He currently teaches various courses on strategic communication, ranging from political communication to public relations, as well as several offerings in mass communication studies. He was previously a Fulbright-Hays fellow for his research into contested discourses on Arab democratization and a post-doctoral research fellow at the Middle East Institute in the National University of Singapore. Dr. Al-Sumait is also a founding member and President-Elect for the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) through the Middle East Studies Association. Dr. Al-Sumait has been awarded numerous research grants, funds, and awards.