Mother, author, multiple excellence awards winner, leader and a passionate human being. I am currently working as an Education Manager at a governmental health sector in the UAE. I am also a PhD Scholar in Educational leadership & Policy. I hold Masters degree in Public Health and Bachelors degree in Nursing and Health Sciences. Thank s for visiting! :) About my latest publication: The significance of this scholarly investigation lies in its novelty being the first of its kind in the UAE. The paper examines graduate students’ experience with distance/online learning following a sudden shift from traditional classroom instruction into a virtual–based learning due to COVID-19 pandemic. This work provides new insights and directions on students’ experience with distance/online learning from social, emotional, and academic standpoints. Additionally, it scrutinizes the correlation and the extent of influence of these factors on participants’ academic achievements. Evidently, previous research investigations acknowledged the lack of evidence in this field and suggested that similar investigations to ours, will potentially yield significant results. Sure enough, the statistically significant findings of our study have met this expectation and are now able to inform and guide educational leaders and policy makers towards effective planning and administration of online learning for the purpose of enhancing students’ academic achievements.