Health Behavior and Health Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Van Dyck Building
PO Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon
Office: Room 312A, Van Dyck
Tel: 961-1-350000 Ext.4656; Fax: 961-1-744470
Email: sawsana@aub.edu.lb
Academic Degrees
PhD (2005) in Health Behavior and Health Education from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research Interests
Social inequalities and health; measurement of socioeconomic
position in health research; cultural meanings of subjective
evaluations of health; health of immigrants, migrant workers,
and long term refugees.
Research Projects
Principal Investigator: Immigration and the wellbeing of African
female domestic workers in Beirut, Lebanon
Research Collaborator: Mental health of Palestinian adolescents
in the Burj el Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon
Research Collaborator: Social networks, health and well-being
of older Lebanese men
Courses Taught
HBED 345 Research Project (graduate)
HBED 365 Practicum in HBE (graduate)
PBHL 300 Health & Environment I (graduate)
HBED 331 Theories of Health Behavior Change (graduate)
HBED 305 Communication for Health Professionals (graduate)
Selected Publications 2007 Abdulrahim, S. ""White" or "Other":
Racial Subjectivity and the Arab Immigrant Experience in the
United States." In A. Jamal and N. Naber (Eds.), From
Invisible Citizens to Visible Subjects: Arab American Identities
Before and After September 11. Syracuse University Press.
2006 Khawaja, M., Abdulrahim, S., Afifi, R., Karam, D.
"Distrust, Social Fragmentation and Adolescents' Health
in the Outer City: Beirut and Beyond." Social Science
and Medicine, 63(5):1304-1315.
2005 Abdulrahim, S. and Ajrouch K. "High-Effort
Active Coping and Health Outcomes among Older Arab Immigrants."
Ethnicity and Disease, 15:S1-110.
2005 Odoms, A., and Abdulrahim S. "Health and Health
Practices of Muslim Women in the United States." In S.
Joseph (Ed), The Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures.
Brill Publishers.
2005 Odoms, A., and Abdulrahim S. "Dietary Practices
of Muslim Women in the United States." In S. Joseph (Ed),
The Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures. Brill
Publishers.
2002 Yu, E.S.H., Chen, E.H., Kim, K.K., Abdulrahim, S.
"Smoking Among Chinese Americans: Behavior, Knowledge,
and Beliefs." American Journal of Public Health,
92, 1007-1013.
Professional Affiliations
American Public Health Association
Kellogg Program in Health Policy Research
Center for Research on Populations and Health at the American
University of Beirut
Association of Health Promotion Professionals in Lebanon
Master
of Public Health
