Abla Mehio Sibai
Abla Mehio Sibai (Arabic: عبلة محيو السباعي) is a Professor of Epidemiology at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. Since September 2020, Sibai has been serving the role of Interim Dean at AUB's Faculty of Health Sciences.[1] She is also the co-founder and director of the Center for Studies on Aging in Lebanon.[2]
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Nationality | Lebanese |
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Fields | Epidemiology; gerontology |
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Early life and education[]
Despite being inspired by mathematics,[3] Abla Mehio Sibai studied pharmacy at the American University of Beirut, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1977.[4] Her brief pharmacy career came to a halt because of the violent situation in Lebanon.[5] After being a full-time mother for 10 years,[5] she returned to the American University of Beirut where she got her master's degree in epidemiology in 1986.[4] Sibai received her PhD in epidemiology from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1997.[5][6]
Research and career[]
Being a public health scholar, Sibai's research focuses on healthy ageing, social demography, and epidemiology of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).[3] In Lebanon, she co-founded the AUB University for Seniors (UFS) program in 2010, and is also the Director of the Center for Studies on Ageing which she co-founded in 2008.[4]
Other activities[]
- World Health Organization (WHO), Member of the Science Council (since 2021)[7]
- HelpAge International, Member of the Board of Trustees[8]
Recognition[]
Sibai was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award in 2020 "for her pioneering research and advocacy to improve healthy ageing in low- and middle-income countries and their impact on health and social policies and programs."[9][10][11] Sibai was also awarded the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize in 2014 for her contributions to public health.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Dean's Message". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Our Board HelpAge International.
- ^ a b https://plus.google.com/+UNESCO (2021-01-14). "Abla Mehio Sibai: I hope to inspire a paradigm shift in the way we relate and act towards age and ageing". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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- ^ a b c "AUB - Faculty Member Profile - Abla Mehio Sibai". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ a b c https://plus.google.com/+UNESCO (2021-01-14). "Abla Mehio Sibai: I hope to inspire a paradigm shift in the way we relate and act towards age and ageing". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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- ^ "Abla Sibai". www.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Science Council World Health Organization (WHO).
- ^ Our Board HelpAge International.
- ^ "L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Abla Mehio Sibai: I hope to inspire a paradigm shift in the way we relate and act towards age and ageing". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Abla Sibai". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Award of the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize and Fellowship" (PDF). WHO. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
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- Living people
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates
- American University of Beirut faculty