Teaching Professor of Biostatistics, Community and Population Health College of Health What are your research interests?Cluster analysis, biostatistical modeling, statistical computations and simulations, psychometrics, meta-analysis and biostatistics application in medicine and public health.What classes are you teaching at Lehigh?BSTA 103, BSTA 104, EPI 305.What degrees do you hold and where did you earn them?Ph.D. in statistics from Western Michigan UniversityM.S. in statistics from Western Michigan UniversityM.S. in operations research from Western Michigan UniversityB.S. in mathematics from Yarmouk University.What was your previous institution?I have worked at three different institutions which allowed me to interact with a diverse student body. Most recently Kuwait University, College of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences. Before that, I worked at Florida International University, Department of Biostatistics in Miami, and Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale.What do you enjoy most about teaching?I enjoy being in the classroom with students and witnessing the knowledge growth of my students in biostatistics and how students' attitudes towards biostatistics have changed from my weak area to my enjoyable area. I enjoy seeing my students apply the theory to solve real problems using real data.Why did you choose Lehigh?Lehigh University is very supportive of research and academia. Also, it is student-centered with small class sizes that allow faculty to pay attention to students' academic needs and growth in the classroom individually.
