Dear Prof - The American University in Cairo

CURRICULUM VITAE
SOMAYA M. EL-SAADANI
Nationality: Egyptian
Family Status: Married, one child
Home Address: Flat # 5, 1 Meka St. From Zaglol St., Mashaal Station,
Alharam, Giza , Egypt
Tel: 20 2 3 740 2505 Cell Phone: 012 407 4018
Office:
Social Research Center
The American University in Cairo
Tel: 20 2 2 615 1320
Fax: 20 2 2 795 7298
New Cairo Campus: AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74 New
Cairo 11835, Egypt
And
Department of Biostatistics and Demography
Institute of Statistical Studies and Research
Cairo University
Tel: 20 2 3 567 9041
Fax: 20 2 3 748 2533
5 Ahmed Zewail St. Orman. Giza, Egypt
E- Mail: ssaadani@aucegypt.edu
El-Saadani, Curriculum Vitae
August 2010
Current Position:
Research Associate Professor
Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo, (2004 - present)
Associate Professor of Demography and Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research (ISSR),
Cairo University, Egypt, (2004 - present)

Dr. Somaya EL-Saadani, is a Ph.D. holder in demography since 1993. Dr. Somaya El-Saadani is
Associate Research Professor at the Social Research Center (SRC) and Associate Professor of
Demography at the Department of Demography and Biostatistics, Institute of Statistical Studies and
Research, Cairo University since 2004. She was head of the Department of Demography and
Biostatistics, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo University, in 2008-2009.
She is the Coordinator of the academic course “Monitoring and Evaluation Research with
Applications on Poverty Alleviation Program” Provided by Social Research Center and the School
of Public Policy and Administration. Dr. El Saadani is a Co-Principal Investigator of Health Equity
and Integrated Health and Poverty Alleviation Policies project. She is responsible for evaluating
the potential impact of implementing different models of the integrated social policy approach on
reproductive health. She developed targeting criteria to recruit people living in extreme poverty
in a pilot Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in a slum area (Ein elsira) in Cairo.
Being an associate professor of demography and biostatistics at the Institute of Statistical Studies
and Research (ISSR) in Cairo University, Dr. El Saadani has extensive teaching background for
students enrolled in Diploma, Master and Doctoral degrees.
Her research interest includes evaluation research with application on poverty alleviation
programs, health, morbidity, and mortality, reproductive health, social demography, internal
migration and urbanization and poverty and international migration.
She is statistical consultant for advanced statistical analysis for “The Standing Project on Drug
Abuse in Egypt”, The National Center for Social and Criminological Research, Egypt and member
of the board of consultants for The National Review of Drug Abuse and Addiction issued by The
National Center for Social and Criminological Research in collaboration with the National Council
for Addressing Drug Combat and Addiction, Egypt.
Recently, she has presented "Challenges Facing Health Insurance Regime and Health Equity in
Egypt" in front of the IUSSP International Seminar on "Social and Health Policies for Equity:
Approaches and Strategies" and her forthcoming publication is an attempt to determine if the
health insurance system reduces health inequality in Egypt?"
Email: ssaadani@aucegypt.edu
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Formal Education:
Ph.D, Demography, Cairo University, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research,
Department of Biostatistics and Demography, 1993
M.Sc, Statistics, Cairo University, Faculty of Economic and Political
Sciences, Department of Statistics, 1984
B.Sc, Statistics, Cairo University, Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences,
Department of Statistics, 1978
Professional and Teaching Experience:
Coordinator of the course “Monitoring and Evaluation Research with Applications on Poverty
Alleviation Program” Provided by Social Research Center and Public Policy and Administration,
The American University in Cairo, 2010.
Department Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Institute of Statistical Studies
and Research (ISSR), Cairo University, Egypt, 2008-2009.
Member of the Institute of Statistical Studies and Research’s Council, 2008-2009
Associate Professor of Demography and Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research (ISSR),
Cairo University, Egypt, 2004 - present.
Associate Research Professor
Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo, 2004 - present .
Assistant Professor of Demography and Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo
University, Egypt, 1993-2004.
