Research Team

Mahasin Saleh, PhD, Lead Principal Investigator (Doha Institute), is an expert in the field of Social Work with extensive research and practice experience with families, with a special focus on parents, child welfare and diversity. She has worked in Palestine, the USA, England, and Qatar.

Rania El-Malky, MFA, Principal Investigator (Doha Institute), is a Professor of Practice at the Journalism Program, documentary filmmaker, editor, reporter, and columnist. She has extensive experience in the Arab world, including a former role as editor-in-chief of a national daily print newspaper.

Batoul Khalifa, PhD, Principal Investigator (Qatar University), is an expert in mental health and educational psychology, with a research focus on the psychology of women and family, child abuse, special education, youth creativity, and quality assurance in higher education in Qatar, regionally and globally.