Dr. Abdullah Alshammari

Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Abdullah joined Dubai Medical College for Girls in 2023 as a full-time assistant professor in the nursing program. He earned his Bachelor of Nursing Science from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, a Master of Community Health Nursing from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, and a Ph.D. in Community Health Nursing at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

Dr. Abdullah worked in several hospital areas as a registered nurse, gaining clinical experience in emergency departments, intensive care, geriatric, psychology, home health, school health, and outpatient mental health. Dr. Abdullah’s teaching experience was commissioned at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, in 2012, where he taught Fundamentals of Nursing, Comprehensive Health Assessment, Adult Health Nursing I, Community Health Nursing, and Intensive Clinical Training. Dr. Abdullah’s research interests include Health Behaviours and Adolescents Mental Health. Dr. Abdullah was a research assistant in several projects, such as the Defence Threat Reduction Agency for Biological Threats Reduction Program, USAID, Eco Health Alliance, PREDICT Project, Jordan University of Science and Technology, World Health Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Abdullah also worked as a risk manager and quality coordinator for hospitals.

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Education

PhD (Community Mental and School Health Care, Nursing) University of Szeged, Hungary, Szeged ,2022
MSN (Community Health Nursing) Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan,2015
BSN (Nursing Science) Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan,2009
Diploma of Nursing Associate, Nusseibeh Almazinah College, Jordan, Irbid 2006

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Research Interests

Health Behaviours
Adolescents’ Mental Health
Community Health
School Health.

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Research Publications

Abu-Basha, E. A., Ismail, Z. B., Alboom, M. H., Alkofahi, A., Amarneh, B. H., Al-Omari, O., Fahmawi, A., Alshammari, A., Lakaideh, M., Shaban, S., Al-Omari, B., Talafha, H., Hijazeen, Z., Daradkeh, Y., El-Shesheny, R., Kayali, G., Bagge, W., & Karesh, W. B. (2025). Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus human case in Jordan. European journal of public health, 35(Supplement_1), i55–i59. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae106
Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., Berki, T., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2022). Social Differences in Health Behaviours among Jordanian Adolescents. European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 12(8), 1191–1204. doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080083
Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2021a). A sex-stratified multiple regression on Jordanian adolescents’ life satisfaction using different elements of school climate. Heliyon, 8(1), e08693.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08693
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2021b). The role of school climate in Jordanian high school students’ life satisfaction. Paper presented at the EHPS 2021 35th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society 23-27 August 2021,(European Health Psychology Society), online conference. European Health Psychology Society, pp 317-317 (2021).
Alshammari, A. S., Piko, B. F., & Fitzpatrick, K. M. (2021c). Social support and adolescent mental health and well-being among Jordanian students. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26(1), 211-223. doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1908375
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2020a). Social Support and Jordanian Adolescent Mental Well-Being. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Public Health 2020 (ICOPH 2020) 23-24 November 2020, online conference. ISBN 9789553605559 (page: pp 92-92 Paper 87).
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2020b). Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Behaviors among Jordanian Adolescents. Paper presented at the 16th World Congress on Public Health. Conference: Roma, Italy 12-17 October 2020. Journal Article ( Abstract ).EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (1101-1262 1464-360X): 30 Supplement_5 pp v340-v341 (2020). doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.922
Alshammari, A., Piko, B., & Fitzpatrick, K. (2019a). The Protective Role Social Support Plays in Determining Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes. International Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (IJHRS), 8(3), 107. doi.org/10.5455/ijhrs.0000000178
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019b). A Pilot Study for Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health among Jordanian Adolescents. Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 179 – 188. doi.org/10.21608/JHIPH.2019.63793.
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019c). The role of social support in adolescent mental health. Paper presented at the Medical Conference for PhD Students and Experts of Clinical Sciences (MedPECS 2019) 9th of November, 2019, Pécs, Hungary. ISBN 978-963-429 473-3 (page: 37).
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019d). Socioeconomic inequalities, mental health and health behaviors among Jordanian adolescents. Paper presented at the XIX. National Conference on Education (ONK) 7-9 November, 2019, Pécs, Hungary. ISBN 978-963-429-473-3 (page: 344).
Alshammari, A. S., & Piko, B. F. (2019e). Risk and protective factors approach to middle and high school students’ health behavior in Jordan. Paper presented at the 17th Conference on Educational Assessment (CEA), 11- 13 April, 2019, Szeged, Hungary. ISBN: 978-963-306-649-2 (page: 82).

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External Profiles

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-8280

Scopus: scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57222734121

Google Scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=ar&user=nouL9UUAAAAJ

ResearchGate: researchgate.net/profile/Abdullah-Alshammari-20

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