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Rafiq Hijazi

Associate Professor
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  • Ph.D. Statistics, American University, Washington, DC, United States of America, 2003
  • Applied Statistics 
  • Compositional Data Analysis 
  • Statistics Education 
  • Associate Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2021-Present
  • Assistant Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019-2021
  • Assistant Professor, College of Business, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2012-2019
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2003-2012 
  • Instructor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University, Washington, DC, United States of America, 1999-2003
  • Director, Quality Assurance and Institutional Research Center, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2012-2014
  • Consultant, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America, 2000-2001 
  • Member, American Statistical Association (ASA), 2002-Present
  • Member, International Statistical Institute (ISI), 2018-Present
  • Member, International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), 2006-Present
  • Member, The International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), 2015-Present

  • Kuhail, M. A., Mrabet, J., Hijazi, R. & Thomas, J. (2025). Why Would I Befriend a Bot? Assessing Factors Influencing the Usage of Social Chatbots for Digital Natives. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2025, 8825536.
  • Hijazi, R. & Zoubeidi, T. (2025). Determinants of Income Inequality: A Compositional  Data Approach. Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis, 18(1), 165-182.
  • Al Rajabi, A., Alkatheeri, H., Hijazi, R., & Kennedy, L. (2025). Breastfeeding is associated with reduction in postpartum depression in the United Arab Emirates: A retrospective cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 15, 10528. doi:10.1038/s41598- 025-94912-3
  • Kaddoura, S., Hijazi, R., Dahmani, N., & Nassar, R. (2025). Stimulating Environmental and Health Protection Through Utilizing Statistical Methods for Climate Resilience and Policy Integration. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(3), 331.
  • Khalil, A., Abdallah, S., Hijazi, R. & Sheikh, K. N. (2025). Trust but verify: the effect of religiosity and social conformity on verification of content shared via social media. Information Technology & People, 38(1), 70-86.
  • Alblooshi, S., Alsabbah, K., Thani, S., Hijazi, R., Al Dhaheri, A. S., Zeb, F., & Cheikh Ismail, L. (2024). The Big five personality traits and eating habits among female students at Zayed University. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1490634.
  • AlBlooshi, S., Hijazi, R., Kennedy, L., & Al Rajabi, A. (2023). UAE Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes towards Physical Activity during Pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6669.
  • Hijazi, R. and Shaqlaih, A. (2023). Statistical thinking at primary school levels: perspective on UAE curricula. Statistics Education Research Journal, 22(2), 13.
  • AlBlooshi, S., Al Anouti, F., and Hijazi, R. (2023). Knowledge about Vitamin D among women in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1252.
  • AlBlooshi, S., Khalid, A., and Hijazi, R. (2022). The Barriers to sustainable nutrition for sustainable health among Zayed University students in the UAE. Nutrients, 14(19), 4175.
  • Recipient, “Exceeds Expectations” Certificate for Excellence in Leaching, Research and Service, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2021  
  • Faculty Best Performance Award, Excellence in Teaching, College of Business and Economics, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 2011
  • ENV690 Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Natural Sciences