Dr. Salma Khaled
Associate Professor at the Department of Population Medicine
College of Medicine,
Qatar University
Dr. Salma Khaled is an Associate Professor at the Department of Population Medicine at the College of Medicine, Qatar University. Her research interests are focused on bridging the gap between non-clinical and clinical perspectives of mental health and disease and the biopsychosocial determinants of mental health and illness.
She the principal investigator on national and international collaborations aimed at measuring and understanding psychological phenomena and international diagnostic classifications in the context of Arabic-speaking populations of Qatar and the Middle East. Specifically, she is a principal investigator of the World Mental Health – Qatar the first epidemiological study of mental disorders in Qatar.
With a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Doctoral degree in Community Health Sciences with specialization in Epidemiology, she brings a unique perspective to research in this area. She also leads many national and international collaborations aimed at understanding psychological phenomena and international diagnostic classifications in the context of Arabic-speaking populations of Qatar and the Middle East.
She earned a PhD (Epidemiology) from the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 2012.
