Dr. Sima Hamadeh
Full Professor
Department of Nutrition Sciences and Dietetics
Coordinator of Nutrition Sciences & Dietetics program
Office: MEH 707
Tel. ext.: 392
Sima.hamadeh@haigazian.edu.lb
Professor Sima A. Hamadeh is a Full Professor of Public Health Nutrition and the Program Coordinator of Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences at Haigazian University, and a senior lecturer in the Nutrition Master programs at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.
She received her master’s degree in Community Nutrition and Ph.D. in Public Health Nutrition from University of Montreal-Canada. Her M.Sc. work was awarded the “Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence” in 2009. Her Ph.D. work was honored by Canadian experts in 2013 and awarded the “Prix d’Excellence Scientifique Franco-Libanais” from the Société des Membres de la Légion d’Honneur au Liban & the French Embassy in Lebanon in 2015. Her outstanding postdoctoral studies on “Science Journalism” at Northwestern University were notably considered by TED team in US and TED in Arabic team to join them as a science curator in 2023.
Prof. Hamadeh main research interest deals with public health nutrition matters and science communication/journalism such as: public health promotion, food systems and sustainability; nutrition in media and communication, nutrition economics and consumerism, food citizenship, nutrition psychology, digital food and sports marketing, digital and media health literacy, and their related policies. She published several peer-reviewed papers, and scientific blogs and audiovisuals exploring these topics from different perspectives, and she designed various significant comprehensive theoretical frameworks to consolidate her research work.
Prof. Hamadeh works closely with different national and international ministries and organizations on projects, seminars, research, and community programs. She hosted and was hosted on many panel discussions and podcasts, and has provided many talks and keynote speeches in national and international scientific congresses. She was honored and awarded special prizes for her outstanding papers in Europe, Canada, Gulf countries, and in Lebanon. She is also a member of several executive international scientific committees and associations and a reviewer for distinguished scientific peer-reviewed journals and for health short movie applications to the annual American Public Health Association conference.
Most recently, Prof. Hamadeh joined the new “Mentoring Program in Communication and Marketing” and the “Reviewer Committee for the National Physical Education Standards” of the Society of Health & Physical Educators- USA. She is also a mentor in the American Public Health Association for health promotion, communication, and policies. In June 23 she was selected by TUFTS University as an expert panelist to engage in the consensus-building process of their “Leading A Sustainability Transition in Nutrition Globally-LASTING” project. In July 24 she was appointed by Emerald Publishing-UK as an Editor-in-Chief for a new Gold Open Scientific Journal “Global Smart Food Systems”. Finally, Prof. Hamadeh won the election for Food and Nutrition Section governing councilor at American Public Health Association “APHA” for the upcoming 3 years.
Public Health Nutrition; Food systems and sustainability; Science Communication and Journalism; Health Promotion and Education; Food Choices and Motivations, Food and Sports Marketing; Media coverage of Nutrition; Nutrition economics and Consumerism; Digital and Media Health Literacy Nutrition and Sports policies.