Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Research Grants:
May 2025 (awarded) - Sure+ research grant. Climate change curriculum integration in social work education: a survey-based study among undergraduate students. UAEU, SURE PLUS Research Program. Grant code G00005233.
September 2024 (active) - External one-year Immersive Learning Grant through Bodyswaps’ AI-powered Skill-Up simulations (UK).
May 2024 (awarded_closed) - Sure+ research grant. In their voices: UAEU female students' perceptions of UAE role in the achievement of the UN's Agenda 2030 in developing countries. UAEU, SURE PLUS Research Program. Grant code G00004799.
April 2024 (not awarded) - UAEU strategic grant application in colaboration with collaboration with The University of Edinburgh: "The contribution of UAE humanitarian aid to the achievement of SDG4 milestones on Zaatari camp: a descriptive-exploratory qualitative study".
Active secondary research:
A systematic mapping study on social work and climate change.
Scoping review: alcohol and substance dependence in UAE. Leading: Professor Ansie Fouche.
Training Experience
Training & Industry Collaboration
May 2024 - April 2025: In articulation with the UAEU Continuing Education Center, the Social Wellbeing Department is actively collaborating with Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) in the multi-stakeholders Social Work Upskilling Pilot Program for Social Work graduates across UAE.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Social work, Ph.D, Social work in uncertainty context: metamorphosing the Subject? A look beyond the mirror., ISCTE-IUL - Lisbon University Institute
Award Date: Dec 7 2011
Research interests
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Artificial Intelligence
- Vulnerability and human development
- Interdisciplinary knowledge/complex thought
- Imagination and creativity / transformative social work
- Emotion and communication in social Work
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Leading Successful change: Organisational Readiness, Individual and Workforce Preparedness
Chowthi-Williams, A., Coelho, V. & Marta, R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Leading Quality Improvement in Nursing, Health and Social Care. SAGE Publications Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The critical role of leadership in quality improvement and innovation
Marta, R. & Chowthi-Williams, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Leading Quality Improvement in Nursing, Health and Social Care. Chowthi-Williams , A. (ed.). SAGE Publications Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Alcohol and substance dependence in the United Arab Emirates: A scoping review protocol
Fouché, A., Albrithen, A., Alnuaimi, M., Al Riyami, K., Aruldoss, V., Cooper, K., Marta, R. & Tedam, P., May 9 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 5, e071208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Alcohol and substance dependence in the United Arab Emirates: a scoping review protocol
Fouché, A., Albrithen, A., AlNuaimi, M., Al Riyami, K., Cooper, K., Aruldoss, V., Marta, R. & Tedam, P., 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Becoming emotionally intelligent
Marta, R. & Chowthi-Williams , A., 2023, Promoting Wellbeing and Resilience for Health and Social Care Students. Chowthi-Williams , A. (ed.). SAGE Publications Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
- 6 Oral presentation
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In their voices: UAEU female students' perceptions of UAE role in the achievement of the UN's Agenda 2030 in developing countries: a preliminary overview
Marta , R. (Speaker), Alyahyaee , F. (Speaker), Alfalahi , M. (Speaker), Alharsoosi , T. (Speaker) & Mohammed, M. (Speaker)
May 23 2025 → May 24 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Looking for disruptive innovation in social work education in the digital transformation era: incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in a undergraduate program curriculum
Marta , R. (Speaker), Aruldoss, V. (Speaker) & Al Riyami, K. (Speaker)
Dec 11 2024 → Dec 12 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Accelerating the achievement of the SDGs through social work education: a master’s curriculum proposal
Marta , R. (Speaker) & Palattiyil, G. (Speaker)
Oct 2 2024 → Oct 4 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Systematic Mapping Study on Social Work and Climate Change
Marta , R. (Speaker)
Apr 4 2024 → Apr 7 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Environmental intricacies: placing sustainable urban and human development as an emergent social work arena
Marta , R. (Speaker)
Jul 13 2021 → Jul 16 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation