DOLLY BASSIL, M.P.H.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• GRADUATE EDUCATION (1988-1990)
  • American University of Beirut, Beirut - Lebanon
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Master's of Public Health Program
  • Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
     
• UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (1985-1988)
  • American University of Beirut, Beirut – Lebanon
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Bachelor's of Science Program
  • Department of Environmental Health

DEGREES

• M.P.H.: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (1990)
• B.Sc.: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (1988)
   

ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AND AWARDS

• Dean’s Honor List
  • Fall, Spring 1986 – 1987
  • Fall, Spring 1987 – 1988
• B.Sc. with Distinction
• ALUMNI Excellence Award – 1988|
   

LANGUAGES

• English: Proficient
• French: Proficient
• Arabic: Proficient

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WORLD REHABILITATION FUND, Inc. – LEBANON

Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation & Systems and Progams Development Officer

• Project on: “Expanding Economic Opportunities for Survivors of Landmines in the district of Jizzine, Lebanon” (April 2004 – Current)

Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation & Systems and Progams Development

• WRF Programs for Lebanon (Spring 1998 – Current)

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and evaluation of the following projects:
  • Preventing Landmine Injuries and Managing the Social Burden of Landmines in Lebanon.
  • Expanding Economic Opportunities for Survivors of Landmines in the district of Jizzine, Lebanon
• Development of management related systems and operating procedures
• Provision of consultative services to WRF programs in Lebanon.

Project Coordinator

• “Situation Analysis of Different Social Welfare Issues in Iraq”
• World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc. – NY
• Lebanon – Iraq
• Summer – Fall 2003

Programs Officer

• Resource Unit for the Mental Health of Children in Lebanon
• Orphans Program (1994 – 1998)

Involved in planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs and activities aiming at developing preventive, rehabilitation and social integration services, and upgrading rehabilitation and professional training facilities and custodial services in Lebanon.

Responsibilities included:

• Assessment and evaluation of needs.
• Development of proposals.
• Initiation and implementation of projects
• Evaluation of processes and outcomes
• Provision of technical assistance to rehabilitation facilities, orphanages and teaching and training institutions and programs in relation to manpower and systems development.
• Formation and acting as an active member of several related Steering and/or Technical Committees

Emphasis was made on disabled persons, persons at risk of disability and children with special needs particularly orphans, children living in orphan like conditions, children with learning difficulties, juvenile delinquents, working and street children, and others.

The programs were sponsored by the World Rehabilitation Fund, N.Y., U.S.A. and funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Preceptor

• Residency Training Program
• Health Services Administration – Master’s of Public Health
• American University of Beirut (1994 – 1995)

Acting Assistant Director for Programs

• 1993 – 1994

Project Officer

• Resource Unit for the Mental Health of Children in Lebanon
• 1991 – 1993

LEBANESE UNIVERSITY

Instructor

• Department of Medico-Social Work
• Faculty of Public Health
• 1991 – 1995

Involved in teaching a course on “Public and Environmental Health” to Social Work Students.

Instructor

• Department of Dentistry
• Faculty of Medicine
• 1992 – 1993

Involved in teaching a course on “Introduction to Epidemiology” to Dentistry Students.

SAINTJOSEPH UNIVERSITY

Instructor

• Faculty of Nursing
• 1991 – 1993

Involved in teaching and supervising the practical part of a course on "Introduction to Epidemiology" to Master’s of Nursing Students.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT

Consultant

• American University of Beirut & European Economic Commission
• Beirut – Lebanon
• 1996 – 1998

Involved in a research on “Disability in Lebanon”.

Research Assistant

• Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• 1991 – 1992

Involved in planning and implementation of a research aiming at the assessment of the Mental Well-Being of Sensory Disabled Children in Lebanon, in addition to writing proposals, data collection and analysis of other studies related to different diseases and/or disabilities.

Instructor

• American University of Beirut Medical Center
• 1991 – 1992

Involved in teaching a course on "Public Health" to Nursing Students.

Research Assistant

• American University of Beirut & Colombia University - U.S.A.
• 1990 – 1991

Involved in a research studying the effect of war on the Mental Health of Children in Lebanon.

UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND

Instructor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Fall 2007-2008 & Spring 2006

Involved in teaching and supervising the practical part of a course on “Strategic Planning and Project Mannagement” offered to undergraduate public health and health promotion students.

Consultant

• Resource Center for the Mental Health Promotion in Lebanon
• University of Balamand – Faculty of Health Sciences
• Beirut - Lebanon
• October 2003 – 2004

Involved in the provision of technical assistance in what relates to developing the structure of the Center and related activities.

Instructor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Fall 2003

Involved in teaching and supervising the practical part of a course on “Research in Health Care Sciences” offered to undergraduate nursing students.

