A dedicated professional with a passion for advancing health through expertise in food security, environmental science, food safety, and nutrition. Holds a bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition and dietetics, and a master's in environmental health, specializing in food safety management, with extensive experience in education and research to the table, in addition to being an active member of the Emirates Nutrition Society & the UK Nutrition Society. With over 18  publications in peer-reviewed journals, spearheaded impactful practical and descriptive analysis studies in food microbiology, community nutrition, food waste, sustainability, and environmental health, with a focus on food composition, consumer choices, health behavior, and food labeling, work spans various settings, including awareness educational programs in schools, universities, and social networks. Moreover, actively participates in community-based projects, fostering ongoing educational engagement.

Selected work experience

•Researcher & Educator in the areas of ( Food Sustainability, Food Microbiology, Community Nutrition and Environmental Health) at the Sharjah institute for medical research, University of Sharjah

•Coordinated University projects such as ( Household food waste generation in the UAE &  Sustainable food choices in the UAE)

•Delivered workshops in the areas of Community nutrition, Food labeling, Sustainable Food Choices, and Food safety)

•Speaker at the 17th Dubai International Food Safety Conference”. Presenting (Survival of selected pathogens in ready to Eat Avocado Dip: Role of Added Antimicrobials)

•Coordinator  and Speaker for the “Food and Nutrition School Awareness Program

• Coordinated the” FITS ( Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study) and KNHS ( Kids Nutrition and Health Study). In collaboration with Nestle Middle East and American University of Beirut.

•Organizing Committee for  Middle East Nutrition Leadership Program in Istanbul. Turkey.

•Assisted in delivering ( Nutrition Assessment Intensive Course) at University of Oxford.

•Performed full experiments and paper drafting  for Fish Metal Analysis and Guacamole Microbial Analysis.

•Program ambassador and organizing committee member of the “ Middle East Health Care Leadership Program”

•Speaker at Sharjah Broadcasting authority ( Sharjah Radio) presenting sustainable food choices and habits during the holy month.

•Speaker at SEE global sustainability summit, presenting “ Sustainable food choices amongst adults in the UAE”

•Speaker at Ministry of Health presenting our recent publication on nutrition and GDM.

•Speaker at Fujairah Tv presenting 1) household food safety safe practices & 2) Astronauts nutrition/food practices and food safety in space.