Who We Are
We are a multi-disciplinary team of investigators from three universities who are working together on LSAHA to achieve its goals.
Investigators at the American University of Beirut with a strong record of collaborative research with partners within Lebanon and many other countries around the world, and with extensive experience in research studies of cognitive health and dementia
Investigators at Georgetown University with expertise in the conduct of population-based studies in diverse populations of older adults in the United States and other countries
Investigators at the University of Michigan who are leaders in survey methodology and in training programs for building research capacity in the conduct of population-based cohort studies. They are also leaders in the assessment of dementia in population-based cohort studies of older adults.
Meet the LSAHA Team
Investigators at Georgetown University
Dr. Carlos Mendes de Leon
Overall Principal Investigator
Investigators at American University of Beirut
Dr. Monique Chaaya
Principal Investigator
Dr. Abla Sibai
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Sawsan Abdulrahim
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Martine Bejjani
Co-Investigator
Dr. Stephen McCall
Co-Investigator
Dr. Nazem Bassil
Co-Investigator
Investigators at the University of Michigan
Dr. Frederick G Conrad
Principal Investigator
Investigators at the University of South Carolina
Dr. Hala Ghattas
Principal Investigator
Project Staff
Dr. Raphael Nishimura
Sampling
Alexandra Abi Nassif
Project Coordinator
Aya El Sammak
Field Coordinator
Mayssan Kabalan
PhD Student
Che Ngwa
PhD Student
Tanya Khoury
PhD Student