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Teaching Experience

  • presentSPRING 2013

    Associate Professor

    Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences

Contemporary Health Issues (PUBH 221)
Public Health Capstone (PUBH 499)
Research Design and Methods (PUBH 603)
Research Methods in the Biomedical Sciences (BIOM 540)
  • 2010FALL 2008

    Assistant Professor

    Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University

International Politics and Epidemics (INTA 460)
Global Health Challenges and Public Health (INTA 100)
  • 20072006

    Adjunct Professor

    Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine

Research Methods and Data Collection (graduate course)

  • 20062003

    Assistant Professor

    Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine

Research Methods and Data Collection (graduate course)

Population and Development (graduate seminar)

Population and Fertility Behavior module (In Gender Analysis of Sectoral Issues in D e v e l o p m e n t )

A Critical View of Quantitative Research Methods module (in Methodology in the Social Science: Theory and Practice)

Administrative Experience

  • Present2008

    Associate Director

    Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University

Provide support for strategic issues, including the Institute’s research portfolio and collaborations; provide management support in all operational matters, including budgeting, recruitment, and personnel management; provide administrative leadership and technical support to the Institute’s training workshops and events

  • 20142012

    Coordinator

    Public Health Program, Department of Health Sciences, Qatar University

Monitor curriculum planning and course development; Work with the Head of Department in planning resources and developing a budget for the program; Assist in recruitment of faculty

  • 20062003

    Coordinator

    Master in Public Health Program, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University

Coordinate and manage faculty and student academic affairs for the program

  • 20031999

    Section Head

    Women’s Health Unit, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University

Work with the unit’s researchers to coordinate and manage various projects

  • 19971996

    Administrative Coordinator

    Master in Public Health Program, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University

Supervise   preparation  of   teaching  materials;   Organize   course syllabi;

participation in and follow-up on all curricula development meetings; Coordinate schedules of the local and international teaching  staff; Management of students’ administrative affairs

  • 19961995

    Coordinator

    Palestinian Coalition for Women’s Health

Coordinate events and workshops; Co-ordinate and facilitate monthly meetings; Participation in all subcommittee meetings; Lobby governmental authorities and non-governmental organizations; Prepare financial and budget reports to donors

Dr. Hanan Abdul Rahim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and the Associate Director of the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University.

Before moving to Qatar in August 2008, Dr. Abdul-Rahim was at the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH), Birzeit University, Palestine, where she coordinated and taught courses in the Institute’s Diploma and Master in Public Health Programs.

Dr. Abdul Rahim’s research interests are at the intersection of social science and public health, with a special interest in noncommunicable diseases and the health and wellbeing of women. Her previous research has focused on reproductive health in the context of health systems building in developing countries, particularly in relation to women and to noncommunicable diseases.

Dr. Abdul Rahim has authored and co-authored a number of research and policy-oriented articles and reports. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Salem College, NC, USA (1992); a Master of Science in Biology from Illinois State University, IL,USA (1994) and earned her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine (epidemiology), University of Oslo, Norway in 2003. She is a member of the Regional Technical Advisory Group for Noncommunicable Diseases (EMRO/WHO) and a member of the Reproductive Health Working Group (RHWG) in the Arab World and Turkey

Education

  • Ph.D November 2002 (defended)/2003 (awarded)

    Epidemiology

    University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  • M.Sc 1994

    Biology

    Illinois State University, Illinois, USA

  • B.A 1992

    Biology (with Honors)

    Salem College, NC, USA

Project Management and Consultancy Experience

  • 20142012

    PI (SESRI)

    Qatar Health Expenditure and Utilization Survey 2012 and 2014 (Supreme Council of Health)

  • Nov 2007Nov 2007

    Trainer

    Capacity Building in Preparing Policy Papers in Health and combating Gender Based Violence (UNFPA)

  • June 2007June 2007

    Consultant

    Diabetes Management a n d Control Services: Current Status and Recommendations for Upgrading (Welfare Association)

  • March 2007Jan 2007

    Consultant

    Developing indicators for monitoring quality of care in the Ministry of Health reproductive health primary care clinics (UNFPA)

  • 20052004

    Co- evaluator

    Mid-term and Project-end evaluations of the project on “Incorporating Diabetes Prevention and Nutrition Counseling into Medical Treatment of Diabetes Patients” (August Victoria Hospital, East Jerusalem)

Grants

  • 2016-2019 274,222 $
    Qatar Healthy Heart Survey (QHSS)-A study of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) knowledge, health beliefs, and prevention skills in Qatar, Qatar National Research Fund (7th Cycle NPRP)
    Role: co-PI (Lead PI Dr. Amar Salem, HMC)
  • 2014-2017 744,697 $
    Women’s Empowerment and Prenatal Mental Health in Qatar, Qatar National Research Fund (7th Cycle NPRP)
    Role: co-LPI (Lead PI Dr. Kathryn Yount, Emory University)

Role: co-LPI (Lead PI Dr. Kathryn Yount, Emory University)

  • 2012-2017 959,212 $
    Kin Influences on Qatari Women's Transitions into the Labor Force: A Panel Study, Qatar National Research Fund (5th Cycle NPRP)
    Role: co-LPI (Lead PI Dr. Kathryn Yount, Emory University)

Role: co-LPI (Lead PI Dr. Kathryn Yount, Emory University)

University Service

  • (2011-2014)
    Member, Quality Enhancement Team, Office of Faculty and Instructional Development

  • (2010-2014)
    Member (Alternate Status), QU Student Judiciary Committee

  • (2010/2011- 2012/2013)
    Secretary, Executive Management Committee for the Environmental Studies Center

  • (2010/2011-2011/2012)
    Member, University Research Council

  • (2008/2009-2011/2012)
    Member, Core Curriculum Coordinators Council

  • (2009/2010–2011/2012)
    Chairperson, Core Curriculum Strategic Planning Committee

  • (2010/2011–2012/2013)
    Member, Qatar University Research Priorities Study Team

  • (2009/2010-2010/2011)
    Member, Qatar University Merit Award

Academic Service

  • Member, Regional Technical Advisory Group for Noncommunicable Diseases, EMRO/WHO

  • Facilitator of seminar groups for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (2010) and Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine (2012 and 2013) at Weill Cornell College of Medicine – Doha, Qatar

  • Peer Review

    Population Health Metrics Studies in Family Planning Global Public Health

    BMC Public Health

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    Advances in Medical Education and Practice

  • Peer reviewer for internal Qatar University Research Grants (2009; 2010; 2012; 2013)

Affiliations

  • Member, Reproductive Health Working Group (RHWG)