Sarah Assaf
About
Titles
Postgraduate Associate in Emergency Medicine
Biography
Sarah A. Assaf, B. Pharm, MSCE, is a Ph.D. candidate in Epidemiology at the American University of Beirut and a scholar at the Global Environmental and Occupational Health Research and Training Hub for the Middle East and North Africa (GEOHealth-MENA). The GEOHealth-MENA program, a collaborative initiative between the American University of Beirut, Yale University, and the University of Iowa, focuses on research and training in environmental and occupational health.
Sara is actively involved in a cohort study examining the impact of chronic pesticide use and social stressors on the neurobehavioral outcomes of Syrian refugee agricultural workers in the Beqaa region of Lebanon. She earned her B.S. in Pharmacy from the Lebanese International University in Bekaa, Lebanon, and her Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon.
Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Postgraduate AssociatePrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- American University in Beirut, PhD in Epidemiology and Population Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Research (2027)
- Post Graduate Training
- Yale University (2024)
- MS
- Lebanese University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaco-epidemiology Research (2020)
- BPharm
- Lebanese International University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmacy (2019)
- Hospital Pharmacist
- Al Abdallah Hospital (2019)
- Pharmacy Training
- Al Quds Pharmacy (2018)
Research
Overview
Her research specifically focuses on the dual burden faced by vulnerable populations who are exposed to both environmental and occupational stressors, in addition to the social stressors prevalent in their daily lives. She is particularly interested in the interplay between social and chemical stressors and their cumulative impact on human health. Currently, she is actively involved in a cohort study to assess the dual effect of chronic pesticide exposure and displacement stressors on the neurobehavioral outcomes of Syrian refugee agricultural workers in the Beqaa region of Lebanon.