Biography

Dr. Abdullah joined Dubai Medical College for Girls in 2023 as a full-time assistant professor in the nursing program. He earned his Bachelor of Nursing Science from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, a Master of Community Health Nursing from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, and a Ph.D. in Community Health Nursing at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

Dr. Abdullah worked in several hospital areas as a registered nurse, gaining clinical experience in emergency departments, intensive care, geriatric, psychology, home health, school health, and outpatient mental health. Dr. Abdullah’s teaching experience was commissioned at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, in 2012, where he taught Fundamentals of Nursing, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Adult Health Nursing I, Community Health Nursing, and Intensive Clinical Training. Dr. Abdullah’s research interests include Health Behaviours and Adolescents Mental Health. Dr. Abdullah was a research assistant in several projects, such as the Defence Threat Reduction Agency for Biological Threats Reduction Program, USAID, Eco Health Alliance, PREDICT Project, Jordan University of Science and Technology, World Health Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Abdullah also worked as a risk manager and quality coordinator for hospitals.

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Research Interests

Dr. Abdullah’s research interests include Health Behaviours , Adolescents Mental Health, and Community and School Health.

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Research Publications

• Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., Berki, T., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2022). Social Differences in Health Behaviours among Jordanian Adolescents. European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 12(8), 1191–1204.https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080083
• Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2021a). A sex-stratified multiple regression on Jordanian adolescents’ life satisfaction using different elements of school climate. Heliyon, 8(1), e08693. doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08693
• Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2021c). Social support and adolescent mental health and well-being among Jordanian students. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26(1), 211-223. doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1908375.
• Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2020b). Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Behaviors among Jordanian Adolescents. Paper presented at the 16th World Congress on Public Health. Conference: Roma, Italy 12-17 October 2020. Journal Article ( Abstract ).EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (1101-1262 1464-360X): 30 Supplement_5 pp v340- v341 (2020). doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.922
• Alshammari, A., Piko, B., & Fitzpatrick, K. (2019a). The Protective Role Social Support Plays in Determining Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (IJHRS), 8(3), 107. DOI: 10.5455/ijhrs.0000000178.
• Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019b). A Pilot Study for Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health among Jordanian Adolescents. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 179 – 188. DOI: 10.21608/JHIPH.2019.63793.
• Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019d). Socioeconomic inequalities, mental health and health behaviors among Jordanian adolescents. Paper presented at the XIX. National Conference on Education (ONK) 7-9 November, 2019, Pécs, Hungary. ISBN 978-963-429-473-3 (page: 344).

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