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faculty
Basil Aboul Enein, EdD he/him
Assistant Teaching Professor
Health & Society
Contact
508-910-6851
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Liberal Arts 381
Education
| 2014 | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences | EdD |
| 2011 | Norwich University - Military College of Vermont | MA |
| 2008 | University of Texas Health Science Center | MPH |
| 2005 | Texas Woman’s University | MSc |
| 2002 | University of Central Arkansas | BSc |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Cross-disciplinary debates about health, wellness and health care. The course challenges students to look critically at health care practices and understand the complexities of health policy; understand the impact of culture and historical change on understandings of health, illness and the body; and see how globalizing economies and structures of inequality shape illness, health care, and individual well-being.
Cross-disciplinary debates about health, wellness and health care. The course challenges students to look critically at health care practices and understand the complexities of health policy; understand the impact of culture and historical change on understandings of health, illness and the body; and see how globalizing economies and structures of inequality shape illness, health care, and individual well-being.
Basic concepts and methodologies of qualitative and quantitative social scientific research. By conducting a semester-long mixed-method research project, engaging with examples of scholarly research, and critically examining the process of knowledge production, students learn about the ethics and principals of research design and develop skill in utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods, analyzing social scientific data, and effectively communicating research results.
Research
Research interests
- Public health nutrition
- International health
- Medical Humanities
- Global health issues
- Social justice in public health
Select publications
- Abu-Ras W, Aboul-Enein BH, Almoayad F, Nada Benajiba N, & Dodge E (2024).
Mosques and public health promotion: A scoping review of faith-driven health interventions
Health Education & Behavior, 51, 677-690. - Abu-Ras W, Almoayad F, Bakry HM, Alammari D, Kelly PJ, & Aboul-Enein BH (2024).
Interventions to promote mental health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian refugees: A scoping review
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 70, 1037-1054. - Owens J, Aboul-Enein BH, Bernstein J, Dodge E, & Kelly PJ (2024).
Reducing violence against women and girls in the Arab League: A systematic review of preventive interventions.
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25, 2219-2233. - Aboul-Enein BH, Kelly PJ, Raddi S, Keller T, & Almoayad F (2024).
Effectiveness of hand hygiene campaigns and interventions across the League of Arab states: A region-wide scoping review
Journal of Hospital Infection, 147, 161-179. - Blankinship LA, Gillaspie S, Obaideen K, & Aboul-Enein BH. (2024).
‘… And We have made from water every living thing’ - Water conservation and the Holy Qur’an
Environmental Conservation, 51, 79-84.
Dr. Aboul-Enein served as a Captain in the US Air Force Biomedical Science Corps as Chief of Medical Intelligence and Preventive Medicine. He previously worked in several institutions and medical facilities including Baylor College of Medicine, the USDA WIC nutrition program for the city of Houston, Texas, Naval Station Newport Rhode Island, Northeastern University, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine-UK. He has published over 100 manuscripts in several peer-reviewed journals covering topics on public health nutrition, international health, global health issues, medical humanities, religion and health, social justice and health, health education and health promotion, maternal-child health, and cultural competency in the health professions. He served as chief editor and contributor for a book titled “Contemporary Islamic Perspectives in Public Health” published by Cambridge University Press, UK.