Cohort 
2020

Hanan Khalil, PhD

Physiotherapist

The best approach to address this challenge of dementia is through developing multidisciplinary interventions.

Current Work

Hanan is Professor of Neurological Rehabilitation at Qatar University.

Personal Hero

Angela Merkel

Words of Strength

Implementation, meeting deadlines, strategic thinking

Vision

The best approach to address this challenge is through developing multidisciplinary interventions.

Strategy

Hanan’s plans are to establish a national and regional network for mental health with three aims:

  1. increase awareness through advocacy,
  2. improve the quality of patient care; and
  3. improve understanding of mental health through epidemiological and intervention research.

Impact

Hanan hopes to obtain unique training in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and dementia and to grow a unique network with Atlantic Fellows, which she believes is important for any early/mid-career researcher like herself in terms of academic growth.

Motivation

The burden of dementia in Jordan, as in most other countries, is on a steady increase and will continue to pose major challenges to healthcare providers in terms of clinical management and the associated economic implications.