This event represents the culmination of a collaborative research project between the LSE and Birzeit University.
Tiziana Leone, Ernestina Coast, Rita Giacaman and Doaa Hammoudeh present their research on the health-related impacts of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), focusing specifically on the gender associations of these impacts. Based on the limited evidence available, Palestinian women suffer higher than expected rates of chronic diseases compared to women in comparable parts of the Arab World. This project goes beyond simply considering gender differentials in order to consider whether there are significant differences in the health of sub-groups of women.
Event Details
Speakers: Dr Ernestina Coast, LSE; Professor Rita Giacaman and Doaa Hammoudeh, Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH)
Chair: Dr Tiziana Leone, LSE
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2015
Time: 18.00 -19.30
Location: Room 9.04, Tower 2, Clement's Inn, LSE
Event Hashtag: #LSEBZU
Attendance: This event is free and open to all, however registration is necessary. Please register using our online booking form.
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Speaker
Professor Rita Giacaman is Professor of Public Health at the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH). She focuses on understanding the impact of chronic war-like conditions on health, including subjective health, and the health of excluded groups such as women and youth.
Dr Ernestina Coast is Associate Professor in Population Studies in the Department of Social Policy at LSE. Her key interests lie in qualitative data collection and mixed methods analysis, women’s health and reproductive health. Dr Coast has extensive experience of research capacity development.
Dr Tiziana Leone is Lecturer in demography in the Department of Social Policy. Her key interests lie in quantitative analysis of women’s health and health systems. Dr Leone has extensive experience in collaborations on training and capacity building with overseas organisations.
Doaa Hammoudeh is an LSE alumna and has been working at Birzeit University since 2012. Much of Doaa’s research has explored the lives of vulnerable and marginalized sub-populations (with a specific focus on women), primarily through the utilization of qualitative methods to extrapolate contextually-relevant themes as they relate to health and policy.