economic development and fiscal policy. She is an avid researcher and has contributed research papers in refereed international journals and has authored one book. She is actively engaged in extracurricular activities at university and has received the following accolades:

  • Certificate of appreciation in outstanding supervision of the student team winning first place in The Bloomberg-Misk 2020-21 University Economic Research Challenge, February 2021, Al Yamamah University.
  • Certificate of appreciation in recognition of valued support as a faculty champion in “The Pearl Initiative Student Case Study Competition” on Corporate Integrity in the Gulf Region, Pearl Initiative, March 2018.
  • Certificate of appreciation in recognition of extra-curricular activities conducted during the academic year 2017-18, Al Yamamah University

Areas of Expertise

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Managerial Economics
  • International Finance
  • Business Statistics

Publications

A) Book:

  • Akhtar, S.M. Jawed & Naseem, Sana. (2013), Fiscal Policy Reforms in India- Since 1991, New Century Publications, New Delhi, ISBN-978-81-7708-346-0.

B) Research papers/Articles/Chapters published in Books:

  • Naseem , Sana (2021) . The Role of Tourism in Economic Growth : Empirical Evidence from Saudi Arabia . Economies. 9:117. Pp 1-12 (Scopus, web of science).
  • Khan,M.; Naseem, Sana & Khan, Uzma (2021). Tourism Industry and Its Impact on Economic Growth of Five GCC Countries. International Journal of Entrepreneurship ,Special issue Title – Business Economic and Risk Management . Volume 25, Special Issue 1,2021. (Scopus, Web of Science)
  • Naseem, Sana (2020). Performance of Fiscal Measures in Rectifying Fiscal Imbalances in Saudi Arabia. Financial Studies. 4/2020, 60-67
  • Naseem, Sana (2018). Macroeconomics Determinants of Saudi Arabia’s Inflation 2000-2016: Evidence and Analysis. International journal of Economics and Financial Issues IJEFI , 8, N.3, pp. 137-141.
  • Ghulam, Y.; Dhruva, K.; Naseem, S.; Hill, S (2018). The Interaction of Borrower and Loan Characteristics in Predicting Risks of Subprime Automobile Loans. Risks 2018, 6, 101. (Scopus, web of science).
  • Naseem, Sana & Khan, W.Wasmi (2018). VAT a New Move Directing KSA’s Development. Research Journal of Economics, Vol: 2 Issue: 2,2018.
  • Naseem, Sana (2017). Economies of Two Asian Giants India and China: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Business and Social Science8, No.9, September 2017.
  • Naseem, Sana & Dhruwa, Kamini (2017). Issues and Challenges of Saudi Female Labor Force and the Role of Vision 2030 – A Working Paper. International journal of Economics and Financial Issues IJEFI , Vol.7, N.4 , Pp.23-27, ISSN: 2146-4138. (Scopus)
  • Naseem, Sana & Almasri, Rana (2016). Resource Mobilization by Indian Mutual Fund Industry”. IFIM international journal of management “FOCUS”, Vol 12 No: 1, Pp 31-35, April –September 2016.
  • Naseem, Sana (2016). Effectiveness of fiscal measures in correcting the fiscal imbalance in India.  Perspectives of innovation in economics and business (PIEB), vol 16 issue 3, Pp.124-134.
  • Dhruwa, Kamini & Naseem, Sana (2016). Demonetization in India: A Boon or Bane” published in Daily Tribune (DT) News Bahrain, 10th December. (Newspaper article)
  • Akhtar, S.M. Jawed & Naseem, Sana (2012). Amartya Sen’s Social Choice: Theory and Its Relevance.  Economic Thoughts of Amartya Sen (ed.), Inderjeet Singh & A. K Thakur, PP.336-347, ISBN-978-81-8484-149-7. (Book Chapter)
  • Naseem, Sana(2010). State Level Disparities in Fiscal Correction-A Review, Inter Regional Disparities in India (ed.) Anil Kumar Thakur & Shyam Sunder Singh Chauhan,  ISBN:8184502633. (Book Chapter).

Research Interest:

Economic Growth and Tourism

Women Empowerment

Economic Development

Fiscal Policy

Conferences

  • Presented a paper titled “COVID-19 Impact on Religious Tourism in Saudi Arabia” at 10th International Conference held at Acharya Bangalore B-school (ABBS) organised by Binghamton university, New York; Peking University, Beijing, China & ABBS School of Management, Bangalore, India during 5-7th August 2021.
  • Presented a paper titled “Issues and challenges of the conspicuous absence of the Female Labor Force in India” at 9th International Conference held at Acharya Bangalore B-school(ABBS) organised by Binghamton university, State University of New York & ABBS School of Management, during 2-4th October 2019.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Vision 2030 – Empowering Women Workforce in Saudi Arabia” in Al  Yamamah First Economic Forum on “Diversify Saudi economy in light of vision 2030”organised by Al Yamamah University and approved by Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, KSA,1st March 2017.
  • Attended the conference and passed the assessment exam in “Strategies for Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment” jointly organised by Franklin University (Columbus, Ohio, and USA) & Saudi Electronic University in Riyadh, 31st January 2014.
  • Presented a paper at 93rd Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association held at Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, during 27-29 Dec.2010.
  • Presented a paper at 91st Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association held at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India , during 27-29 Dec.2008.

