Jehann El-Bisi has an earned doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an advanced graduate summer program certificate in the study of conflict zones, and transformation, from SIT Graduate School in Brattleboro, VT. She served on the faculty as an adjunct professor, at the Neag Graduate School of Education, at the University of Connecticut, at Storrs. She is a published author, a gold and silver medalist in a national martial arts competition.