Dr. Aseel Takshe holds a B.S. in Environmental Health from the American University of Beirut, an M.S. in Environmental Sciences from the American University of Beirut, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Economics and Management from the University of York, United Kingdom. Following the completion of her Ph.D. degree, Aseel held a Postdoctoral Research post at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research investigated the effectiveness of environmental legislation and policy during times of conflict. Her primary research interest is the environmental sustainability and impacts of environmental changes on human behaviors. Moreover, Aseel currently is the Head of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Canadian University Dubai.