CURRICULUM VITAE1.Name:

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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Name : Karen Elaine Howells 2. Date of birth : 21 July 1963

3. Title : Assistant Professor

4. Education :

Degree Field University Year

BSc Applied

Computing

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 1986

Graduate Diploma

Technology Management

Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 1998

MBA Technology

Management

Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 2000

DBA Entrepreneurship Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia 2015

5. Academic Titles

Title Department University Year/Period

Assistant Professor Marketing Near East University 2016 - present Instructor

(part time) Marketing Near East University 2016-2016

Faculty Member

(part time) Business Eastern Mediterranean University 2014-2016 Instructor

(part time) Business Cyprus International University 2014-2016 Senior Lecturer Comp Eng European University of Lefke 2002-2015 Senior Lecturer Comp Eng European University of Lefke 1997-1999 Lecturer Comp Eng European University of Lefke 1994-1996

Lecturer Computer Science Marmara University, 1990

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6. Graduate Theses Supervised Over 200 from 1994 - 2014 at EUL.

6.1 M.Sc. Thesis Supervised

Ümmü Gülsüm Ümit M-Learning: A New Approach On Mobile Communication Performed Through Home Widget, Spring 2011 (co-supervisor), EUL

Sukran Yaman Examinations Administration System, Fall 2007/8 & Spring 2008, EUL

7. Publications [from 2008]

7.1 Articles published in SCI/SSCI/SCI Expanded/SSCI Expanded Journals

7.2 Articles published in peer reviewed international journals

Howells, K. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 20XX, Entrepreneurship as a Instrument for Economic Development in North Cyprus, South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina [accepted, under revision]

Howells, K. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 20XX, Turkish Cypriot culture and its impact on the rates and type of female entrepreneurship, International Review of Turkish Studies, Utrecht, Netherlands. [submitted]

Howells, K., 20XX, The motivational factors of female entrepreneurs in de-facto states:

Planning for an uncertain future, Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Ankara, Turkey. [submitted]

Howells, K. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 2010, Constraints on Female Entrepreneurship in Northern Cyprus, KADIN WOMAN 2000, Special Issue: ‘Women’s Entrepreneurship:

Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives’, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus, Vol 8, No. 1.

Howells, K. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 2010, The dilemma of the Turkish Cypriot

entrepreneur: The view from the ‘Green Line’, International Journal of Business and

Globalisation (Special Issue – Challenges for European Entrepreneurship), Vol 4, No. 1

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7.3 Papers delivered in international conferences and printed as proceedings Howells, K., & Krivokapic Skoko, 2014, A comparative study on female entrepreneurship in South Eastern Europe, Proceedings of EUMMAS 2014, International Conference on Marketing,

Management and Economic, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 29-31 August 2014.

Krivokapic Skoko, B. & Howells, K., 2014, Turkish Cypriot culture and its impact on the rate and types of female entrepreneurship, REDETE 2014, Researching Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 10-13 April 2014.

Krivokapic Skoko, B. & Howells, K., 2014, The Importance of Regional Development in North Cyprus, REDETE 2014, Researching Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 10-13 April 2014. [forthcoming]

Howells Kabaran, K., 2012, Social Media Networking and Tactical Intelligence Collection, 7

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FAE International Symposium, Creating the Future, European University of Lefke. 29-30 November, Lefke, North Cyprus. Symposium Proceedings

Krivokapic Skoko, B., & Howells, K., 2012, Culture and Female entrepreneurship in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, British Academy of Management Conference, BAM2012, 11-13 September 2012, Cardiff, UK

Howells, K., 2011, Future Proof: Female entrepreneurs in the Turkish Cypriot Family Business, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything, Back to the future:

Changes in Perspectives of Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 56

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Annual ICSB World Conference, 15 – 18 June 2011, Stockholm, Sweden

Acted as Session Chair for Family Business track.

