Curriculum Vitae
Revised: 3/7/2016
1. Name:
Luma Al Masarweh
2. Address:
547 N 800 E Apt 2
Provo, UT 84606
3. Phone:
(408 ) 840-1948
4. Email:
lumamasarweh@gmail.com
5. Place of Birth:
Amman, Jordan
6. Current Title and Affiliation:
a. Student, Masters Program in Sociology, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT,
USA
7. Education
a. 8/2012-present: Masters Degree in Sociology, Brigham Young University
b. 8/2008-5/2012: Bachelor of Science (3.68) Brigham Young University School of
Health Sciences
i. Majors: Public Health, Epidemiology
ii. Minor: Sociology
c. 8/2006-5/2009: Universal Schools, Amman Jordan
i. Hold American High School Diploma
8. Other Education and Training:
a. 2013: USAID Global Health eLearning Center course
i. Including topics such as Gender and Health, Health Systems, Maternal Health,
Family planning and reproductive health
b. 2011: Emergency Management Institute, Certified Incident Command System
c. 2010: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Global Health e-Learning
Courses
i. Including topics such as Tuberculosis, Malaria, Maternal SurvivalProgramming Issues, Diarrheal Disease, Data Quality, Preventing Postpartum
9. Work History:
a. 2014: Akron Childern’s Hospital Community Health Workers program
b. 2013 to present: Consultant
i. STARTALK native Arabic recordings: Consult on Arabic recording to guide
teachers worldwide to efficiently teach Arabic using the STARTALK manual
published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
c. 2012 to present: Teaching Assistant, BYU department of Sociology
i. Regression Analysis: Aid students with using STATA to run regressions and
correctly interpreting regressions through assignments, examinations and class
activities.
d. 2012 to present: Language specialist, ARCLITE, Ayamel Project
i. Work to develop better ways of acquiring learning performance data that helps
instructors world wide
e. 2011-2012: Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University
i. Physiology and Development: hold weekly review sessions overviewing course
material, prepare course material and course grading.
f. 2011: USAID and Abt. Associates Inc. Private Sector Project for Women’s Health
g. 2009: Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University
i. Arabic : Conduct student evaluations based on speaking and written
examinations for the beginner and intermediate levels.
10. Grants and Scholarships:
a. Brigham Young University Jordanian Scholarship
b. Brigham Young University Graduate Fellowship
c. Charles Redd Center Annaley Naegle Redd Grant
d. Department of Sociology Filed Study Grant
11. Current Research Experience
a. 2014: Community attachment and satisfaction among rural Montana veterans (in
progress. Abstract to be submitted to RSS: February 2014)
Mentorship: Carol Ward PhD., Brigham Young University
Scott Sanders PhD., Brigham Young University
b. 2013: Rural Community Attachment and Satisfaction Mitigates Mental Health But to
What Extent? Montana As a Case Study (in progress, estimated manuscript ASA
submission date January 8th 2014)
Mentorship: Scott Sanders PhD., Brigham Young University
c. 2013: Barriers to Native American Women Veterans’ Healthcare Access in Two
Reservations: Flathead & Northern Cheyenne (intended presentation date: March 2730th 2014)
d. 2013: The Experiences of Rural American Indian Women Veterans with accessing
Health Care in Two Montana Reservation Communities (in progress)
Mentorship: Carol Ward PhD., Brigham Young University
e. 2012: Second wave study on the Nutrition Transition in Jordan (in progress)
Mentorship: Ralph Brown PhD., Brigham Young University
Hala Madanat PhD., San Diego State University
f. 2012: State- by-state analysis of high school competitive food policies (in progress)
12. Presentations
a. 2014: 85th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association (National)
Native American women veterans’ health care access in rural Montana.
b. 2013: Charles Redd Center Presentation (institutional)
Barriers to Native American Women Veterans’ Healthcare Access in Two Reservations:
Flathead & Northern Cheyenne
c. 2012: Health Education Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC
13. Volunteer Experience
a. 2012 to present Regular visitor at local nursing homes to read and entertain the elderly.
b. 2010 to present: Brigham Young University Accessibility Center: Test reader/ scribe
volunteer.
c. 2009: Paw- Wow Tutoring: teaching disadvantaged students how to use computers
d. 2007 to present: Church volunteer to prepare aid packages for needy families in the
local community during the holiday season.
e. 2005 to present: Seeds of Peace Peer support: inspire, support and aid new generations
of Jordanian, Palestinian, Israeli, Indian and Pakistani delegates to overcome regional
conflicts with relationships, understanding and skills needed to advance peace.
14. Memberships and Society
a. 2013 to present: Rural Sociological Society
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2013 to present: American Public Health Association Member
2013 to present: American Sociological Association
2013 to present: Pacific Sociological Association
2012 to present: BYU Graduate Student Association-Second Year Representative
2012- present: BYU Arabic Club
2011 to 2012: Brigham Young University Advisory Council representative.
2005 to Present: Seeds of Peace
15. Extracurricular activities and other skills
a. Fluent in Arabic and English
b. Translator: Arabic and English
c. Computer Skills: SPSS, STATA, GIS, MS Office.
d. Tennis and Swimming
e. Avid movie fan
f. World Traveler (Canada, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Israel, Palestine, and still discovering the
U.S)
g. Cook and Pastry Chef
h. Photography
16. Bibliography:
Ward, C., Johnson, C., Gaither, T., Morlan, T and Al Masarweh, Luma. 2013. The
Experiences of Rural American Indian Women Veterans with Accessing Health Care in Two
Montana Reservation Communities Technical Report ( submitted to Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Western Region, Salt
Lake City, Utah. )