Raafat Zaini

Raafat Zaini is an Assistant Professor of System Dynamics at James Madison University, specializing in multidisciplinary research within the Integrated Science and Technology Program since August 2022. Prior to this role, Zaini served as a Research Scientist and Ph.D. Candidate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from July 2011 to August 2022, while also being a Founding Member of Gawaffee Innovations, focusing on product development and social media marketing. Zaini's research experience includes a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where a system dynamics model for a startup research university was developed in collaboration with a team of researchers. Zaini holds a Ph.D. in System Dynamics and Organization Behavior from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master's degree in Aeronautics from Purdue University.