Howells, K., 2011, 21

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Century women’s entrepreneurship in North Cyprus, 2

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International Conference on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship, track SMEs in the 21

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Century:

Problems and Solutions, Eastern Mediterrean University, 24-27 February 2011, Nicosia, Cyprus, Conference Proceedings. Acted as Session Chair

Howells Kabaran, K., 2010, Bringing the Internet to Remote Locations, 6

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FAE International Symposium, Creating the Future, European University of Lefke. 25-26 November, Lefke, North Cyprus. Symposium Proceedings

Howells Kabaran, K. & Soujeri, E., 2010, History of Telecommunications In Cyprus, 6

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FAE International Symposium, Creating the Future, University of Lefke, 25-26 November, Lefke, North Cyprus. Symposium Proceedings

Howells, K. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 2009, Female entrepreneurs in North Cyprus: An

East/West paradox, Gendering East/West, 8-10 July 2009, Centre for Women’s Studies,

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EECS’ 2008, 27-29 November 2008, European University of Lefke, North Cyprus, Symposium Proceedings, ISBN: 978-975-98897-1-5, pp.235-240.

7.3 Papers printed in proceedings of International Conferences

Howells Kabaran, K., 2010, ‘Women's entrepreneurship in North Cyprus: Going against the tide’, 3rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Family Business and Innovation, Cankaya, Turkey, 21-23 October 2010, Conference Proceedings.

7.4 Articles published in peer reviewed national journals

7.5 Books and chapters in books published internationally

8. Projects directed and participated

9. Administrative designations

Committee Member for European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2015 (ISI)

& 2016

Member of YODAK Qualifications Framework Project

10. Membership in scholarly institutions

British Computer Society, full member from 1988 post-nominal MBCS Institution of Analysts and Programmers, Fellow from 1991 post-nominal FIAP Engineering Council, Chartered Engineer from 1997 post-nominal C.Eng

FEANI, European Engineer from 1998 pre-nominal Eur Ing

BCS, Chartered Practitioner of IT from 2003 post-nominal CITP Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship 2007

European Council for Small Business & Entr. 2011 International Council for Small Business & Entr. 2011

British Academy of Management 2012

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11. Honors and Awards

Laureate of Best Paper Award 2007, for the paper “The Dilemma of the Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur: the view from the Green Line”, 4

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Conference “Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship”, Klagenfurt, Austria, 12 October 2007. [€250 prize]/

Certificate of Achievement, Continual Professional Development with the British Computer Society for the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003

Graduated with Distinction from MBA programme (Technology Management), Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, 2000.

Top student - Marketing, MBA programme, Deakin University, Australia, 2000

Top student - Research Management, MBA programme, Deakin University, Australia, 2000 Top student - Project Management MBA programme, Deakin University, Australia, 1998 Honours degree in Applied Computing, Manchester Polytechnic, Department of Computing, 1986

Other Academic Duties:

International Alumni Ambassador for Manchester Metropolitan University, since 2015

Reviewer Gender in Management, British Academy of Management conference track International Journal of Gender & Entrepreneurship

Journal of Gender Studies (SCCI) KADIN/WOMAN 2000

First Monday, Peer reviewed Internet Journal

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Courses Taught Academic

Year Semester Name of the Course

Contact Hours No. of students Lect. Lab/Tut.

2013- 2014

Fall

Software Project Management 3 30

Entrepreneurship and Leadership 6 120

Management Information Systems 3 20

Information System Development 3 15

Spring

Data Analysis 3 15

Human Factors/HCI 3 20

Strategic Information Systems 3 15

2014- 2015

Fall

Introduction to Business [EMU] 9 150

Principles of Management [EMU] 3 50

Marketing [CIU] 3 120

Marketing Strategies (MBA) [CIU] 6 80

Consumer Behaviour (MBA) [CIU] 3 50

Spring

Introduction to Business [EMU] 6 80

Principles of Management [EMU] 3 40

Introduction to IT II [EMU] 2 2 40

Small Business Management [EMU] 3 40

International Marketing [CIU] 3 40

Marketing Strategies (MBA) [CIU] 3 50

2015-2016

Spring

Information Technology II [EMU] 9 60

Fall

Information Technology I [EMU] 3 26

Information Technology II [EMU] 9 77

International Marketing [CIU] 3 30

Strategic Management [CIU] 6 125

Social Media Marketing [NEU] 3 15

Strategic Management (MBA) [NEU] 3 50

2016-2017

Spring

Strategic Management 4 40

Consumer Behaviour (Masters) 3 25

Innovation and Change Managment (PhD) 3 4

Graduate Thesis 2 1

Fall