Experience

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  American university of beirut

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2018

  The study is titled "Cognitive Outcomes in Seniors with Mild Impairment in Cognition (COSMIC)" and the aim is to screen the elderly for mild cognitive impairments and explore the associated risk factors or predictors using a standardized measure (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA). Furthermore, i am responsible for data organization, data entry and analysis. The study was an intervention program aiming to reduce sick leaves issued by family medicine physicians to patients. I have undergone the analysis for a non-parametric pre-post design study, using the Wilcoxon Test and reporting it APA style. The study titled "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Medical Students towards Substance Use in Lebanon" aimed to discover several aspects of smoking and drugs among Lebanese medical students. I was responsible of the writing the discussion section of the research paper, which is under-review.

  • Data Collection Coordinator - Co-Investigator

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2018

  • Data Analysis

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Co-Investigator

    Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Lebanese american university

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

  Workshop facilitator

  The workshop i developed and presented was about transcribing interviews in qualitative research designs.

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  Lebanese american university

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  Research assistant

   Peer review for articles under review. Review articles to be sent for publication. Provide feedback for prospective studies.

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  Lebanese american university

  May 2015 - now

  The study is about discovering the approaches and strategies used by Lebanese physicians when breaking bad news to patients. After doing a comprehensive literature review for 10 years period, we developed a new questionnaire assessing physicians on breaking bad news and conducted in-depth open-ended interview with 50 physicians from different specialities. (Kindly refer to my resume for more details) This study is a path analysis incorporating the direct and indirect effects of parental support, trait EI, coping strategies, stress, perfectionism, and other non-cognitive factors and their relation with academic performance among medical students. Book Chapter: Non-cognitive Factors and Academic Performance  Working on an encyclopedia chapter onCreativity Qualitative Analysis Using Atlas.ti

  • Project Manager- Co-Investigator

    May 2013 - now

  • Project Coordinator - Co Author

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Author - Project Coordinator

    Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Workshop Facilitator

    May 2015 - May 2015
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  International rescue committee

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  I organized and coordinate the assessment and research agenda for the LCC, oversaw and contributed to specific learning initiatives while also tracked and assisted learning conducted by consortium members. l worked closely with all consortium members to provide leadership on learning around cash assistance outside of learning captured through the LCC’s current M&E tools. The main objective of this position is: Ensure the Lebanon Cash Consortium is producing relevant and high-quality learning on topics related to multi-sector cash assistance in a manner that is coordinated within and outside the consortium. Show less

  • MEAL and Research Manager

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Senior Research Officer

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
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  Unicef

  Aug 2017 - now

  Research and evaluation officer