Contact Information:
Institute of Community and Public Health
P. O. Box 14
Birzeit, Palestine
Phone.: 02-2982972/3
Fax: 02-2982980
E-Mail: icph@birzeit.edu
Website: http://icph.birzeit.edu

E-Mail for all: icph@birzeit.edu

Rita Giacaman, Pharm.D., M.Phil.
Institute Director and Chair
Area of Specialization: Clinical Pharmacy, Health Policy and Planning
Research Interests: Disability rehabilitation, rational drug use, women’s health; population and fertility, youth mental health, health and war

Faculty
Niveen Abu-Rmeileh, M.P.H., Ph.D. Candidate
Area of Specialization: Public Health
Research Interests: Statistical Epidemiology, Obesity

Faisal Awartani, Ph.D.
Area of Specialization: Statistics
Research Interests: Support to ongoing research projects

Amal Daoud, B.Sc., M.P.H.
Area of Specialization: Pharmacy, Public Health
Research Interests: Rational drug use in Palestine; use of drugs and antibiotics in the current situation; analysis of injury data with MoH

Maisoon Filfel, M.D., Ph.D. Candidate
Area of Specialization: Environmental health education
Research Interests: Environmental health education; environment and male infertility

Hanan Halabi, Ph.D.
Area of Specialization: Epidemiology
Research Interests: Non-communicable diseases (metabolic syndrome); reproductive health; obesity and nutrition; birthing study

Samia Halileh, M.D., Ph.D.
Area of Specialization: Pediatrics, Social Medicine
Research Interests: Screening, child development, and nutrition

Abdullatif Husseini, Ph.D.
Area of Specialization: Epidemiology
Research Interests: Infectious and non-communicable diseases; the use of internet in Epidemiology; Non-communicable diseases (obesity); evaluation of NCD programs; internet and epidemiology

Issam Khatib, Ph.D.
Area of Specialization: Sanitary Engineering
Research Interests: Water, medical waste

Rana Khatib, M.Sc., Ph.D. Candidate
Area of Specialization: Pharmacy
Research Interests: Pharmaceutical management and drug use; patterns of antibiotic use

Awad Matarieh, B.Sc. Pharmacy, M.Sc. Economics, Ph.D. Candidate Health Economics
Area of Specialization: Pharmacy, Health economics
Research Interests: Health economics (willingness to pay),

Nahed Mikki, M.D., Ph.D. Candidate
Area of Specialization: Pediatrics
Research Interests: Obesity and nutrition; reproductive health; mental health needs assessment; cesarean section study

Reem Musleh, M.Sc., Ph.D. Candidate
Area of Specialization: Engineering plastics; environmental engineering
Research Interests: Solid waste management

Luna Shamiyeh, M.Ed.
Area of Specialization: Environmental health education
Research Interests: Environmental education using case-based approach; youth trauma; designing environmental educational packages for schools

Adel Takrouri, M.D., M.P.H.
Area of Specialization: General medicine, Public Health
Research Interests: Child and infant health; social determinants of health; cesarean section study

Laura Wick, M.A.
Area of Specialization: Midwifery/MCH, Developmental Studies
Research Interests: Reproductive health; women’s health policy; policies and practices in maternity facilities; cesarean sections; perinatal health policy