Dalia Elakkad

Dalia Elakkad is a seasoned journalist and educator with extensive experience in science communication. Currently serving as a Teaching Assistant and pursuing a Master's degree at The American University in Cairo since March 2019, Dalia has also held the position of Senior Journalist for the Arabic edition of Scientific American since July 2016. Previous roles include Science Senior Journalist at El-Shorouk Newspaper and Scientific Journalist at KAUST. Dalia's early career featured positions at Springer Nature, Nahdit Misr newspaper, and Islam Online, where responsibilities included investigative reporting and education-focused journalism. Dalia holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cairo University and a Master's degree in Television and Digital Journalism from The American University in Cairo.