She was an assistant professor at UAE University from 2007 to 2010. Al Ghaferi attended Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Lehigh University, the University of Pittsburgh, where she received her PhD, and UAE University, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in physics. She has received honors and/or awards from the UK Prime Minister’s Initiative, the Women in Science and Technology Fellowship from the USA Department of State at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the Sheikh Rashid Scientific Distinction Award.