SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Management experience in organizational leadership and relationship building with national, regional, and international organizations and institutions.

Developing and maintaining research-oriented partnerships between academic institutions, government, and industry

Broad consultancy experience, covering research environmental risk assessments, reports for legal disputes of standard operating procedures (SOP), Job safety analysis (JSA)

Extensive management experience in multidisciplinary national and international projects. Hiring and managing staff; fundraising; strategic planning and budgeting; organizing and planning research.

Extensive teaching tenure exceeding fifteen years for the graduate and undergraduate levels within the university setting.

Areas of teaching competence include Entomology, biological control, crop protection, and agricultural science.

Experienced in developing course curricula and new undergraduate and graduate programs aligned with the University's overall programming objectives.

Highly organized and a dedicated problem solver.

Proven ability to work equally well as a team leader or part of a team.

EDUCATION

2005 Ph.D. (Entomology & biological control), University of Hohenheim – Germany.

1998 M.Sc. (Entomology) the University of Jordan – Amman.

1995 B.Sc. (Plant Protection), the University of Jordan- Amman.

POSITION HELD

COORDINATOR

Coordinator and member of the Advisory Board Committee of Palestinian-German Science Bridge (PGSB)

Coordinator and member of the Advisory Board Committee of Palestinian-Quebec Science Bridge (PQSB)

Advisory Board Committee of Horizon 2020 Program

Steering Board Committee of Palestinian German Program/ International Cooperation in Science and Research

Advisory Board of West Bank Research Hub/ Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development project

ADMINISTRATIVE

Dean of Scientific Research, Palestine Technical University (PTUK), Palestinian territories

Director of Kadoorie Agricultural Research Center, PTUK, Palestinian territories

NSERC Visiting Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, ON, Canada

Chair, Department of Agricultural research center, PTUK, Palestinian Territories

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE SERVICE (SELECTED):

Chair, Advisory board for the Graduate program committee

Chair, Research Excellence Award, Publishing Finance, and Conferences Finance

Chair, Graduate and Scientific Research Committee

Chair, PTUK Internal Scientific Research fund committee

Chair, PTUK journal Editorial Board committee

Member, the Palestinian Agricultural Research and Innovation Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Member, Innovation, and Sustainability of the agricultural sector in Palestine committee

Representatives of the Arab Society for Plant Protection in the Arab Countries

ACADEMIC

Professor of Entomology, PTUK

Associate Professor of Entomology, PTUK

Assistant Professor of Entomology, PTUK

Non-tenure track Assistant Professor, Al-Najah National University, Palestinian territories

Distance learning instructor, Al-Quds Open University, Palestinian territories

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONOURS

PTUK distinguished published research paper award (Four years in a row)

Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) Research Fellowship

Zamalah Fellowship/ Bank of Palestine

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) visiting scientist fellowship

Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship for Ph.D. studies in Germany.

SHORT LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Abualfia, R., & Samara, R. 2022. Antifeedants Impact of Plant Essential Oil on Green Peach Aphid on Potato Crops. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 23(1), 274-285.

Qubbaj, T. & Samara, R. 2022. Efficacy of Three Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium lecanii Isolates against Black Bean Aphid, Aphis fabae (Scop.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Legume Research .

Samara, R. 2022. Evaluation of Eleven Potential Trap Crops for root-knot Nematode (RKN) Control under Glasshouse conditions. Journal of Open Agriculture (under review).

Samara, R. 2021. Biological activity and chemical characteristics of essential oils from the indigenous plant in Palestine. Research on Crops Journal, 22 (2).

Karsou, B., Samara. R. 2021. Plant Extracts inducing enzyme activity in grains against loose smut disease. Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica 52(3), 49-59.

Samara, R. T. Qubbaj, I. Scott, T. McDowell. 2021. Effect of plant essential oils on the growth of Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr., Penicillium italicum Wehmer, and P. digitatum (Pers.) Sacc. Diseases. Journal of Plant Protection Research.

Samara, R. T. Lowery, L. Stobbs, P. Vickers, N. Bittner, N. 2020 Assessment of the Effects of Novel Insecticides on Green Peach Aphid (Myzus Persicae) Feeding and Transmission of Turnip Mosaic Virus (TuMV). Pest Management Science. 77(3), 1482-1491

Samara. R., Alkowni.R., Qubbaj T., Abuqauod H., Jarrar S. 2018. Plant Diseases Associated With Olive Bark Midge In West-Bank Palestine. Research on Crop. 19(4): 712-719

Samara, R., Hunter, D., Stobbs, L., Greig, N., Delury, N., T. Lowery. 2017. Impact of Plum pox virus (PPV-D) infection on peach tree growth, productivity and bud cold hardiness. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 39: 218-228

Scott, I.M. R. Samara, J.B. Renaud, M.W. Sumarah. 2016. Plant growth regulator-mediated anti-herbivore responses of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) against cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.

Samara, R. 2016. First Records of Endogenous Bio-Agent of the Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Palestine. Journal of Agriculture and Crops. 2:57-61

Scott I M, Lalin I, Samara R, Khabbaz S E, Benitez X, Saavedra A. 2016. Acaricide susceptibility in Ontario and B.C. populations of two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Pest Management Research Report (PMRR) 2015 Growing Season. 54: 64 pp.

Samara, R. T. Lowery, Stobbs, L. Vickers, P. Bittner, L. and Greig, N. 2016. Horticultural mineral oil influences Plum pox virus transmission by Myzus persicae. Journal of Applied Entomology. 140: 688–696.

Stobbs, L. Lowery, T. Samara, R. Vickers, P. Bittner, L. Greig, N. 2015. Development of a detached leaf procedure for the evaluation of seasonal susceptibility of peach to PPV by Myzus persicae (Sulzer) Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 37:230-236.

Stobbs, L. Lowery, T. Samara, R. Vickers, P. Bittner, L. Greig, N. 2014. Influence of horticultural oil (Superior-70) on Plum pox virus (PPV) detection in treated and untreated PPV infected peach (Prunus persicae L.) leaves. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 36(4): 523-528.

Samara, R. T. Lowery, Stobbs, L. Vickers, P. and L. Bittner, 2014. Persistent of Superior-70 oil on peach leaves and its effect on plum pox virus transmission by green peach aphid and EPG monitoring of aphid probing behavior. Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention Niagara falls, Ontario.

Stobbs, L., D., Hunter, R. Samara, T. Lowery, H. Sanfaçon. 2013. Progress in Epidemiological Research on Plum Pox Virus. The Tender Fruit Grape Vine (for Commercial Fruit Growers), 17(5), pp. 5-6

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