Public Health

Name: Shaghig Minassian

Cell: +357-**-******/ WhatsApp: +374-**-******

Email: ******************@*****.***

LinkedIn: Sha Minassian LinkedIn

Education:

1) University of Nicosia- PhD student “Nutrition and Dietetics” 2024-present

"PhD candidate in Nutrition & Dietetics with a background in public health and microbiology. Focused on gut health, food security, and evidence-based dietary interventions. Seeking international academic collaboration." 2) American University of Armenia- College of Health Science 2022- 2024 - Master’s

“Public Health”

3) Lebanese International University- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 2014-2016 - Major: B.S. “Nutrition and Dietetics”

4) University of Aleppo, Syria- Faculty of Science, 2007-2012- Major: B.S. “Biology” - Minor: Biochemistry

Work Experience:

1. Research assistance in “UK-ORB International, Sourcefit Armenia office” Conducting quality checks on fieldwork materials, including survey scripts, to ensure accuracy and completeness. Reviewing audio recordings and GPS data associated with surveys to verify data integrity and compliance with protocols.

(February 2024, August 2024)

2. Internship at “Wigmore Hospital of Children in Armenia” in the framework of

“Medication Safety Monitoring” (May 2023 to July 2023) 3. Lecturer at “HayBusak Medical University” in Armenia, teaching Biology, Hygiene, and Healthy lifestyle to foreign students. (September 2018 to June 2024) 4. “Online Consultant Dietitian” through “Instagram and Facebook” pages

(December 2016 – present)

5. Specialist nutrition presenter at “Booj Info” medical TV show at Shant TV, Yerevan, Armenia (March 2017 to 2018)

6. Volunteer at the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Office in Yerevan, Armenia, in the framework of the “Development of Sustainable School Feeding Project” (March 2017 to July 2017)

7. Volunteer at Children of Armenia Fund (COAF): Supportive Supervision, Continuous Medical Education, and Networking of Health Professionals for Improved Primary Healthcare in rural areas (March 2017 to August 2017) 8. Edited the menu at “Tumo Center for Creative Technologies” in Armenia 9. Salesperson at First Nutrition supplement store, Lebanon, 201*-****-**. Secretary and office manager at Minassian Imaging, Syria, 200*-****-**. Private tutor in Biology, 2007-2011

12. Armenian Community volunteering, 2000-2022

Seminars and Certificates:

1. Attended the “Cyprus Rectors’ Conference 4th Doctoral Colloquium” 2025, organized by Frederick University, Limassol, Cyprus PowerPoint Presentation: "Retrospective Exploration of Food and Water Access and Coping Strategies and Their Impact on Household Food Security during the 2022- 2023 Artsakh Blockade: A Qualitative Study"

2. Attended the “17

th

European Public Health Conference, Young Researchers’ Forum”, 2024, organized by EUPHA, Lisbon, Portugal

Poster Presentation: "Retrospective Exploration of Food and Water Access and Coping Strategies and Their Impact on Household Food Security during the 2022- 2023 Artsakh Blockade: A Qualitative Study"

3. Attended 21 hours of workshops about “Doctors Entrepreneurs & Innovation Training Course”, in 2025 organized by Pôle Universitario' Innovation Loire Valley Innov, in partnership with the doctoral schools of Toursand Orléans. 4. Attended webinar about “From convenience to crisis: understanding the public health risks of ultra-processed foods”, in 2025 organized by EUPHA 5. Attended webinar about “The Impact of Obesity Medications on Chronic Disease Management: From Research to Practice”, in 2025 organized by Eat Right. 6. Certificate course in “Sourcefit information security Certificate” organized by Sourcefit, in 2024 (online)

7. Certificate course in “Environment, climate change and health (ECH) for practitioners and actors guiding policy change” organized by WHO, in 2023 (online) 8. Certificate course in “Human Participants Protection Course” organized by AUA, in 2023 (online)

9. Attended webinar about the “Gastrointestinal Nutrition Management” workshop, organized by Catalyst, in 2020

10. Attended webinar about “Eating Disorder & Vegetarian Nutrition” workshop, organized by Catalyst, in 2020

11. Attended webinar about the “Thyroid Nutrition Triangle” workshop, organized by Catalyst, in 2020

12. Attended webinar about “Maximizing Exercise Performance in Trendy Diets” workshop, organized by Catalyst, in 2020

13. Certificate course in “Covid-19 prevention” at MBRU, in 2020 (online) 14. Certificate course in “Micro- Micro-entrepreneurial Simulation Training” in the scope of the ELISA project at German Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, in 2018, Yerevan, Armenia

15. Certificate course in “Legal, Tax and Accounting” in the scope of the ELISA project at German Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, in 2018, Yerevan, Armenia

16. Certificate course in “Marketing” in the scope of the ELISA project at German Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, in 2018, Yerevan, Armenia 17. Certificate course in “Prevention of Fraud, Corruption, and SEA” at the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), in 2017, Yerevan, Armenia 18. Certificate course in “Prevention of Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority in the Workplace” at WFP, in 2017 (online) 19. Certificate course in “Ethics and Standards of Conduct” at WFP, in 2017 (online) 20. Certificate course in “Advanced Security in the Field” at WFP, in 2017 (online) 21. Certificate course in “Basic Security in the Field 2” at WFP, in 2017 (online) 22. Attended a seminar about “Sports Nutrition Training” in Lebanon, organized by the Middle East Canadian Academy of Technology (MECAT), in 2016 23. Attended seminar about the “Diabetes Management & Prevention” workshop in Lebanon, organized by Catalyst, in 2015

Computer Skills:

SPSS, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet research Language skills:

Fluent in English, Armenian, Arabic

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