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Marilyn SharifEmail: msharif@gmu.edu Phone: +1 703 993 4501 Campus: Fairfax |
Marilyn K. Sharif, D.A., is Adjunct Faculty (Humanities) for INTO Mason’s Graduate Pathways Program. Since 2018, she has taught INYO 501, 502 and 504 (Graduate Transitions for International Students) and currently teaches INYO 508 (Intercultural Dialogues and Professional Development). Utilizing active learning and Blackboard technologies, she facilitates courses in both traditional in-person and virtual classrooms.
During an extensive career as an academic advisor at George Mason University’s School of Business, Marilyn earned a Doctor of Arts degree in 2018 from the Higher Education Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University. Currently, her research interests include internationalization of higher education, sociology of education, and interdisciplinary research methods. Also, she is an advocate for internationalization of higher education and lifelong learning.
As a doctoral student, Marilyn completed two teaching internships with the Bachelor of Individualized Study Program at Mason, earned a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching, and taught BIS 390 (The Research Process) as an adjunct instructor. In addition, she collaborated with a team of Mason graduate students and faculty to develop the Journal of Mason Graduate Research, a journal of interdisciplinary research, and served as its founding Editor-in-Chief.
Marilyn studied, lived, and traveled extensively overseas. For example, as an international student at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, she earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Sociology. As a demographic statistician with the U.S. Bureau of the Census, she specialized in Middle Eastern countries. Also, while living in the Yemen Arab Republic she taught English as a Second Language with the British Council.
After settling in Virginia with her husband and four children, Marilyn volunteered in Fairfax County Public Schools as a career counselor. She currently serves her community as a Fairfax County Election Officer and is active in a local church. Her professional affiliations include NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.