ATBH Organizing Subcommittee
Chair: Dr Lily O’Hara, Associate Professor of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. Lily O’Hara is Associate Professor of Public Health at Qatar University. She is a public health and health promotion educator and practitioner with experience in Australia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Lily has worked on community, workplace, and school-based programs addressing a broad range of health and wellbeing issues. Her research focuses on analyzing oppressive public health approaches to body weight and their inequitable impact on people with larger bodies, and developing ethical, evidence-based, salutogenic public health initiatives for body liberation using the social justice-based Health at Every Size approach. Lily’s research also focuses on developing the critical health promotion competencies of the community, workforce, and institutions through the development and application of the Red Lotus Critical Health Promotion Model. Her research on COVID-19 has focused on the impact of the pandemic on mental health internationally, the impact on women academics in Qatar, and the representation of people with higher body weight in COVID-19 vaccine trials. She has developed and facilitated numerous Interprofessional Education sessions for students at Qatar University, and is a co-lead of the IPE course in the Master of Health Professions Education.
Co-chair: Ms Noof Al-Kuwari, Lecturer, College of Nursing, Qatar University
Ms. Al-Kuwari is the administrative coordinator at the Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office at Qatar University, and a lecturer from the College of Nursing. She is a professional nurse with different experiences in pediatric surgery, urology, pain management. She holds a Master’s degree from University of Glasgow in advanced nursing science, and postgraduate certification in clinical management of pain.
Other Members
Ms Amal Saleh | Engagement and Communications Specialist, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Ms Aya Elhage | Interprofessional Education Pre-Clinical Specialist, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Ms Fatima Al Zahraa Chokr | Teaching Assistant of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University |
Ms Haneen Khader | Engagement and Communications Specialist, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Ms Layal Mansour | Administrative Coordinator, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University |
Mr Liwaa Al Smadi | Section Head of Events, Communications and Public Relations Department, Qatar University |
Ms Maha AlQatouni | Senior Engagement and Communications Specialist, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Dr Maham Hadi | Clinical Teaching Assistant, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Ms Myriam Eljaam | Teaching Assistant of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University |
Ms Nafjah Al-Mulla | Senior Event Specialist, Communications and Public Relations Department, Qatar University |
Ms Raneem Jabari | Engagement and Communications Specialist, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences Office, Qatar University |
Ms Reem El Hage | Learning Support Specialist, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Qatar |