College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Naji Alfateh

  • Pronouns: He/Him/His

  • Doctoral Student, HRD

Naji Fateh

Areas of interest

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Intersectionality
  • Representation of Marginalized Identities
  • Workplace Belonging
  • Autoethnography
Degrees
  • M.A., Human Resource Management, American University of Beirut, 2022
  • B.S., Human Resource Management, American University of Science and Technology, 2020
Biography

I am interested in the development of employees' socialization in organizations, particularly employees with marginalized identities. My research interests aim to highlight how our individual identities impact our integration and assimilation in organizations. My focus is from an intersectional lens as an international, first-generation student coming from a war-torn country in the Middle East.

Honors and Awards

  • Burkhardt Endowed Fellowship, College of Education and Human Development, Fall 2023
  • Camille S. Wall Fund Fellowship, Fall 2024

Courses Taught

  • OLPD 3828 - Diversity in the Workplace

Affiliations

  • President of the Human Resource Development Students Representatives Committee
  • Communications Chair, Graduate and Professional Students in Education and Human Development (GradSEHD), College of Education and Human Development
Presentations

Alfateh, N. & Dillard, N. (2024). Exploring Organizational Socialization Through the Lens of Intersectionality. Academy of Human Resource Development, Arlington, VA. (Poster Presentation)

Alfateh, N., Cavallo, T., & Dillard, N. (2025). Unconferencing as a Developmental Tool: Enhancing Professional Growth of Critical HRD Scholars in AHRD [Refereed Manuscript]. Academy of Human Resource Development, Arlington, VA.

Alfateh, N., Xue, Y., & Collins, J. (2025). A Comparative Study on How Diversity & Inclusion are Contextualized between the Middle East and North Africa and East Asian Countries and Regions [Poster Presentation]. Academy of Human Resource Development, Arlington, VA.