Associate Professor

B.Sc (Hons).       Biomedical Sciences.
Ph.D.                   Biomedical Sciences.
PG.Cert Ed.       Higher Education.

Bio

Dr Usama ALAlami is an Associate Professor in Health Sciences, at the Department of Natural Sciences and Public Health (NSPH) at Zayed University. Prior to joining Zayed University, he was the Programme Director of the BSc Health Studies degree and Senior Lecturer in Human Anatomy and Physiology at Birmingham City University, UK.

Prior to joining Birmingham City University, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee on projects involving therapeutic cloning. He holds a PhD in Breast Cancer and Leukaemia from the University of Wolverhampton. Dr ALAlami is an experienced media commentator whose research work has been widely published and presented

Office: Dubai Academic City, (D Wing, D-L1-004)
Phone: +9714 402 1317
Email: Usama.alalami@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

Human Physiology.
Research Methods.
Introduction to health sciences.
Health education and promotion.
Biology

Research and Professional Activities

• Cooper RG; ALAlami U (2008) Nursing student induction into university life – a new approach. African Health Sciences 8(3), pp 199.

• ALAlami U and Cooper RG (2008) Health & social care curricula – future perspectives for learner experience in Europe & Africa. African Health Sciences 8(4), pp 187-188.

• ALAlami U and Cooper RG (2008) Workshops on healthy lifestyles in adolescents. African Health Sciences 8(4), pp186.

• ALAlami U; ALAlami SK and Cooper RG (2008) The effect of music on cognitive emotional response in undergraduate students studying health-related courses: a pilot study. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 39(3), pp 501-502.

• Harrison AP, Cooper RG, Suliman MA and ALAlami U (2009) The Efficacy of Karkadeh Tea in Controlling Post-Prandial Blood Glucose Levels American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 4(4), pp 149-155.

• Cooper RG, ALAlami U (2011) Food consumption patterns of female undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates. West African Journal Of Medicine. 30(1), pp 42-46.

• Cooper RG, ALAlami U, Johnson P and Ashford A (2011) NeXus-4 measurements of selected physiological parameters in a choral singer – pre-liminary results. The journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research. In Press.

• Cooper RG, Cooper J, ALAlami U, and Ashford A (2011) Using a NeXus-4 physiological application to assess electro-oculogram (EOG) activity during varied relaxation tasks. The journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research. 4(2), pp 154-157.

• Cooper RG, ALAlami U, Ashford A and Johnson (2011) NeXus-4 measurements of selected physiological parameters in a choral singer- preliminary results. The journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research. 5(2), pp 74-76.