Dr. Aboul-Enein attended the University of Central Arkansas receiving his Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology. He earned his dual Master degrees in Nutrition Education and Public Health from Texas Woman’s University and University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. He also holds a Master of Arts in Historical Studies from Norwich University Military College of Vermont. He received his Doctorate in Health Education from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri. Prior to commissioning as a Captain in the United States Air Force Biomedical Science Corps where he served as chief of medical intelligence and preventive medicine, he worked in several institutions and medical facilities including Baylor College of Medicine, United States Navy Medicine, the USDA WIC nutrition program for the city of Houston, Texas, and the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition.
Affiliations
Department of Global Health and Development
Faculty of Public Health and Policy
Teaching
Dr. Aboul-Enein has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in the public health sciences including global health, health communication, nutrition, health education, health promotion, and history in several colleges and universities including Rutgers University, Northeastern University, Purdue University, and Cornell University. At LSHTM, he is a distance learning tutor for graduate courses in the MSc public health programme.
Research
Dr. Aboul-Enein's research interests include cultural competency and diversity in health education practices, public health nutrition, global health, international health (North Africa/Near East emphasis), social justice in public health, medical humanities, public health historiography, and history of preventive medicine.
Research Area
Behaviour change
Education
Global Health
Public health
Systematic reviews
Anthropology
Nutrition
Sociology
History of public health
Health education and promotion
Disease and Health Conditions
Non-communicable diseases
Obesity
Region
Arab World
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)
Selected Publications
A Scoping Review of Nutrition Education Interventions Applied in Prison Settings.
2023
Current nutrition reports
Effectiveness of school-based nutrition interventions promoted in the League of Arab States: a systematic review.
2023
Health Promotion International
Interventions using the Qur'an to promote mental health: a systematic scoping review.
2023
Journal of Mental Health
Interventions and Programs to Promote Breastfeeding in Arabic-Speaking Countries: A Scoping Review.
2023
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Female genital mutilation and cutting in the Arab League and diaspora: A systematic review of preventive interventions.
2022
Tropical Medicine & International Health
Technology-based nutrition interventions using the Mediterranean diet: a systematic review.
2021
Nutrition Reviews
Food-based dietary guidelines of Arabic-speaking countries: a culturally congruent profile.
2019
Public Health Nutrition
Revisiting Desmond Doss (1919-2006): Merging Combat Medicine and Benevolence on the Battlefield.
2018
The Journal of emergency medicine