| Yousef Khader is a professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) and the Director of the Center of Excellence for Applied Epidemiology at the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET). He has master degrees in Public Health (Tulane University), Epidemiology (JUST), and Medical Education (Maastricht University) and doctoral degree in Biostatistics from Tulane University. He is a fellow of Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of physicians of the United Kingdom through distinction. He worked as a senior Adviser for non-communicable diseases, Technical Adviser for Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) program, and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Currently, he is the chairperson of the Institutional review Board at JUST. Dr. Khader published more than 680 scientific papers in reputable journals and worked as a research consultant with many international organizations. He received many national and international awards such as Khalifa Award, Distinguished Behavioral Scientist, Distinguished Professor Award, Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers, SCOPUS Award for Scientific Contribution and Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society. He ranks the top scientist in Jordan, and 2nd top scientist in Asia and 87th in the world in field of epidemiology. His areas of expertise include advanced epidemiologic and statistical methods, field epidemiology, non-communicable diseases, mental health, digital health and maternal and child health. |
