Dr. Paula Abola

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Topics

Any topics that you require, mainly on business, higher education, or clinical research

Teaching experience

Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs European International University – Remote December 2025 – Current • Oversee academic quality across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, ensuring modules, assessments, and teaching materials meet institutional and accreditation standards, • Review and approve syllabi, module maps, rubrics, and academic documents to maintain consistency and rigor across programs, • Provide academic guidance to students regarding progression, timelines, and expectations, and address concerns to prevent escalation, • Ensure clarity and accuracy of academic-related communications across academic-support teams, • Manage academic content on the LMS and monitor student submissions and academic queries, • Chair monthly academic coordination meetings, present program updates, and track implementation of action points, • Design and organize monthly value-added academic activities, including masterclasses, public lectures, and expert talks. Director of DBA Studies European International University – Remote December 2025 – Current • Oversee all academic requirements for DBA learners, including research proposal development, program progression, thesis preparation, and Viva Voce, • Track doctoral student progress, identify academic risks early, and coordinate with supervisors to ensure timely and constructive feedback, • Review research proposals to ensure methodological accuracy, academic rigor, and adherence to institutional research protocols, • Assign supervisors based on specialization and workload, monitor communication timelines, and mediate conflicts, when necessary, • Guide doctoral candidates regarding seminar and conference requirements, review submitted reports, and ensure timely LMS documentation, • Maintain monthly doctoral study tracking sheets to report student progress, thesis milestones, supervisor performance, and academic risks to the Chair, • Serve as the final point of academic escalation prior to Chair involvement, ensuring accurate resolution of academic concerns, • Provide academic counseling to prospective doctoral candidates, support lead conversion, and coordinate onboarding with admissions and administrative teams. Adjunct Professor Termez State Pedagogical Institute – Remote January 2026 – Current • Design and deliver lectures to students in the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program, • Teach English for Academic Purposes (EAP), emphasizing academic writing, reading, listening, speaking, critical thinking, and argumentation, • Support multilingual learners in developing academic literacy, including essay structure, referencing, and formal scholarly expression, • Provide clear, constructive feedback to improve linguistic accuracy, coherence, and academic tone, • Facilitate interactive, learner-centered sessions that strengthen communicative competence and confidence in the students becoming English teachers, • Align TESOL instruction with institutional learning outcomes and international academic standards. Assistant Professor European International University – Remote December 2025 – Current • Design and deliver lectures across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, • Provide mentorship and scholarly supervision to students conducting research, • Engage in high-level scholarly activities, including publishing peer-reviewed research and presenting at international scientific conferences, • Support student learning through academic guidance, clarification of expectations, and constructive feedback on research development, • Collaborate with academic teams to ensure curricular alignment with institutional standards and advancement of program learning outcomes, • Contribute to the university’s academic mission through exemplary teaching, ongoing research engagement, and service to the broader scholarly community. Adjunct Professor Atlantic International University – Remote March 2025 – Current • Design and deliver graduate-level short programs on:  Neuropsychology, covering brain-behavior relationships, cognitive systems, and clinical applications across neurological, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric conditions,  Entrepreneurship, covering entrepreneurial mindset, innovation-driven ventures, and practical business development skills. • Design and deliver graduate-level lectures on various themes:  Research Design and Methodology, covering research methods, statistical principles, and proposal development,  Survey and Data Collection Methods, exploring survey design, instruments, and research practices,  Evidence Synthesis and Sciences, examining systematic reviews, meta-analyses, evidence quality, and result interpretation in biomedical research. • Mentor and supervise students’ research projects in their respective Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy programs. Adjunct Professor European International University – Remote October 2025 – December 2025 • Design and deliver live-streamed lectures for doctoral students on various topics in Research Methodology for Business and Management, • Deliver live-streamed lectures for undergraduate and graduate students on Business and Management topics, • Provide academic guidance, clarify expectations, and support student learning across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, • Collaborate with academic teams to ensure teaching materials and learning outcomes align with EIU academic standards. Adjunct Professor February 2025 – August 2025 Constructor University – Remote, Germany • Design and deliver undergraduate-level lectures using institution-provided content in the Spring 2025 semester for the courses:  Causation and Correlation - Perspective I, distinguishing correlation from causation through philosophical insight and statistical reasoning,  Agency, Leadership, and Accountability, exploring theories of agency, leadership principles, and ethical dimensions of accountability,  Introduction to Philosophical Ethics, examining major ethical frameworks, their development, and relevance to contemporary moral issues, • Respond to student queries regarding courses and university policies, • Evaluate student performance, provide feedback, and proctor exams. Adjunct Professor University of Jamestown – Remote, United States January 2024 – October 2024 • Mentor students in the Master of Science in Clinical Counseling curriculum in writing thesis components, including introduction, objectives, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion, in the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 semesters:  Exploring the Relationship between Sociality, Coping Skills, and Satisfaction in Video Gaming Experiences (thesis, successfully graduated),  Rates of Postpartum Depression in Rural Areas of the United States (thesis, successfully graduated).

Interest & style

Interest: Long-term career as a professor Lecturing style: I view learnign as a conversation rather than a one-directional transfer of knowledge

Semesters available

Summer 2026, Fall 2026

Date/time availability

Anytime on workdays

Opportunity types

Online lecture

Lectures per year

As many as available

Prep time

1-5 hours

Willing to travel to

Online/remote teaching only