Najah Al - Khatib
Public Health
Al-Quds University
Israel
Biography
Dr. Najah Al-Khatib from Bethlehem is a registered nurse, has Bachelor degree in nursing science from Bethlehem University; have a Master degree in Psychiatric Nursing from University of Illinois in Chicago; a doctorate degree women's mental health from DeMontfort University. She joined Al-Quds university in 1988 as a full-time lecturer and currently working as a lecturer and director of the Community Mental Health Master Program/ Faculty of Public Health; teaching several courses in the university including courses on mental health, gender issues, and nursing; lead Insan Center for Gender studies for one year; and is a member of the steering committee of Insan Center for five years.
Research Interest
Political violence and its effects on children, Community mobilization and change, Women's Mental Health, Gender Issues.
Publications
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Women's participation in general life, Conference proceeding book on elections and the right of women to make decisions. Center for Democracy and Human Rights. 2003.
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Violence Against Women in the Palestinian Society - Bridges Magazine, February-March, 2009. WHO.
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erception of motherhood among Palestinian women. In: Motherhood: Psychoanalysis and Other Disciplines), Editor: Emilia Perroni, by Van Leer Jerusalem Institute\ Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House(2009). (In Hebrew language)