Technical Advisor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• University of Balamand – Faculty of Health Sciences
• Beirut - Lebanon (2002 – 2003)

Involved in the provision of services in support of “the Mediterranean, Environmental, Monitoring, Reporting and Information System (MED-ERMIS) project” implemented by the University of Balamand – Faculty of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment.

Services include: (i) Development and implementation of quality assurance mechanism for the surveying methodology and (ii) provision of advices on the surveying processes and data management.

Study Coordinator

• World Health Organization Survey on “Health and Health System Responsiveness and Burden of Diseases”
• April 2001 – 2002

Involved in the planning and implementation of the WHO survey on Burden of Diseases and Health and Health System Responsiveness in Lebanon.

Course Coordinator and Lecturer

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Spring 2002

Involved in coordinating and lecturing in a course on “Epidemiology and Biostatistics” offered to public health and medical laboratory undergraduate students.

Consultant

• University of Balamand and World Bank
• Lebanon – Eritrea
• 2001 - 2002

Involved in planning and implementation of the “Eritrea Household Health Status, Utilization and Expenditure Survey”.

Instructor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Summer 2001

Involved in teaching and supervising the practical part of a tutorial on “Epidemiology of Public Health Issues” offered to undergraduate public health students.

Instructor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Summer 2000

Involved in teaching a part of a course on “Community Needs Assessment” in addition to supervising its practical part to Sophomore Public Health Students.

Instructor

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Fall 1999

Involved in teaching and supervising the practical part of a course on "Project Planning, Implementation and Evaluation" to Senior Public Health Students.

PARTNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT – CIVIL GROUP (PfD)
- Social and Public Health Consultancy and Services -

Managing Partner
PfD
Brumana – Lebanon
1998 - Current

Involved in conceptualization, design, planning, programming, implementation, auditing, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation of programs in the fields of public health and social welfare and developement. Beneficiaries include governmental, non-governmental and international organizations, academic institutions and related others at the national and international levels (Project details available upon request).

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Consultant

• Vision & Lebanon Center (LMAC) – Lebanese Army
• Beirut – Lebanon
• August – December 2008

In charge of developing national guidelines and standard operating procedures for Mine Action in Lebanon including Mine Risk Education and Victims Assistance.

Consultant

• UNFPA & National Council for Lebanese Women (NCLW)
• Beirut – Lebanon
• May – September 2008

In charge of developing a 5 year strategy plan for the NCLW.

Consultant

• Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI)
• Beirut – Lebanon
• April – May 2008

In charge of developing a three strategy plan for ALI’s work on child labor in Lebanon.

Consultant

• UNFPA – IEC Project – Ministry of Social Affairs
• Beirut – Lebanon
• December 2007 – April 2008

In charge of documenting lessons learned about the IEC Project at the Ministry of Social Affairs supported by UNFPA.

National Consultant

• Action By Churches Together – ACT Geneva
• Beirut – Lebanon
• June – August 2007

Acting as the national consultant in the evaluation of the ACT–APPEAL MELB-61 with programs implemnted by the following international organizations further to the July 2006 war in Lebanon:

• International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
• The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
• Norvegian Church Aid (NCA)
• Christian Aid (CAID)

Trainer

• International Organization for Christian Charities – IOCC
• Beirut – Lebanon
• 2003 – 2004

In charge of the provision of training to IOCC field monitors on:

• Community Development
• Community Needs Assessment
• Planning and Implemenation of Developmental Programs
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Developmental Programs

Trainer

• Regional Strengthening Program – Phase 2 (RSP2)
• International Rehabilitation Center for Torture (IRCT) –Denmark
• Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regions
• Tripoli – Lebanon
• December 2003

In charge of the provision of training to IRCT MENA centers on:

• Strategic and Tactical Planning
• Target Group Needs Assessment
• Planning and Implemenation of Intervention Programs
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Developmental Programs
• Resource Person on Organizational Development
• International Rehabilitation Center for Torture (IRCT) –Denmark
• Middle East and North Africa Regions
• 2002 – 2004

Trainer

• “Community Needs Assessment of Palestine Refugees in the Region of Sidon, South Lebanon” Program
• Medical Aids for Palestinians – UK
• Sidon – Lebanon
• September 24, 2002

In charge of planning and conducting a community needs assessment workshop targeting 29 institutions providing services to Palestine refugees in South Lebanon.

Trainer

• “Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of an IPEC – ILO Action Program” Training Program
• IPEC – International Labor Organization (ILO)
• Beirut – Lebanon
• June 25 – 26, 2001

In charge of developing training materials and training on “Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of an IPEC – ILO Action Program” targeting program managers and administrators of concerned non-governmental organizations in Lebanon.

