Heba Kotb

Heba Kotb is an Associate Professor of Psychology at The American University in Cairo (AUC), where she has taught for 17 years. She previously served as Unit Head of Psychology in 2004/2005 and participated in key departmental committees.

Education:

• BA in Psychology from AUC
• PhD in Education

Research Focus: Her work centers on children with disabilities and orphaned youth, including:

• Inclusive education in mainstream schools
• Parental/teacher attitudes toward disability inclusion
• Identification of hidden disabilities
• Curriculum differentiation strategies
• Arabic child care certification programs
• Societal inclusion of orphaned adolescents

Affiliations: Co-founder of EduTrain (a teacher/parent training center) and Lead Trainer/Internal Verifier at Amaan Training Center (Wataneya NGO).