Ayat Nashwan

Ayat Nashwan
Yarmouk University | YU · Department of Sociology and Social Service

PhD of Social Work

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Introduction
Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Yarmouk University, in Irbid, Jordan.She was the first female Director of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center at Yarmouk University from 2018 to 2019. Dr Ayat received her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Social Work, Dr. Nashwan’s research focus is Arab immigrant families across the lifespan in the US, and Refugees and forced migrants in Jordan.
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August 2022 - present
University of Sharjah
Position
  • Head of Department

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Publications (32)
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Purpose This study aims to address the social, cultural, financial and psychological obstacles these women face in preserving their living arrangements and in parenting as well as the coping mechanisms women adopt to overcome everyday challenges. Researchers used qualitative methodology and interviews to fulfill the aims. Design/methodology/approa...
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This study aims to address the social, cultural, financial and psychological obstacles these women face in preserving their living arrangements and in parenting as well as the coping mechanisms women adopt to overcome everyday challenges. Researchers used qualitative methodology and interviews to fulfill the aims.
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Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag informiert über die Entwicklung, die Erfordernisse und die Schwierigkeiten der Sozialen Arbeit in Jordanien sowie die Studiengänge und den Arbeitsmarkt. Aufgezeigt wird, dass Soziale Arbeit unter Bedingungen eines nur schwach entwickelten Sozialstaats stattfindet und zu einem großen Teil im Kontext von internationalen, n...
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, humanitarian NGOs have instituted safety protocols intended to reduce the risk of spreading infection during services to refugees. But those protocols are not always followed, and how staff attribute refugee non-adherence reveals underlying power dynamics in humanitarian assistance which can shape how they approach imp...
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Health literacy (HL) is an essential component of public health. Few tools are used to measure HL in Arabic-speaking countries, essentially the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults and the Single Item Literacy Screener. The new 12-item version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-Q12), has not been validated in th...
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The study aimed at identifying the social, economic, health, and psychological consequences of Corona pandemic in Jordanian society, and identifying the predictive value of demographic, social, and economic variables in explaining the different repercussions of Corona pandemic on the members of Jordanian society. In order to achieve the objectives...
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This study aims at identifying the level of psychological and social symptoms resulting from the quarantine due to the COVID-19 crisis. The sample consists of the heads of families in Jordan according to the following variables: Sex, age, and nationality. The sample number of the study is (524) respondents from both Sexes, divided into 301 females...
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The Morisky Green Levine (MGL) adherence scale is a 4-item tool used for the detection of medication nonadherence among patients with chronic health conditions. Despite being widely used in Arabic-speaking research contexts, it has never been validated in Arabic language. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the MGL tool into Arabic....
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This research explores the complexity of the humanitarian aid process as it involves multiple actors. The research depends on the idea that INGOs is one of the most powerful actors in Humanitarian Aid, with more influence on the aid programs they execute and also the influence on other actors’ roles. Therefore, the role they play is very important...
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Anxiety and depression are predominant mental disorders in youth. A disease outbreak like Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may exacerbate the current prevalence of these disorders. This study evaluates the level of anxiety and depression of Syrian refugee students , compared to the Jordanian students in the Jordanian universities during the COVI...
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Quality of life (QOL) is an important measure in the life of older refugees, reflecting health and well-being. Maintaining the QOL is important, especially with increased proportion of older adults in society. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, Syrians sought refuge to neighborhood countries. Many aspects of Syrian refugees’ lives have been...
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Background: Huge efforts are being made to control the spread and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. However, willingness to be vaccinated depends on factors beyond the availability of vaccines. The aim of this study was three-folded: to assess children’s rates of COVID-19 Vaccination as reported by parents, to explore parents’ att...
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Education represents one of the essential building blocks of society. As soon as basic needs such as security, water, food and energy are secured for underserved communities and displaced people, education must be arranged to facilitate continuous growth of the community at multiple levels: from primary education to Vocational and Educational Train...
