Hassan Zaky

Hassan Zaky is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at The American University in Cairo (AUC), School of Humanities and Social Sciences, with ongoing affiliation as a research scholar at the Social Research Center (SRC). He joined AUC in 2000 as a research professor at SRC before transitioning to the Psychology department in 2013.

His educational background includes:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Population Dynamics, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University (1990)
• Master of Science, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (1984, Grade: excellent)
• Bachelor of Science, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (1981, Grade: excellent)

Dr. Zaky's research focuses on demographic and public health systems with emphasis on:

• Socioeconomic determinants of fertility transitions
• Gender empowerment metrics
• Reproductive health policy frameworks
• Wellbeing outcome assessment
• Healthcare equity modeling
• Program evaluation methodologies

This work directly informs health sector reforms across Middle Eastern contexts through rigorous empirical analysis.

As an academic advisor, he has mentored graduate students at European and American universities for Masters and PhD theses. His applied research portfolio includes directing major studies on Egypt's health sector reform evaluation and multi-country fertility plateau analysis (Egypt, Jordan, Syria), alongside consultancy engagements with:

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Population Council