Dr. Shahlaa W. Jabbar
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts
Salahaddin University–Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Assistant Professor Dr. Shahlaa W. Jabbar is a sociologist and faculty member in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts, Salahaddin University–Erbil. She has served in the department since 2021 and currently holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor. Dr. Jabbar began her professional career in the healthcare sector after graduating from the Nursing Department of a technical institute in 1999. From 1999 to 2007, she worked at a health centre in Erbil, where she gained extensive practical experience in healthcare delivery and community service. She subsequently pursued higher education in the social sciences, earning a bachelor's degree from the College of Arts at Salahaddin University–Erbil in 2006, followed by a master's degree in Sociology from the same institution in 2009. Her combined background in nursing, healthcare, and sociology has shaped her interdisciplinary academic interests, particularly in the areas of society, health, community welfare, and contemporary social issues. Dr. Jabbar has authored and co-authored several research papers and scholarly manuscripts published in local and international academic journals. Through her teaching and research, she contributes to the advancement of sociological knowledge and to the study of health-related and broader social challenges in the Kurdistan Region and beyond.