Carmel Bouclaous, PhD

Associate Professor
Social Medicine Discipline Coordinator
Advisor, LAU Medical Students Association & LAU Section-Lebanese Medical Students International Committee (LeMSIC)
Executive Chief Proctor for LAU National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

Selected Publications

• Issa, E., El Choueiry, F., Alhajj, M., Shbaklo, K., Bouclaous, C* (2023). A qualitative investigation of university students’ experience of the Beirut port explosion. Journal of Loss & Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2023.2264785
• Bouclaous C., Daher R., Osseily W., Rosário R., Hamam H. Association between health and levels of health literacy in 13- to 16-year-old adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Lebanon. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. 2023, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08295735231197344
• Bouclaous, C., Albaini, O., Bou Malham, M., Salem, M-J., Deeb, M., Al Ghadban, F. Levels and correlates of functional cervical cancer literacy among Lebanese women: a cross-sectional study. Current Women’s Health Reviews. 2023-05-04. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573404820666230504103521
• Bouclaous, C., Al Kamand, A., Daher, R., Al Razim, A., Kaedbey, H.D. Digital health literacy and online information-seeking behavior of Lebanese university students in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 2023, 18(1): 60-77. https://doi.org/10.18261/njdl.18.1.6
• Bouclaous C, Fadlallah N, El Helou MO, Dadaczynski K. University students’ experience of the Beirut port explosion: associations with subjective well-being and subjective symptoms of mental strain. Journal of Mental Health. 2023, 32:3, 602-611, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2022.2140785
• Bouclaous, C.; Azar, L.J.; Barmo, N.; Daher, R.; Tabaja, J.; El Hout, G.; Berika, L. Levels and Correlates of Numeracy Skills in Lebanese Adults with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 10557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710557
• Bouclaous C, Salem S., Ghanem A, Saade N., El Haddad J., Bou Malham M., Al Osta S., Matar K., Nassar E., Yared G., Khiami M., Eid MJ. Health literacy levels and predictors among Lebanese adults visiting outpatient clinics in Beirut. HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice 2021;5(4):e295–e309. https://doi.org/10.3928/24748307-20211012-02
• Bouclaous, C., Haddad, I., Alrazim, A., Kolanjian, H., El Safadi, A. Health literacy levels and correlates among refugees in Mount Lebanon. Public Health Volume 199, October 2021, Pages 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.08.006
• Bouclaous CH, Alrazim A, Chababi J, Jamaleddine W, Nassar E, Maalouf A, Dakour Aridy S, Naccache M, Abboud DM, Assi M, Slika M. Association between sources of sexuality education, sexual beliefs and behaviours in Lebanese young adults: A university-based cross-sectional study, Sex Education (2020 Feb) DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1722624
• Bouclaous C, El Safadi A, Basbous M, Haddad I, Mahdi A, Zibara V, Ghazi R, Naamani K, El Karaaoui J, Salameh R, Prevalence of Aggression in Displaced Syrian Adolescents Attending Afternoon Public Schools in Beirut, Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 34, Issue 2, June 2021, Pages 2406–2420, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez013
• Bouclaous C. Policy coherence for improved nutrition in Switzerland, Journal of Local and Global Health Perspectives 2015(1), https://doi.org/10.5339/jlghp.2015.1
• Bouclaous C. and Jaubert R. The use of household budget surveys to estimate the availability of fruits and vegetables for consumption in Swiss households after deduction of food waste. Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health (2015) 4(5).
• Comair YG, Van Ness PC, Chamoun RB, Bouclaous CH. Neocortical resections. In: Engel J, Pedley TA. Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook, Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008: 1869-78.
• Skaf GS, Domloj NT, Fehlings MG, Bouclaous CH, Sabbagh AS, Kanafani ZA, Kanj SS. Pyogenic spondylodiscitis: an overview. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2010; 3(1):5-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2010.01.001
• Skaf G, Bouclaous C, Alaraj A, Chamoun R. Clinical outcome of surgical treatment of failed back surgery syndrome. Surgical Neurology (2005) 64(6):483-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2005.04.009
• Chamoun R, Alaraj A, Bouclaous C, Mikati M, Comair Y. Functional and seizure outcome following resections in the primary sensory-motor cortex {abstract}. 26th International Epilepsy Congress. Epilepsia (2005) 46:55.
• Bouclaous C, Torbay N, Nassar C, Hwalla (Baba) N, Modification of glucocorticoid effects on body weight gain, plasma lipids by changes in diet composition, Nutrition Research, 2003; 23(8): 1105-1115, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00104-0

Professional and Research Interests 

• Teaching social medicine, global health & nutrition
• Research in public health, nutrition and development

Education and Training

• Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
• Master of Science, Nutrition, American University of Beirut
• Master of Public Health (emphasis on Health Management & Policy), American University of Beirut
• Ph.D. in Development Studies, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland
• Master-class Science and Ethics, Bioethics Center, Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, France

Professional Organizations and Memberships

• Member of the Research Committee, Consortium of Universities for Global Health (2022-2024)
• Member of the Standing Committee on Research Standards, International Health Literacy Association (2018-2022)
• Co-chair of the Research Interest Group, International Health Literacy Association (2018-2022)
• Applied Health, Equity & Development Research Network
• Society for Social Medicine
• European Public Health Association
• World Association of Medical Editors
• International Union for Health Promotion and Education
• State Alumna through the Middle East Partnership Initiative
• Lebanese Association for Nutrition and Food Science