Dr. Hajer Albalawi

Innovative and results-driven researcher and strategist specializing in AI ethics, digital media, and corporate communications. With a PhD in Texts and Technology (specializing in Digital Media) from the University of Central Florida, I bring a strong interdisciplinary background in AI, data analysis, and ethical frameworks for digital transformation. My expertise lies in developing AI-driven media strategies, ethical governance models, and content engagement frameworks that align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Having worked in both the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, I offer a global perspective on the ethical implications of AI in media and corporate strategy.

As a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researcher, I have led AI-driven data analysis projects that examine algorithmic fairness, digital identity, and ethical AI adoption. My work in NSF-funded initiatives has provided me with extensive experience in designing responsible AI frameworks that integrate transparency, accountability, and societal impact assessments.

Fluent in Arabic and English.

• Data Management: Perils of Fabrication, Falsification, and Confidentiality.
• Ethical Decisions in Graduate School.
• Doing the Right Thing About Research Misconduct.
• The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) - Responsible Conduct of Research Training.
• Human Subject Research Group 2- Social/ Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel- Basic Course.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Training 2021-2022.
• ADL5000, a faculty development course, at the University of Central Florida.
• International Computer Driving License (ICDL) a computer literacy certification program provided by ECDL Foundation. It includes all Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel, Power Points.

• Human-Technology Interaction: The Cognitive Hack in Automatic Speech Recognition Devices., Springer, Advances in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) Series, 2021, Peer Reviewed.
• Cryptology, Steganography and Propaganda: The Exclusion and Inclusion Roles of Language in Human Communication., Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 9, 2019, Peer reviewed.

• Programming Languages: Python (Data Management, Analysis with pandas), JavaScript.
• Topic Modeling (Gensim, scikit-learn).
• Digital Media & Social Media Analysis.
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Bilingual: English & Arabic.

• Evaluating the Public Health of Ethics Education: A Comparative Analysis of Where Ethics is Taught at Florida Peer Universities Over a Decade., 2024, 33rd Annual APPE International Conference, Cincinnati, OH
• Human-Technology Interaction: The Cognitive Hack in Automatic Speech Recognition Devices., 2021, HIET 2021 Conference Proceedings, Paris, France
• Cybersecurity: The Problematic of Constructing an Interdisciplinary Methodology to Theorize and Analyze the Emerging Discipline in the Digital Domain., Student Scholar Symposium at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2021
• Cryptology, Steganography and Propaganda: The Exclusion and Inclusion Roles of Language in Human Communication., 05/28/19, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Boston, MA