Workshop Attended:

  • Attended “NCAAA Program Accreditation Workshop” organised by YU, 10th November 2019.
  • Attended a forum titled 'Governance in Focus' conducted by Pearl Initiative and Saudi Aramco on 25 April 2018.
  • Attended NCAAA workshp program “Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions and Academic Programs- An overview” organised by YU, 11th January 2018.
  • Attended “Misk Bloomberg Education Initiative : Go-Live Event”, organised by Misk Bloomberg , 19th September 2018
  • Attended “Faculty Development Training” provided by the TLDC and the QAPD, 27th December 2018.
  • Attended a Lecture on “Writing and Publishing High Impact Research Papers”, at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) 16th May 2017.
  • Attended one day workshop entitled “Program Outcomes, Course Outcomes and Assessment” conducted by Al Yamamah University, 2nd March 2017, KSA.
  • Attended professional development workshop entitled “Maintaining Institutional Accreditation” organised by Al Yamamah University, 14th November, (2016).
  • Attended “YU research training workshop” organized by Al Yamamah University, Riyadh, 13th November (2016).
  • Attended EIKON Training (Thomson Reuters) organized by Al Yamamah University, Riyadh, KSA, 6th April (2016).
  • Attended a workshop on “Development of Learning Outcomes & Learning Outcome Assessment Based on the NCAAA Criteria” organised by Al Yamamah university, Riyadh KSA, (2016).
  • Participate in workshop on "One and half decades of India's Economic Reforms" organized by faculty of Social Sciences , Aligarh Muslim university (AMU), Aligarh, India (2008).
  • Short term Course on Statistical Analysis Using SPSS, AMU, Aligarh, Computer Centre, (2007).

Member of Editorial Board of Journal:

Member of Editorial Review Board of “Amity Journal of Management Research"- An International, Biannual, Refereed Journal of Management Research, India

Teaching

Undergraduates:

  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • International Finance

Graduate studies:

  • Introduction of Economics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Manpower Economics
  • Business Statistics Fundamentals
  • Management Statistics (Executive MBA).

Services

Academic & Supervisory works for Higher Studies:

  • Key Supervisor of EMBA Business Plan , Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, Spring 2020-21
  • Key Supervisor for one group , Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, Spring 2020-21.
  • Key Supervisor for one group , Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, Fall 2020-21
  • Key Supervisor for two groups , Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, spring 2019-20.
  • Key Supervisor for one group, Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, summer 2019.
  • Key Supervisor for one group, Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, spring 2018
  • Key Supervisor for one group, Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, fall 2018.
  • Key Supervisor for one group, Mater Degree, Post Graduate Studies (PGS), Al Yamamah University, summer 2018.
  • Key Supervisor for one group, Graduate Dissertation, Al Yamamah University, fall 2017 (under graduate).

Administrative –Academic related works:

  • Member of NCAA Committee and Quality Coordinator of Finance Program, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, Academic 2021-22- Present
  • Coordinator, Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 201), Accounting and Finance Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, 2021-22 - Present
  • COBA Activity Coordinator, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, Academic 2020-21.
  • Member of NCAA Committee and Quality Coordinator of MIS Program, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, Academic 2020-2
  • Member of Graduate Program Committee, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, Academic 2020-21
  • Coordinator, “International Finance (FIN418)”, Accounting and Finance Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, Spring 2019-20.
  • Member of Academic & Professional Engagement Committee, COBA AACSB international accreditation work standards 13-15, fall 2018.
  • Contributed as a reviewer in the Al Yamamah University (YU) First Economic Research Forum, 2017.
  • Member of Examination Committee, College of Business Administration, Academic Year 2016-17, Al Yamamah University
  • Member of MHRM Annual program Report (APR) 2016-17, The National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA), COBA, Al Yamamah University.
  • Member of MBA Annual program Report (APR) 2015-16, The National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment (NCAAA), COBA, Al Yamamah University.
  • Coordinator, Multi-sections course, Principles of Macroeconomics, Quantitative Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, KSA, 2015-2016.
  • Appointed as academic advisor for many undergraduate students, Quantitative Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, KSA, since spring 2015.
  • Appointed as academic advisor for many graduate students, Quantitative Department, College of Business Administration (COBA), Al Yamamah University, KSA, since spring 2015.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

  • Supervised a student from COBA in writing a  research paper titled “COVID-19 Impact on Religious Tourism in Saudi Arabia” at 10th International Conference  held at Acharya Bangalore B-school(ABBS) organised by Binghamton university, New York ; Peking University,  Beijing, China & ABBS School of Management, Bangalore , India  during 5-7th August 2021.
  • Supervised two teams from college of Business Administration at YU in Economics Research Challenge module of the Bloomberg-MISK Certification Program for students, 2020-21.
  • Supervised two undergraduate students from college of Business Administration at YU      in 6 Undergraduate Research forum, Prince Sultan University, 2019-20
  • Supervised one undergraduate student from college of Business Administration at YU     in 5 Undergraduate Research forum, at Prince Sultan University, 2018-19.
  • Supervised two teams from college of Business Administration at YU  in The Pearl Initiative Student Case Study Competition on Corporate Integrity in the Gulf Region, Pearl Initiative, Dubai, 2018.

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