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Theodora Issa is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at Curtin University. She is the recipient of the Emerald/European Fund for Management Development 2010 Outstanding Research Award for her PhD thesis under the title “Ethical mindsets, aesthetics and spirituality: a mixed-methods approach analysis of the Australian services sector”. Theodora holds the title of Curtin Business School’s “New Researcher of the Year” that was bestowed on her in 2010. Theodora is the recipient of multiple awards and grants from the faculty, university and external bodies. She has published and continues to publish research work on business ethics, sustainability, technology, social media, corporate social responsibility and higher education. Currently, Theodora is conducting her post-doctoral research on ethical mindsets, spirituality and aesthetics and currently working on a manuscript for a book on “Ethical Mindsets: A Comparative Study” for publication with Springer, Switzerland. Theodora is a co-researcher in projects on sustainable development and business strategies, cloud computing, green IT and sustainability, corruption resistance, misconduct, social media and social awareness. Theodora is a member of the “Sustainability and Leadership Research Network (SLRN)”. Theodora is also a member in the International research network (IRNet) for study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences with some 20 scholars from Europe.Theodora is an Associate Editor, and a member of editorial committees of international journals and a member of organizing committees of international conferences, and also a reviewer of journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics. Theodora holds memberships in several local and international bodies including Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), American Academy of Management (AOM) and European Business Ethics Network, UK (EBEN-UK). Theodora is one of the webmasters of her community’s website http://soca.cjb.net (since 1995) and is one of the editors of the weekly bulletin since 1995 that is currently available online under URL http://noohro.cjb.net. In 2012, Theodora was appointed a delegate to the 10th Assembly, Busan, South Korea, of the World Council of Churches (WCC) representing her Syrian Orthodox Church. In November 2013, and during this assembly’s sessions, Dr Theodora Issa was elected a member of the Central Committee of the WCC representing the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East. It is worthwhile noting that this is the first time a female member has been elected to this position on behalf of the Syrian Orthodox Church. In July 2014, Theodora was nominated by the church and later voted as a member of the “Education and Ecumenical Formation (EEF) Commission of the WCC”. In June 2016, Theodora was nominated by the church and later voted as a member of the Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration (PCCC).

Tomayess B.T. Issa is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Law – Curtin University, Australia. Tomayess completed her doctoral research in Web development and human factors. As an academic, she is also interested in establishing teaching methods and styles to enhance the students’ learning experiences and resolve problems that students face. Tomayess is a Conference and Program Co-Chair of the IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies and Society and IADIS International Conference on International Higher Education. Furthermore, she initiated the IADIS conference for Sustainability, Green IT and Education. Currently, she conducts research locally and globally in human–computer interaction, usability, social networking, sustainability, sustainable design, green IT, cloud computing and teaching and learning. Tomayess has published her work in several peer-reviewed journals, books, book chapters, papers and research reports and participated in local and global conferences. Tomayess Issa was a coordinator in the International Research Network [IRNet-EU (Jan 2014-Dec 2017)] to study and develop new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences. Tomayess Issa is a senior research member of ISRLAb (Information Society Research Lab) from International Association for Development of the Information Society. Finally, Tomayess supervised PhD, Master of Philosophy and Master dissertations; and she received Curtin Guild Awards for her teaching and supervision. In 2017, she received the overall winner Student Guild Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Excellence 2017 Award.