Current Positions

Assistant Scientist

Department/Institute Affiliation(s)

Dept of International Health

Shatha Elnakib, PhD, MPH  is an Assistant Scientist in the International Health Department at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Her interests lie at the intersection of Sexual and Reproductive Health and humanitarian assistance.  Shatha leads several mixed-methods research projects focused on generating evidence to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health services and policies in humanitarian settings. Prior to starting her faculty appointment, Shatha worked for INGOs and UN agencies including the Population Council, UNFPA, UNICEF and the World Health Organization. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University and a PhD in International Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.