Hana Taha, Assistant Professor of Public Health in the School of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Jordan. Dr. Taha received a PhD in Public Health Sciences and a Postdoc in Epidemiology from Karolinska institutet, Sweden. Hana has a global perspective in public health, a wealth of international experience and in-depth knowledge of teaching using innovative adult learning techniques. Dr. Taha has unique skills for developing effective teaching curricula and designing state -of- the- art public health courses for medical undergraduate students and for master programs. She is a monitoring and evaluation expert and her skills include: the development of M&E plans; designing M&E methods and setting key performance indicators; designing and implementing public health epidemiological studies using quantitative and qualitative research methods (SPSS, Stata, Nvivo), evaluation of the effectiveness of health interventions, undertaking baseline surveys; assessment of data quality; analysis of performance results and contextual interpretation of research findings; submitting reports to donors; writing and publishing scientific manuscripts and promoting research uptake for decision making and policy formulation. Hana was a key member in the Jordanian Ministry of Health (MoH) strategic planning team 2008-2012. Her networking skills enabled her to secure advocacy and governance support for strengthening the health system in Jordan. Her multicultural background and technical expertise enabled her to accomplish success in assignments embracing women health and gender equity. Hana has expertise in public health programs leadership within USAID projects and leading NGOs in Jordan. She has vast competence in establishing multi-stakeholder and cross-sector partnerships, evidence-based policy development, civil society and social mobilization, grass roots-initiated health promotion, social marketing and capacity building, writing public health research proposals, grants applications and managing projects’ grants. Hana speaks English, Arabic and Swedish. Dr. Taha served as an active member in Jordan’s Economic Policies Development Forum, Jordan’s Women Health Alliance, and Empowerment Committee. Hana has worked closely with senior officials in the government of Jordan and a multitude of international and donor agencies for the integration of Syrian refugees within the hosting communities in the north of Jordan.