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Affiliation/ Faculty |
Biography |
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Dr. Suheir Ereqat / Chair
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Faculty of Medicine |
Dr. Suheir Ereqat is an associate professor at Al-Quds University, Faculty of Medicine, Abu Dis. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Hebrew University in the year 2013. Her research interests focused on using/ developing of molecular techniques for diagnosis of infectious diseases and study the molecular epidemiology of these diseases with special focus on analysis of molecular sequences, sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree building. Also, her research extended to identification of genetic polymorphisms that influence human susceptibility to metabolic diseases (i.e T2DM), genetic association studies and gene analysis. She has more than 40 peer-reviewed publication with H index of 18. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vAASrvoAAAAJ&hl=en |
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Dr. Hadeel Halaweh |
Health Professions |
Dr. Hadeel Halaweh holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the University of Gothenburg /Sweden. She joined Al-Quds University in 2001; currently, she works as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Health Professions/Physiotherapy department. She is a mentor and consultant in the health care and rehabilitation sciences disciplines at both academic and professional levels. She has served as the head of the department and a coordinator of the Master's program. She teaches several theoretical, practical, and research courses at the bachelor's and master's levels. Dr. Hadeel's research interests focus on the areas of health care, physical activity, neuro-rehabilitation, aging and gerontology, and health-related quality of life; her recent publications have comprised both quantitative and qualitative research studies. She is a reviewer for several distinguished journals including Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, PLoS ONE, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Age & Ageing, Disability and Rehabilitation, BMC Geriatrics, Experimental Aging Research, and others. |
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Dr. Maher Khdour |
Pharmacy |
Dr. Khdour received his BSc. In Pharmaceutical sciences at the University of AL-ISRA. Jordan. After completing his BSc in 1997, Dr. Khdour pursued a Master degree in clinical Pharmacy at the University of London 2003. He returned back and contribute in establishment of Faculty of Pharmacy at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. After that he pursued a PhD degree in clinical Pharmacy at Queen’s University, UK. He graduated in 2008, receiving numerous national and provincial scholarships like, NI Chest, Heart and Stroke, UK. Dr. Khdour worked with Professor James McElnay the Pro-vice Chancellor of Queen’s university- UK for 8 years in Chronic disease management like asthma, COPD and Diabetes. He worked and published his work in clinical research area of prevention medication errors and drug related problems in hospitals, off-label medication in pediatric population and Pharmaceutical care Practice. Last 2 years he got extensive training in Antimicrobial Stewardship program and cycling antibiotic at hospital wards. And he applied this experience at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah. Dr. Khdour has published 38 peer-reviewed papers in international peer reviewed journals. He has also presented and published over 20 abstracts at international and national scientific conferences. Dr. Khdour has received various competitive grants as principal investigator from the Palestinian American research Council and Zamaleh program supported by Welfare associate, Palestine. Finally He got the best research prize by The British Academy of Medical Sciences in Nov, 2016. |
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Dr. Moanad Aker |
Dentistry |
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Dr. Salam khatib |
Public Health |
Salam khatib is Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Al-Quds University. She received her Ph.D in mental health from Manchester University in 2012. In her current role, she is the director of Nursing department/ AlQuds University. She had intensive training in qualitative research from University of Manchester in 2011 and in survey method in 2010. She is interested in researching issues related to gender based violence. Her research interests are focused in different areas: (a) honor killing, (b) violence against women, (c) family planning, (d) Type 1 diabetes among children (e) Congenital heart disease among children and stress and burn out among oncology nurses. She has an interest in qualitative research such as grounded theory, thematic analysis and content analysis. However, she has also been committed to using several different research methods in her work such as experimental studies and cross sectional studies. |
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Dr. Ola Ali Saleh Hussein |
Psychology and Cognitive Science, |
Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Science, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Al-Quds University (AQU) Dr. Hussein received her Ph.D. from Sapienza University of Rome (2016), with a dissertation on cross-cultural differences in intercultural mindreading (theory of mind). She also holds an M.Sc. in Community Mental Health from (AQU) (2010), where her research focused on the mental health impacts of domestic violence on women in East Jerusalem. Currently, she holds the position of Head of the Psychology Department at (AQU), a role she has undertaken since 2023. In parallel, she coordinates the M.A. Program in Psychological and Educational Counseling, where she works to enhance the program’s quality and accessibility for graduate students. In addition, she has been the Head of the Special Education Department at (AQU). Her research interests lie at the intersection of cognitive and emotional psychology, centering on how individuals understand and interact with the world around them. She focuses on the theory of mind, investigating how people comprehend and interpret others’ thoughts and intentions. In emotion recognition, she examines how emotions are perceived and processed, aiming to shed light on the ways emotional understanding influences relationships and social dynamics. Her work also delves into mental health, with a particular emphasis on PTSD, exploring the effects of trauma on emotional well-being and cognitive function. Additionally, she is interested in the broader realm of cognition, studying the mental processes involved in learning, memory, and problem-solving. Through these research areas, she seeks to advance our understanding of the mind and its resilience in the face of psychological challenges. Selected Publications:
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