Suha Ballout

Suha Ballout is an Assistant Professor and Traditional Nursing Program Director at the Department of Nursing, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston. With expertise in community-based research, digital health, and health equity, she focuses on marginalized populations, particularly LGBT communities in the Middle East and Southern Africa.

• Research Areas: LGBT Health, Global Health, Social Determinants of Health, Digital Health
• Leadership: President of Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health (LebMASH)

Publications include studies on:

• Transgender smoking behaviors using digital photovoice
• HIV/AIDS burden in Southern Africa
• Obesity-related cancer trends
• Sexual health interventions in Arab states
• Health equity frameworks for nursing leadership

Her work employs mixed-methods designs and applies minority stress and social ecological models to understand intersections of marginalization and health outcomes.