Dr. Asmaa Ahmad Hussein Al-Awadi

Assistant Lecturer of Medical Parasitology & Public Health

Faculty Member & Quality Assurance Officer

University of Science and Technology (UST) – Sana’a, Republic of Yemen

Official Email: a.alawadi@ust.edu.ye

Research & Academic Profiles:

1. Educational Qualifications

Year Degree / Specialization Institution / Country
Ongoing PhD in Public Health (Community Medicine)

Thesis Title: Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Associated Factors among Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients in Sana’a City, Yemen (Aims to enhance early detection and inform TB control strategies).
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sana’a University – Yemen
2021 MSc in Medical Parasitology
Excellent, First in Class, with Honors
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sana’a University – Yemen
BSc in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Very Good, with Honors
Provided a strong foundation in diagnostics, lab techniques, and biomedical sciences; includes an official training certificate after a 6-month internship.
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sana’a University – Yemen

2. Academic & Administrative Experience Portfolio

Timeline Academic / Administrative Role Institution / Framework
2014 – Present Assistant Lecturer
Teaching Medical Parasitology, Microbiology, and Virology for the MBBS program and other health sciences programs. Supervised and coordinated field training programs.
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology (UST), Sana’a – Yemen
Quality Assurance Officer – Health Sciences Departments
Responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and enhancing academic quality standards. Key tasks include overseeing accreditation processes, ensuring compliance with educational benchmarks, developing quality improvement strategies, supporting faculty, and serving as a member of accreditation and program development committees.
2012 – 2020 Teaching Assistant
Assisted in teaching Medical Parasitology for the MBBS program and other health sciences programs.
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sana’a University – Yemen

3. Teaching Fields & Curricular Expertise

  • Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Bacteriology 1 & Bacteriology 2
  • Virology
  • Parasitology 1 & Parasitology 2
  • Medical Entomology
  • Diagnostic Parasitology

4. Certified Academic Workshops & Training Programs

  • Course Specification and Learning Outcomes – University of Science and Technology (UST).
  • Effective Teaching Based on Learning Outcomes – University of Science and Technology (UST).
  • Descriptive & Inferential Statistics Using IBM SPSS – UST.
  • Essentials of Conventional PCR & Agarose Gel Electrophoresis – Tropical Disease Research Center, UST.
  • Methods and Approaches of Health Research – University of Science and Technology (UST).
  • Study Design in Health and Medical Research – UST.
  • Academic Advising and Student Support – UST.
  • Assessment of Learning Outcomes – UST.
  • Publishing Scientific Research in Academic Journals – UST.
  • Course Portfolio Preparation Workshop – UST.

5. Scientific, Research & Leadership Achievements

  • Academic Excellence: Graduated First in MSc cohort with Honors from Sana’a University.
  • International Research Grant: Received the EMRO-TDR research grant for the study: “IGRA-based burden of latent tuberculosis and evaluation of the tuberculin skin test among asymptomatic type-2 diabetic patients in Sana’a City, Yemen”.
  • Scientific Publishing: Published multiple research articles in Scopus-indexed peer-reviewed international academic journals.
  • Institutional Leadership: Led and managed accreditation and quality improvement committees within health sciences departments.

6. Published Scientific Research & Peer-Reviewed Studies

# Research Title & Publication Details
1 Domain-specific depression patterns among hemodialysis patients in Yemen: implications for mental-health screening in resource-limited settings.
2 Toxoplasma gondii Infection Among Institutionalized Children with Down syndrome in Sana’a City, Yemen.
3 Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Diagnostic Performance of the Tuberculin Skin Test among Type 2 Diabetics in Sana’a City, Yemen.
4 COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among Healthcare Workers in Yemen.
5 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women in Sana’a City, Yemen.