Executive Officers

Ronald Bulbulian, Ph.D. FACSM
Vice Provost of Academic Programs

Dr. Ronald Bulbulian joined Alfaisal University in July 2008 and currently serves as Vice Provost of Academic Programs, as well as acting dean of the College of Science and General Studies.

Dr. Bulbulian received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Stress Physiology with a research focus and interest in Neuromuscular Physiology and the Prophylactic Effects of Work Physiology. He completed his Bachelors and Masters level studies at Brigham Young University in Kinesiology.

Dr. Bulbulian is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine with a distinguished academic record which includes over 45 refereed publications in prestigious journals such as J. Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, SPINE, and European J. Applied Physiology. Additionally, he has authored several book chapters and technical reports, scores of national and international presentations, invited lectures, consultantships, and editorial reviews. He also has been awarded in excess of 4.5 million dollars of intramural and extramural grant and contract funding from private, state, and federal agencies including several research fellowships with Air Force Aerospace and Naval Aerospace Research Laboratories and NASA.

Academically, he has served as a tenured professor at Kansas State University and University of Kentucky and held numerous adjunct appointments in Physical Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, Nutrition, and Veterinary Medicine. He served 6 years as a Dean of Research, and 5 years as Founding Dean of a College of Health and Human Services.