Amal Hassan

Amal Hassan is a public health researcher and practitioner with a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University, specializing in Maternal and Child Health. She brings over five years of experience advancing gender equity and safeguarding in humanitarian and development settings through applied research, participatory approaches, and capacity building.

Amal has worked across academic institutions along with local and international NGOs, where she led
research coordination, project management, program design, communications, and knowledge translation efforts for survivor-centered initiatives. Her work focuses on preventing gender-based violence globally, centering community voices in climate change adaptation, and advancing equitable health systems. As a first-generation daughter of Somali immigrants, Amal’s lived experience shapes her research at the intersection of health equity, social justice, and community empowerment. In her free time, Amal enjoys exploring creative outlets that celebrate culture, faith, and community—rooted in her Somali heritage and shared within her local community.