Personal profile
Research interests
Ethnicity, public health, environmental data, climate change, air pollution, health inequalities, mortality patterns, Survival analysis, time series analysis, longitudinal study design, spatial analysis, Scotland.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Environmental Science, Factors associated with people’s willingness to pay for better solid waste management services in Lebanese rural areas : the case of Jdeidet Ghazir , American University of Beirut
1 Sept 2016 → 7 Feb 2019
Award Date: 7 Feb 2019
Bachelor of Science, BS in Biology , Haigazian University
16 Sept 2011 → 30 Jun 2015
Award Date: 30 Jun 2015
External positions
Research coordinator , American University of Beirut
1 Sept 2018 → 15 Sept 2019
Keywords
- GE Environmental Sciences
- HA Statistics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Immigrant and refugee mobility across the urban–rural continuum in three European countries
Lacroix, J., Liu, C., Abed Al Ahad, M., Kulu, H. & Andersson, G., 21 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Migration Review. Online First, 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In-utero exposure to PM2.5 and adverse birth outcomes in India: geostatistical modelling using remote sensing and demographic health survey data 2019–21
Jana, A., Pramanik, M., Maiti, A., Chattopadhyay, A. & Abed Al Ahad, M., 2 Jul 2025, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 5, 7, p. 1-20 20 p., e0003798.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Residential mobility and housing tenure among immigrants and their descendants: a cross-national analysis of five European countries
Harrison, J., Delaporte, I., Kulu, H., Mikolai, J., Liu, C., Abed Al Ahad, M., Lacroix, J., Andersson, G. & Pailhé, A., 1 Dec 2026, In: European Journal of Population. 42, 43 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Air pollution reduces the individuals’ life satisfaction through health impairment
Abed Al Ahad, M., Jun 2024, In: Applied Research in Quality of Life. 19, p. 1049–1073 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admission burden in Scotland: 16 year prospective population cohort study
Abed Al Ahad, M., Demsar, U., Sullivan, F. & Kulu, H., 18 Dec 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 12, 12 p., e084032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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SAGES Climate Science Podcast: Launch Event
Young, T. J. (Panel participant), Cameron, E. F. (Participant), Austin, W. (Participant), Abed Al Ahad, M. (Participant) & Cole, L. (Participant)
21 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
Prizes
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Enterprise Week: What's the big idea?! Competition winner in the Circular Economy category
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 14 Oct 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Green House Lebanon initiative
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 25 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admissions in Scotland: A 16 years cohort study (2002-2017)
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 15 May 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Multilevel Modelling using STATA software workshop
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 14 Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Sankey plots: Visualizing complex pathway and systems flow data workshop
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 16 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Impacts
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Evidence of the Health Impacts of Outdoor Air Pollution for Policy Makers in the UK Parliament.
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
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Written evidence submitted by Mary Abed Al Ahad for Defra Recall: Environmental protection. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. DEP0001.
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
Thesis
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Air pollution, health, mortality, and ethnicity: analysis of individual-level longitudinal and census data linked to high-resolution spatial data from the United Kingdom
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Author), Kulu, H. (Supervisor), Sullivan, F. M. (Supervisor) & Demsar, U. (Supervisor), 28 Nov 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis (PhD)