MJ Alhabeeb, Department of Resource Economics, UMass, Amherst

Activities

Academic Activities:

Attended the International Conference of the Allied Academies in New Orleans, April 7-10, and presented a paper entitled “A Human Capital Model for Consumer Knowledge and Consumption”. Also, received the “Outstanding Teaching Award for Innovative and Creative Teaching” by the Academy of Educational Leadership.

Has been selected as an expert for a case study on "Money Matters for College Students" which is conducted by USA Today.

Non-academic Activities:

Conducted two workshops of Arabic calligraphy:

Rhythm and Harmony: Display, Demonstration and Comments on Arabic Calligraphy at the Burnett Gallery, Amherst

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy: Workshop for Children, at Smith Museum of Art, Northampton

Attended Atlanta's Urban Film Festival with his son who won “The Junior Filmmaker Award” for his film “Borderline”.

Borderline is a full-feature drama, written and directed by Osama Alhabeeb, and was shown at Cinemark as well as on the local TV channel. You may check the following articles on the movie:

Borderline Captures High School Misunderstanding, Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 8, 2002.
High School: The view from Inside, Amherst Bulletin, June 7, 2002.
ARHS Student Directing a Movie, The Graphic, June 7, 2002.

Scheduled the next calligraphy exhibition in April 2005 at the Cambridge Multicultural Center, Cambridge, MA.