Assistant Research Professor Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo,1997-
2004
Lecturer, The training program “Research Methods for Guiding Policy and Evaluation in
Population and Health”, Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo, 2000-present
Lecturer, The Workshop “From Science to Action: Reproductive Health in the Arabic Countries”,
Social Research Center at The American University in Cairo, 1997-2010
Visiting Professor, The Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), Egypt, 1993-95
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo
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University, Egypt, 1979-1989
Teaching experiences:
Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo University
Courses for Master and Doctoral Programs: Advanced topics in morbidity and mortality,
Advanced topics in migration, Advanced course in biostatistics, and Introduction to the
mathematics of population
Courses for Diploma in Demography Program: Basic and concepts of mortality, Population
models, Introduction to formal demography, Internal migration and urbanization, International
migration, Evaluation of data quality
Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo
Advanced statistics: Confounding and Interaction
Summary Measures of Health: Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY)
Evaluation Design
Research Interests:
Evaluation research with application on poverty alleviation programs
Health, morbidity and mortality
Reproductive health: spontaneous and induced abortion, stillbirth and perinatal mortality
Social demography: family formation and marriage instability
Internal migration and urbanization and poverty
International migration
Research Activities:
Co-principal Investigator of project “Fertility Plateau in Egypt, Jordan and Syria:
Underlying Determinants and Policy Implications”, 2010-2011
Co-principal Investigator of project: “Health Equity and Integrated Health and Poverty
Alleviation Policies”, 2008-present
Consultant, the project: “Geographic Targeting Initiative for Poverty Alleviation in 1000
villages”, 2008-2009
Contributor to the development of the concept note for conducting impact evaluation and for
developing the impact evaluation instruments for the initiative. This is performed under the
umbrella of Information Decision Support Centre (IDSC) in which different SRC members are
serving in their personal responsibility and SRC is requested as an institution to provide
technical assistance.
Statistical Consultant for Advanced Statistical Analysis, The Standing Project on Drug Abuse
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in Egypt, The National Center for Social and Criminological Research, Egypt, Director: Professor.
Moustafa I. Soueif, 1993-present.
Member of the Board of Consultants of The National Review of Drug Abuse and
Addiction, The National Center for Social and Criminological Research in collaboration
with the National Council for Addressing Drug Combat and Addiction, Egypt, 2004-present
Senior Staff, the project: “Inclusive Growth of Social Justice: Promoting New Models of
Citizenship through Research and Action”, 2007-2009
Responsible for developing targeting criteria to recruit people living in extreme poverty in a pilot
CCT program in a slum area (Ein elsira) in Cairo as well as responsible for conducting the
impact evaluation.
Consultant, The World Bank: Gender and Economic Growth in Egypt’s project, 2006
Consultant, the project: “Developing an Information Base for Population Research (Phase II)”, The
Center for Applied Demography and Human Resources at Cairo University, the National
Population Council (Egypt), 2005- 2006.
Co-Principal Investigator, the project: “Integrated Health and Literacy Research”, Social
Research Center at The American University in Cairo, World Education and John Snow
International, 2003-2004.
Co-Principal Investigator, the project: “Research project to Support, Monitor, and
Evaluate Female Illiteracy Eradication Efforts in Egypt”, Social Research Center at The
American University in Cairo, Ford Foundation and The National Council for Women
(Egypt), 2002-2004
Training Faculty, Social Science Partnership in Development Project, Social Research Center, the
American University in Cairo and Wellcome Trust, 2002-2004.
Statistical Consultant, the project: “Pilot Study on Hospital Policies and Practices Regarding
Normal Labor in Egypt”, The International Population Council, Regional Office for West Asia and
North Africa, Cairo, Egypt, 2001.
Principal Investigator, the project: “Infertility and Pregnancy Loss and Its Precipitating Factors”,
Social Research Center, The American University in Cairo and The International Population
Council, Regional Office for The Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, 1997-1998
Consultant, the project: “Developing an Information Base for Population Research (Phase I)”, The
Center for Applied Demography and Human Resources at Cairo University, the National
Population Council (Egypt) and USAID, 1995-1996.
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Researcher , the project: “Use Effectiveness of Family Planning Program Survey”, Cairo
Demographic Center, Egypt, 1993-1994.
Consultant, Chemonics International Consulting Division, on the Local Development II/
Provincial Project, financed by USAID. This involved extensive fieldwork related to the
development of local-government planning indicators system, "Indicator System Development Beni
Suef governorate", Egypt, 1992.