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Background: Health care providers (HCPs) have always been a common target of stigmatization during widespread infections and COVID-19 is not an exception. Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of stigmatization during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in seven different countries using the Stigma COVID-19 Healthcare Providers tool (S19...
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Background: Huge efforts are being made to control the spread and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. However, willingness to be vaccinated depends on factors beyond the availability of vaccines. The aim of this study was three-folded: to assess the prevalence of children’s vaccination against COVID-19, to explore parents’ attitudes...
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Since the Syrian crisis began ten years ago, 5.6 million Syrians have been forced to flee to neighboring countries. Jordan is not a member of the 1951 Geneva Refugee convention, so Syrians are treated as asylum seekers rather than refugees. This study explores Syrian asylum seekers’ experiences and challenges in Jordan, including the sectors of hou...
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This study explores Syrian asylum seekers’ experiences and challenges in Jordan, including the sectors of housing, education, healthcare services, and employment to understand why they are motivated to seek asylum in Europe.
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Purpose The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were examined. A survey using the S19-HCPs scale was administered online. Two reliability analyses were used in this study to identify...
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Background: Health care providers (HCPs) have always been a common target of stigmatization during widespread infections and COVID-19 is not an exception. Aim: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in 7 different countries using the Stigma COVID-19 Healthcare Providers tool (S19-HCPs). De...
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Background Jordan has received more than three million refugees from bordering countries during times of conflict, including over 600 000 Syrian refugees between 2011 and 2021. Amidst this humanitarian crisis, a new mental health system for Syrian refugees has developed in Jordan, with most clinical services administered through non-governmental or...
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This article explores the intersections of generational and gender dynamics with humanitarian governance in Jordan that cause shifts in the division of labour within displaced families. Drawing on life history interviews and focus group discussions with seventeen Syrian women in Jordan in spring 2019, we explore the monetary and non-monetary contri...
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Conflict and forced migration threaten to reverse the decline of early marriage in the Middle East. In some Syrian refugee communities, protracted displacement and precarious livelihoods, together with pre-war traditions of early marriage, push families to arrange matches for their adolescent daughters, and sometimes sons. Drawing on thirteen ethno...
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Employment is a key issue for refugees, host states, and local communities, whose interests in this area often diverge. Based on an ethnographic qualitative study among Syrian refugees and Jordanian citizens, this research sheds much-needed light on the dynamics of employment of refugees in Jordan. Research findings demonstrate how Syrian refugees...
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This article focuses on the refugees’ labor market integration in the immediate host countries. Drawing from the experience of Syrian refugees in Jordan, it describes how the integration in labor market depends on the alignment of four perspectives: (1) host state perspective, materialized through legal regulations about refugee employment; (2) ref...
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The present study examines honor killings through applying Goffman's theory of stigma when a sample of 207 students of a public university in Jordan attended a literary work performed on stage. The study follows an interdisciplinary method by examining the social interaction between the audience ('normals' from Goffman's point of view) and Salma— t...
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Social work programs in the United States (N=74) were investigated to determine strategies used for recruiting and retaining MSW students of color. Most schools had student populations exceeding 25,000 and combined BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. Data were collected using a Graduate Recruitment and Retention Scale with corresponding and acceptably stab...
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This research investigated differential career choice factors (CCFs) that motivated Black and White graduates to enroll in MSW programs. The purposive sample (N=1,020) was mostly White (66.4%), and consisted of individuals living primarily in Tennessee (71%) and Florida (13.2%), with MSWs from CSWE-accredited schools in 45 states. Most (36%) were s...
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A particularly vulnerable subgroup of refugees are older adults. This qualitative study examined experiences of 22 older Iraqi refugee women. Employing the Conservation of Resources framework, stressors experienced and resiliency demonstrated are explored. Narratives emphasized challenges faced prior to and post entry; participants’ expectations an...
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Background: The US education system must find creative and effective ways to foster the healthy development of the approximately 2 million newly arrived immigrant and refugee adolescents, many of whom contend with language barriers, limited prior education, trauma, and discrimination. We identify research priorities for promoting the school succes...

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