Hoda Jradi

Hoda Jradi serves as an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Temple University's College of Public Health. With 12 years of prior academic experience at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia—including seven years as Program Director for the Department of Community and Environmental Health—she brings extensive leadership in curriculum development for MPH programs.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Epidemiology from The Ohio State University
• MPH in Health Policy and Management from Jackson State University
• MS and BA in Microbiology from the University of North Texas

Dr. Jradi's research focuses on globally significant health challenges, particularly the development and validation of health literacy scales and assessment tools across diverse health domains. Her methodological expertise bridges epidemiological theory with practical measurement solutions for public health applications.

She currently teaches core graduate courses including Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Social Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, and Epidemiological Research Methods II. Her prior role as program director demonstrates sustained commitment to academic administration and MPH curriculum innovation.