Trainer

• “Gender, Sustainable Development, Proposal Writing and Program Planning and Evaluation” Training Program
• Tetrapak Corporation
• Singapore
• January 2001

In charge of developing training materials and training on “Gender, Sustainable Development, Proposal Writing and Program Planning and Evaluation” targeting managers at Tetrapak corporation in South East Asia.

Trainer

• Local Capacity Building – Adequate Interventions in Mine Action & Mine Injuries Prevention” Training Program
• UNICEF & Landmines Resource Center – Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand
• South Lebanon
• September 2000

In charge of developing training materials and training on “Community Assessment” and “Programs Planning, Implementation and Evaluation” targeting social workers and health professionals in South Lebanon.

Trainer

• “Project Proposal Writing, Effective Strategies and Techniques” Training Workshop
• International Development Center
• Beirut – Lebanon
• June 2000

In charge of developing training materials and training on “Proposal Writing and Program Planning and Evaluation” targeting managers at Tetrapak corporation in Russia, United Emirates, Singapore and Lebanon.

Consultant

• UNESCO
• Beirut – Lebanon
• Winter & Spring, 2000

In charge of planning and implementation of a study on “Research State and Needs Relevant to Persons with Special Educational Needs in Lebanon”.

Director

• “The Forum of the Environment” Journal
• Beirut – Lebanon
• May, 1995 – 2000

Consultant

• “Gender Mainstreaming in Lebanon” Study
• November 1998
• Lebanon

Member

• Organizing Committee
• A Conference on “Preparing our Children to Face Conflicts and Violence”
• A three-day conference targeting concerned professionals and decision makers in the Middle East Operated by the “International Catholic Child Bureau” – France
• Summer, 1995
• Lebanon

Data Analyst

• UNICEF
• Beirut – Lebanon
• 1992 – 1993

Involved in the analysis of the data of their Health Surveys.

Research Assistant

• Lebanon Family Planning Association (FPA)
• Beirut – Lebanon
• Fall 1991

Involved in a study targeting the utilizers of the FPA Centers.

Research Assistant

• Save the Children Federation
• Beirut – Lebanon

Involved in the analysis of the data related to a "Household Health Survey" implemented by Save the Children Federation, in addition to the report writing.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

• Participated in the “Regional Strengthening Program Phase 2” in Morocco, organized by IRCT – Denmark and targeting institutions and professionals working with torture victims in North Africa and the Middle East, for the period extending from October 21 until 24, 2002.
• Participated in the "Demining Training Program: Mine Awareness Marketing Section, implemented by U.S. Army in collaboration with the Lebanese Army, for the period extending from July 13, 1998 until August 14, 1998.
• Participated in the “Social Welfare International Program” in the United States, organized by the “Council for International Programs” and “The Arab American Institute” and funded by the “United States Information Agency”, for the period extending from October 10, 1993 until November 20, 1993.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of several research activities related to the following:
• Victims of Torture and Abuse of Power
• Child labor in Lebanon
• Street children in Lebanon
• School performance and health conditions of elementary school students in Lebanon
• Higher Education in Lebanon
• The Mental Well-Being of Sensory Disabled Children in Lebanon
• Cancer Prevalence in Lebanon
• Social Distance from Disabled People
• The Mental Well-Being of a group of people exposed to violence
• The effect of war on the Mental Health of Children in Lebanon
• The Nutritional Status of Displaced Children in Lebanon
• The Status of Orphans and Orphanages in Lebanon
• Effect of Institutionalization on the Well-Being of Children
• The Status of Institutions for Children with Special Needs in Lebanon
• Understanding Learning Difficulties in Lebanon
• Mainstreaming Children with Special Needs in Lebanon in Normal Schools
• Evaluation of Developmental Programs
• Disability in Lebanon
• Community Based Rehabilitation Programs in Lebanon
• Adolescent Girls
• School Feeding Programs
• Burden of Diseases
• Health and Health System Responsiveness
• Situation analysis of elderly in Lebanon
• Situation Analysis of different Social Welfare Issues in Iraq.
• The psycho-social impact of war on families in Lebanon

PUBLICATIONS

• Dolly Bassil (1996). Street Children in Lebanon. Horryat 4
• Ghandour, M., Basil D., Alameddine, A., Bibi, H., Sharafeddine M., Sader, Y., Murr, G. (1996) Learning Difficulties: Their Nature, Dimensions & Educational Implications. Beirut: World Rehabilitation Fund & USAID.

COMMITTEES

Member of:

• The Lebanese Council for the Follow up of Learning Difficulties
• The Landmines Awareness Committee
• The Mental Health League of Lebanon
• The Arab Forum for Social Sciences and Health
• The Lebanese Health Care Management Association – Founding Committee