Dr. Nasser Yassin – Professor of Policy and Planning at the AUB, Director of Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

Nasser Yassin is a Professor at the Department of Health Management and Policy (HMP), Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut. He is also the Director of Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, and Professor of policy and planning at the Health Management and Policy Department at the AUB.

He co-chairs the AUB4Refugees Initiative that brings together and builds synergy among faculty and departments in AUB responding to the Syrian refugee crisis.

He researches and advises on policy and social innovation especially in areas of health, youth and refugee policies and programs. His work looks at how civil society actors, community groups and informal networks can influence policies as well as development and humanitarian programs. He is currently leading a research project on understanding the informal adaptive mechanisms among refugees and their host communities in the Middle East. He is author of more than 30 internationally published articles and reports.

His research Interests are policy and social innovation especially in areas of health, youth and refugee policies and programs. His work looks at how civil society actors, community groups and informal networks can influence policies as well as development and humanitarian programs.

His teaching Interests are Public Policy; Health Policy; Innovation and Health; Civil Society and Policymaking.