Researcher, the project: “Analyzing the Direct Determinants of Child Health and its Socio-
Economic Correlates in Egypt”, Egypt National Academy for Scientific Research and Cairo
Demographic Center, 1994-1995.
Research Assistant, the project: “International Labor Migration From Egypt”, The National
Population Council, 1985- 1988.
Reviewer for the following journals:
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, ICDDR, 2010
Journal of Biosocial Sciences, 2008
Journal of Population and Family Planning Studies, Egypt, 1993-present
Other Scientific Meetings and Activities:
Participated in the UNFPA and SRC Technical Meeting “Fertility Plateau in Egypt”, 2010
Participated in the IUSSP International Seminar on "Social and Health Policies for Equity:
Approaches and Strategies." London, United Kingdom, 2-4 November 2009.
Participated in the International Workshop:” Stigma and HIV Infection in the MENA Region”
organized by The HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at NY Stat Psychiatric Institute
and Columbia University, National Institute of Hygiene Morocco and the UCLA Program for
Global Health. Morocco, October 26-28, 2009,
Participated in the International Workshop: “Gender and HIV: Policy Lessons for Low Prevalence
Scenarios” organized by The HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at NY Stat Psychiatric
Institute and Columbia University, Social Research Center at The American University in Cairo,
the UCLA Program for Global Health. Cairo April 13-16, 2008.
Participated in the International Workshop: “Introducing Empowering Conditional Cash Transfers
to Egypt: The Ein el-Sira Experiment” Cario 30-31 January, Social Research Center at The
American University in Cairo, 2008.
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Participated in the International Workshop: “Behavioral and Social Science Research on HIV/AIDS
in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), National Institute of Health (NIH). Tunisia, May 1-
3, 2007.
Participated in expert group meeting on “Demographic Study of Fertility and the Family in
Eastern and Western Societies”, organized by Doha International Institute for Family Studies and
Development, Doha, Qatar. 11-12 April, 2007.
Participated in expert group meeting on “Pathways to Women’s Empowerment” organized by Social
Research Center at The American University in Cairo, 2006.
Participated in expert group meeting on “Urban Health and Inequality” organized by Social Research
Center at The American University in Cairo, 2006.
Discussant at the Seminar “The International Population Council and Poverty Research”, organized
by the International Population Council, Cairo Regional Office and Institute of Statistical Studies
and Research, December 2005.
Attended the meeting “Urban Health and Inequality”, organized by Center for Research on
Population and Health, the American University in Beirut and Social Research Center, the
American University in Cairo, 10-June, 2005.
Discussant at the workshop “Social Capital” , organized by the Center for The Study of Developing
Countries, Faculty of Economic and Political Science, Cairo University, 2003.
Since 1993 to present, Discussant at the Annual Conferences of Statistics, Computer Science and
Operation Research, organized by Institute of Statistical Studies and Research, Cairo University.
Discussant at the Cairo Demographic Center, 28 th , 29 th , 30 th , 31 rt , and 32 nd , Annual Seminars,
Cairo, Egypt.
Awards and Fellowships:
ISI Tokyo Session Memorial Program, Institute of Statistical Research, Japan, 2005.
MEAWard Fellowhship, The International Population Council, 1997-1998.
USAID, Peace Fellowship, 1990-1992.
Options Fellows Grant, Population Reference Bureau (PRB), U.S.A, 1991.
MEAWard Fellowship, The International Population Council, 1989.
Membership in Scientific and Professional Associations:
European Population Association, (2006- present)
The International Association of Survey Statisticians, (2005- present)
the Board of Consultants, The National Review of Drug Abuse and Addiction (2004-present).
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International Union for The Scientific Study of Population (1999- present).
Population Association of America (PAA), U.S.A., 1989-1993.
The Association of Political Economy, Legislation, and Statistics, Egypt, (1980- present).
Conference Papers and Presentations:
El-Saadani, Somaya, “Proposed Areas for In-Depth Analysis”, presentation at UNFPA an d SRC
Technical Meeting on “Fertility Plateau in Egypt”, Cairo, 2010.
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Challenges Facing Health Insurance Regime and Health Equity in Egypt".
Paper presented at the IUSSP International Seminar on "Social and Health Policies for Equity:
Approaches and Strategies." London, United Kingdom, 2-4 November 2009.
