Hind Rassam Culhane is an Iraqi-born American educator and former journalist.
Hind Rassam Culhane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hind Noel Rassam |
| Spouse |
John Culhane
(m. 1960; died 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Rockford College (BS, MEd) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Child development Adolescent psychology |
| Institutions | Damascus University Mercy College |
Early life and education edit
Rassam Culhane was born in Mosul, Iraq, to an Iraqi-Assyrian father and a Lebanese mother.[1] As a child, she and her family moved to the United States. Rassam Culhane studied at Cazenovia College before earning a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in early childhood education from Rockford College.
Career edit
Rassam Culhane moved to New York City with her husband and worked at Newsweek. She later became a professor at Mercy College and began her doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University.[1] She often gives lectures on Iraq's history and civilization as a way of embracing her culture and heritage.
She is the chair of the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Mercy College.[1] She was also a teacher at the Damascus University - Faculty of Medicine, where she taught courses on child development, adolescent disorders and health service delivery.[2]
Personal life edit
Rassam Culhane met her husband, John Culhane, while attending college. They had two children together, Michael and Thomas. John Culhane died in 2015 at the age of 81.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Hind training next generation of Iraqi teachers". usinfo.state.gov. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Teaching at University in Syria". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ Chawkins, Steve (2015-08-08). "John Culhane dies at 81; Disney animation historian inspired Mr. Snoops character". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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