For our next talk, in the Digital Phenotyping seminar series, we will hear from Dr Samah Hayek, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Tel-Aviv University; Senior Researcher and Epidemiologist at the Clalit Research Institute, Clalit, 15 January, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, at the Big Data Institute (BDI).
Title: “Enhancing Health Behaviors: Leveraging Smartphone Data and Electronic Medical Records for Optimized Health Outcomes”
Date: 15 January 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Venue: Big Data Institute, Seminar Room 0; followed by refreshments in the atrium
Bio: Samah Hayek, DrPH, serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv. Additionally, she is a senior researcher and Epidemiologist at the Clalit Research Institute, Clalit, and she is a visiting assistant professor at UCI, CA, USA.
Samah embarked on her academic journey with a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics and Sociology-Anthropology, followed by a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Haifa. She furthered her education by earning a doctoral degree in Public Health (Epidemiology) at the University of Kentucky, where she was honored as a Fulbright scholar. Her commitment to advancing public health led her to undertake a two-year fellowship at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Subsequently, she pursued a post-doctoral study in the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Deeply committed to pioneering scientific research, Dr. Hayek focuses on enhancing overall health and well-being through the utilization of big data, including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data and smartphone data. Leveraging advanced epidemiological approaches, such as causal inference, and applying statistical modeling and machine learning techniques, she specializes in the intersection of cancer epidemiology and the long-term effects of cancer therapy.
In her research endeavors, Dr. Hayek explores not only cancer epidemiology but also health behavior, investigating the impact of various factors on health outcomes. Motivated by a passion for cutting-edge science and a dedication to improving health outcomes, Dr. Hayek’s work stands at the forefront of innovative approaches to public health research.
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