El-Saadani, Somaya “Characteristics of a Poor Urban Setting in Egypt: Case of Ein el-Sira”
Presentation at the Workshop: “Introducing Empowering Conditional Cash Transfers to Egypt: The
Ein el-Sira Experiment” Cario 30-31 January, Social Research Center at The American University
in Cairo, 2008.
El-Saadani, Somaya “Profile of Risky Behavior among High-Risk Groups in Egypt”,
Presentation at the Workshop: “Behavioral and Social Science Research on HIV/AIDS in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA), National Institute of Health (NIH), Tunis, Tunisia, May 1-
3, 2007.
El-Saadani, Somaya “HIV and AIDS Related Stigma and Discrimination: The Third Epidemic”,
Presentation at the Workshop: “Behavioral and Social Science Research on HIV/AIDS in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA), National Institute of Health (NIH), Tunis, Tunisia, May 1-
3, 2007.
El-Saadani, Somaya, “Divorce in the Arab Region: Current Levels, Trends, and Features”. Paper
presented at The European Population Conference 2006, Liverpool, 21-24 June 2006. UK.
El-Saadani, Somaya, “Marriage Instability in some Arab States”. Paper presented at The Regional
Conference on Family Health and Population, organized by the League of Arab States, 13-16 May,
2006. Cairo. (in Arabic)
.
EL-Saadani, Somaya; R. Hamed; A. El-Hefnawy; and K. Bader, "Why Illiterate Females Do Not
Want to Attend Literacy Classes: Case of Rural Egypt” , paper presented at the International
Statistical Institute 2005 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5-12 April, 2005.
Chapter Books:
El-Saadani, Somaya.. “Mortality.” In: H.Zaky (ed): Introduction to the Study of Demography
and Its Applications. The International Population Council, 2010 (Arabic).
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Reduce Child Mortality,” in: “Achieving the Millennium Development
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Goals: a midpoint assessment, Egypt”. Chapter 4. Ministry of State for Economic Development,
2008
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Improve Maternal Health,” in: “Achieving the Millennium Development
Goals: a midpoint assessment, Egypt”. Chapter 5. Ministry of State for Economic Development,
2008
Publications:
El-Saadani, Somaya, “Does Health Insurance Reduce Health Inequality in Egypt?” forthcoming
Rashad, Hoda and Somaya El-Saadani, “The Working Environment: A Gendered Analysis”, The
World Bank Regional Office, Cairo, 2008
El-Saadani, Somaya. “The Global Burden of Disease: Review of the Art”, The Egyptian
Population and Family Planning Review. Vol. 38(1), pp:1-25, 2004.
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Infertility Problem In Egypt: A Hidden Suffering”, The Egyptian Population
and Family Planning Review. Vol. 37(2), pp:20-48, 2003.
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Aspects of Intrauterine Fetal Mortality in Some Arab Countries”, The
Egyptian Population and Family Planning Review. Vol. 35(2), pp: 25-46, 2001.
El-Saadani, Somaya. “High Fertility Does not Cause Spontaneous Intrauterine Fetal Loss: The
Determinants of Spontaneous Fetal Loss in Egypt”, Social Biology, Vol.47 (No.3-4), pp: 218-243,
2000.
El-Saadani, Somaya. “Infertility, Pregnancy Loss and their Precipitating Factors”, The
International Population Council, Cairo Regional Office. Final Report, 1998.
M.I. Soueif; Somaya El-Saadani; and Hind Taha. "Prediction of the Use of Narcotics in a Nation-
Wide Sample of Egyptian Male Pupils", The National Review of Social Sciences, The National
Center for Social and Criminological Research, Cairo, 1998. (in Arabic).
Abdel Kader, Ferial and Somaya El-Saadani, “Child Health in Egypt”, The Egyptian National
Academy of Science. Final Report, 1995.
El-Saadani, Somaya. "Demographic and Socio-Economic Determinants of International Labor
Emigration: Case of Egypt", paper presented at the Population Reference Bureau and The Future
Group's Annual Meeting, Colorado, Denver, U.S.A, 1991.
Seif-Elnaser, Ahmed and Somaya EL-Saadani, "Development Patterns and Internal Migration in
Egypt: A Factor Analytic Study", The Egyptian Statistical Journal, 1985, Vol. 29, No. 1.
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