Niveen Abu-Rmeileh is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH), Birzeit University, Palestine. She holds a PhD in Statistical Epidemiology from the University of Glasgow (UK). She is currently a Visiting Professor of Statistical Epidemiology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Qatar University. Her research focuses on the effects of conflict on health, as well as obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases. She has extensively published in international peer-reviewed journals. Professor Abu-Rmeileh is a member of the Scientific Committees of the AHEAD Network.