Christy Mady holds a PhD in Communication from Carleton University, Canada and she is currently an associate professor at the Department of Media Studies at Notre Dame University- Louaize. Equipped with a rich professional academic and field background, Mady's research interests are mainly focused on Pan Arab media, journalism, and the intersection of media with the various social, socio-political, cultural, labor, and legal aspects of gender and sexuality in the MENA region and mainly Lebanon. Mady has been actively involved in national and international consultation work, curricula development, and training mainly in the areas of communication, media, alternative media, marginalized groups, and gender. She has worked as an external consultant with the likes ofOxfam, United Nations, Deutsche Welle among others. Mady has extensively written on and discussed her work on media, women, and gender at international conferences and forums.