Core team












Dr. Suhaila Ghuloum, FRCPsych
Adjunct professor at the Doha institute for Graduate Studies, Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at HMC
Project Mental health advisor
Dr. Alia Abdel Hadi, MD
Senior Consultant and former Chairperson, Assisted Reproductive Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Principal Investigator
Mahdi Ladhaari
Sociology and Anthropology, MA
Research Associate
Dr. Marcia C. Inhorn
William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University, USA
Principal Investigator
Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics and Head of the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar
Principal Investigator
Dr. Dina Taha
Associate professor of Sociology Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Lead principal investigator
Research Support team




Nada Zamel
MA Student, Human Rights Program
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Communications officer
Alharith Ateegallah
MA student, Sociology and Anthropology program
Doha institute for Graduate Studies
Graduate Assistant
Muzna Madeeha
Doctoral candidate, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology
University of Birmingham,
Doctoral Researcher




Khalil Al Selmi
MA student, Sociology and Anthropology program
Doha institute for Graduate Studies
Graduate Assistant
Steering committee














Dr. Suhaila Ghuloum, FRCPsych
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar Adjunct professor at the Doha institute for Graduate Studies
Project Mental health advisor
Dr. Alia Abdel Hadi, MD
Senior Consultant and Chairperson, Assisted Reproductive Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Principal Investigator
Mahdi Ladhaari
Research associate
Dr. Marcia C. Inhorn
William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University, USA
Principal Investigator
Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics and Head of the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar
Principal Investigator
Dr. Dina Taha
Associate professor of Sociology Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Lead principal investigator


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Fertility, Faith and Family: Tracing fertility preservation trends, experiences and challenges in Qatar - A sociological wraparound intervention is a QRDI funded project (ARG02-0409-240161) hosted by the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
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