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Education Professional, Health Communication Specialist, and Sustainability Consultant Career Experience Spanning 40+

Profile Summary

With a 40+ year career, I have gained expertise in education, health communication, and sustainability, holding leadership and consulting roles across various sectors and international contexts. 1. Greening and Green Economy Advocate Led initiatives to promote environmental stewardship and sustainable resource management, deepening engagement with greening principles and the green economy. 2. Sustainability & Sustainable Development Leveraged my background in Biological Sciences to advise on sustainability, green economy practices, waste management, and green technology, leading innovative recycling initiatives to support sustainable practices. 3. Health Communication Specialist Implemented public health education strategies for refugee communities under the UNRWA Health System, promoting health awareness. 4. Professional Development & Training Delivered professional development for senior educational leaders, and specialised training for health personnel. 5. Leadership in Educational Governance Oversaw governance and strategic decision-making to enhance institutional effectiveness. 6. Academic Supervision, School Development & Quality Assurance Led the implementation and monitoring of Quality Assurance standards in UNRWA schools across the region, ensuring high standards, teacher evaluation and training, student achievement tracking, & SEN support. 7. Educational Inspector & Coordinator Served as an Inspector and Team Coordinator for the Queen Rania Award, and as a Quality Assurance Inspector for UNRWA schools, upholding rigorous standards. 8. Senior Educational Leadership Held key leadership roles in various educational settings across the Middle East, including public and international schools. 9. Translation & Scientific Editorial Leadership Led the translation and editing of the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science series into Arabic for multiple regions. 10. University Instructor Contributed as a part-time instructor at the University of Jordan, enhancing higher education.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Communication Theory
• ☆ Educational Innovation
• ☆ Educational Methods & Theories
• ☆ Intellectual Giftedness & Gifted Education
• ☆ Science Education
• ☆ International Education
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Rural Development
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Founder and Director

Metanovation Task Force Est. for Logistic Support

February 2021 - Present

Health Communication Officer

UNRWA Jordan

May 2009 - Present

School Development Speialist

UNRWA Jordan

February 2006 - May 2009

Director

Islamic Educational College Schools

August 2003 - September 2005

Teacher

New English School

August 2000 - September 2002

Education

Ph. D. (Department of Biological Sciences)

University of Jordan Faculty of Science

September 2000 - June 2006

M. Sc. (The Department of Biological Sciences)

University of Jordan Faculty of Science

February 1989 - February 1993

B. Sc. (The Department of Biological Sciences)

University of Jordan Faculty of Science

September 1978 - June 1982

Certifications

• Build To Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation Into Your Company's DNA

  Global Innovation Institute

  https://certification.gini.org/80311021-4a09-4122-89a0-ec51c087a489#acc.Sna5vsoD

  September 2024 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yassir Turki, Suha Saleh, Shatha Albaik, Yasmeen Barham, Dorien van de Vrie, Yousef Shahin, Majed Hababeh, Merve Armagan, Akihiro Seita(2020). Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among UNRWA* health staff in Jordan concerning mental health programme pre-implementation: a cross-sectional study . International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 14. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

AbuKishk N, Turki Y, Saleh S, Albaik S, Hababeh M, El-Khatib Z, Kassim N, Arab H, Abu-Diab K, Zeidan W, et al.(2020). Anaemia prevalence in children newly registered at UNRWA schools: a cross-sectional study . BMJ open.

Turki, Y., Saleh, S., Albaik, S., Barham, Y., Van De Vrie, D., Shahin, Y., Hababeh, M., Armagan, M., Seita, A.(2020). Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among UNRWA*health staff in Jordan concerning mental health programme pre-implementation: a cross-sectional study . International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 14. (1).

AbuKishk, N., Turki, Y., Saleh, S., Albaik, S., Hababeh, M., el-Khatib, Z., Kassim, N., Arab, H., Abu-Diab, K., Zeidan, W., et al.(2020). Anaemia prevalence in children newly registered at UNRWA schools: a cross-sectional study . BMJ Open. 10. (9).

Abu Kishk, N., Shahin, Y., Mitri, J., Turki, Y., Zeidan, W., Seita, A.(2019). Model to improve cardiometabolic risk factors in Palestine refugees with diabetes mellitus attending UNRWA health centers . BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 7. (1).

Yassir Turki, Ghada Ballout, Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, Nada Abu-Kishk, Wafaa Zeidan, Akihiro Seita(2018). UNRWA’s innovative e-Health for 5 million Palestine refugees in the Near East . BMJ Innovations. 4. (3). p. 128--134. {BMJ}

YASSIR TURKI, NADA M. ABU KISHK, YOUSEF M. SHAHIN, JOANNA MITRI, AKIHIRO SEITA(2018). Evaluation of the Second Diabetes Campaign Round for Diabetic Palestine Refugees at Unrwa Health Centers . Diabetes. 67. (Supplement 1). p. 686--P. American Diabetes Association

Ballout, G., Al-Shorbaji, N., Abu-Kishk, N., Turki, Y., Zeidan, W., Seita, A.(2018). UNRWA's innovative e-Health for 5 million Palestine refugees in the Near East . BMJ Innovations. 4. (3). p. 128-134.

Evaluation of the Diabetes Campaign for Palestine Refugees with Diabetes Mellitus Attending UNRWA Health Centers @article{2015, title={Evaluation of the Diabetes Campaign for Palestine Refugees with Diabetes Mellitus Attending UNRWA Health Centers}, ISSN={2326-3350}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2326-3350-1500044}, DOI={10.19070/2326-3350-1500044}, journal={International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics}, publisher={SciDoc Publishers LLC}, author={Kishk, Nada Abu and M, van den Berg and A, Seita and Zadian, Wafaa and Y, Turki and Y, Shahin}, year={2015}, month=dec, pages={246–252} } . International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics.

Yassir Turki, Ali Khader, Youssef Shaheen, Fatimah el Awa, Heba Fouad, Charles W. Warren, Nathan R. Jones, Veronica Lea, Juliette Lee(2009). Tobacco use among Palestine refugee students (UNRWA) aged 13–15 . Preventive Medicine. 49. (2-3). p. 224--228. Elsevier {BV}

Khader, A., Shaheen, Y., Turki, Y., el Awa, F., Fouad, H., Warren, C.W., Jones, N.R., Lea, V., Lee, J.(2009). Tobacco use among Palestine refugee students (UNRWA) aged 13-15 . Preventive Medicine. 49. (2-3). p. 224-228.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Ballout, G., Al-Shorbaji, N., Shishtawi, A., Abuzabaida, F., Shahin, Y., Khader, A., Zeidan, W., Turki, Y., Al-Natour, A., Saadeh, R., et al.(2017). Development and deployment of an e-health system in UNRWA Healthcare Centers (HCs): The experience and evidence . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 245. p. 1212.

BOOK CHAPTER

Turki Yassir, Ballout Ghada, Al-Shorbaji Najeeb, Shishtawi Amin, Abuzabaida Fathia, Shahin Yousef, Khader Ali, Zeidan Wafa'a, Al-Natour Ahmad, Saadeh Rawan, et al.(2017). Development and Deployment of an e-Health System in UNRWA Healthcare Centers (HCs): The Experience and Evidence . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. IOS Press