Faculty of Health Sciences Department

Dubai

	Educational Background	Research topics of interest
	Dr. Haleama Al Sabbah Assistant Professor and Chair of Health Sciences department, Dubai Campus Ph.D. Public Health Nutrition, Gent University, Belgium M.Phil. International Community Health and Nutrition, Oslo University, Norway High Diploma in Primary Health Care, Birzeit University, Palestine B.A. Public Health Nutrition, Jordan University of Science and Technology ,Jordan.	Qualitative and quantitative research in Public Health and Nutrition Needs assessment and services evaluation Intervention studies in Public Health and Nutrition
	Dr. Mirey Karavetian Assistant Professor PhD in in Health Promotion in Medical Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. BSc & MSc in Masters of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon	Health reform: integrating cost effective nutritional management of renal disease and the use of artificial nutrition in the Middle East Health behavior change in chronic disease Integration of patient education in mobile technologies tailored for the Arabic speaking population
	Dr. Dalia Haroun Assistant Professor PhD Child Health, University College London, London, UK MSc. Clinical Nutrition and Immunology, University of Surry, London, UK BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon	School Health particularly looking at school health policy and its effect on student health, Child Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, HIV/AIDS
	Rola Al Ghali Mechli Instructor BSc. Nutrition and Dietetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon MSc. Nutrition and dietetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon	Bariatric surgeries and their health effects Child Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, eating disorders, HIV

Abu Dhabi

	Educational Background	Research topics of interest
	Dr. Malin Garemo Assistant Professor and Chair Health Sciences, AUH Campus PhD in Medicine (nutrition), Pediatrics Department at Göteborg University, Sweden. M.Sc. studies in Nutrition, Göteborg University, Sweden. B.Sc. in Dietetics, Göteborg University, Sweden. Final thesis at Groningen University, the Netherlands.	Preschoolers and children nutrition Female health Emirati Food culture and cuisine
	Dr. Ludmilla F. Wikkeling Scott Assistant Professor  Dr. P. H., Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA M.P.H., Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA B.Sc., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA	Health Literacy & Health Care Utilization Tobacco Control: behavioral determinants of tobacco use among college students
	Dr. Dimitrios Papandreou Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics Ph.D in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Greece. M.Ed in Community Nutrition, Columbia University NY, USA. M.S in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Columbia University NY, USA. B.S in Nutition and Food Scinece, Hunte College, CUNY, NY, USA.	Pediatric and Adult Obesity Cardiovascular risk factors related to pediatric obesity Relation of different nutrients to cardiovascular disease and cancer
	Dr. Zainab Taha Assistant Professor PhD Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA MSc Human Nutrition, King’s College at London, UK. B.S. Biochemistry & Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan	Micronutrients deficiencies especially vitamin D and iron Issues related to infants and young Children nutrition. Participated in a study a national study that investigated the risk factors for maternal vitamin D deficiency within the United Arab Emirates published in the Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
	Myriam Abboud Instructor PhD in Medicine (nutrition), Faculty of Medicine, The university of Sydney, Australia MSc of Nutrition and Dietetics, The university of Sydney, Australia BSc Applied Sciences (Biochemistry), The Lebanese University, Lebanon	Vitamin D metabolism and physiology Diabetes and Obesity Childhood nutrition
	Dr. Heba Barazi Assistant Professor Post Doc. Molecular basis of cell motility, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Genetics, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA B. S. Medical Technology, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA	Tobacco Control Diabetes Education research Technology in the classroom by creating various models and recipes for using technology in the classroom and investigating their impact on student success
	Dr. Amal Elamin Assistant Professor Ph.D. in health sciences (specialized in oral microbiology and public health), University of Bergen, Norway B.S. of Dental Surgery (BDS), University of Khartoum, Sudan	Etiology of aggressive periodontitis To examine intra-species phylogenetic differences and identify virulent pathogenic clones of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans associated with the disease. Oral health status and the microbial profile of diabetic patients in UAE
	Amani K M Saqallah Instructor MSc. Nutrition Science and Policy with the combination of public health, Tufts University, Boston USA BS in nutrition, King Faisal University-Medical, KSA.	To study the extent of the obesity epidemic among UAE nationals and other GCC countries To understand what factors could be causing obesity & CVD in the UAE To analyze what strategies and interventions might be effective at combating the epidemic.
	Farah Hillou Adjunct Instructor MSc in Nutrition, McGill University, Canada Graduate Diploma in Dietetics Credentialing, McGill University, Canada BSc in Nutrition, University of Nottingham, UK	Childhood nutrition Cardiovascular disease Gastrointestinal Health