Academic Staff

Aug. 3, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
Rebar Yahya Abdullah (PhD) Head of Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Family and Community Health Nursing

Community Health Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing
College of Nursing
University of Duhok

  • 2011-BSc in Nursing ,University of Duhok,Kurdistan Region ,Iraq.
  • 2016- MSc In Family and Community Health Nursing ,University of Duhok,Kurdistan Region,Iraq.
  • 2023-PhD in Family and Community Health Nursing ,University of Duhok college of Nursing ,Kurdistan Region,Iraq.

  • Community health Nursing – Department of Community health and Psychiatric Nursing (2012–Present)
  • Epidemiology Community health Nursing – Department of Community health and Psychiatric Nursing (2017–Present)
  • Biostatistics - Department of Community health and Psychiatric Nursing (2024–2025)

  • Health Education In schools
  • Trainer in Adult basic life support: CPR and Choking (CSTC center)
  • Courses In Nutrition
  • Nutrition and health promotion activities in organizations and schools

Research

  1. Tahir AI, Ramadhan DS, Piro SS, Abdullah RY, Taha AA, Radha RH, "COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy and Refusal among Iraqi Kurdish Population," International Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2022.
  2. Tahir AI, Ramadhan DS, Taha AA, Abdullah RY, Karim SK, Ahmed AK, et al., "Public Fear of COVID-19 Vaccines in Iraqi Kurdistan Region: A Cross-Sectional Study," Middle East Current Psychiatry, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2021.
  3. Abdullah RY, Galary KM, Majid RA, "Association between Smartphone Addiction and Physical Activity, Sleeping Hours among Medical Science Students in Duhok City," Polytechnic Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2020.
  4. Abdullah RY, Sarkees AN, Yasin NA, "Nutritional Status and Food Behavior among Primary School Students in Duhok City," Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2017.
  5. Abdullah RY, Masiha SF, Mohammed HM, "Association between Social Media and Sleep Quality among University Students," Discover Public Health, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2025.
  6. Abdullah RY, Hassan KH, Yasin MM, "Knowledge toward Nursing Process and Barriers to Implementing Nursing Process in Health Care System in Iraqi Kurdistan Region," Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2025.
  7. Galary KM, Abdullah RY, Majid RA, "Practicing Breast Self-Examination Related Knowledge among Women at General Hospitals in Duhok City," Cancer, Vol. 2, 2020.
  8. Abdullah RY, Ismail BMS, Ezzat HQ, Sadeeq HA, "Social Media Addiction among High School Students in Iraqi Kurdistan Region," The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2024.
  9. Varela AR, Martins J, Pratt M, Mejía-Grueso J, Cristão R, Onofre M, et al., "The Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) and Global Observatory for Physical Education (GoPE!) 2025 Country Cards," Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 23, Suppl. 1, 2026.
  10. Abdullah RY, Tahir AI, Ramadhan DS, Mustafa ZR, Galary KM, "COVID-19 Vaccines Side Effects among Iraqi People in Kurdistan Region: A Cross-Sectional Study," NSC Nursing, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2022.
  11. Ramadhan DS, Tahir AI, Abdullah RY, "Dietary Habits among Medical Science Students in Duhok City," Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2021.
  12. Ismail BMS, Abdullah RY, Mala KZ, Tahir AI, Ramadhan DS, "The Use of Mobile Devices Among Children Aged Under 5 Years in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study," Mosul Journal of Nursing, 2024.
  13. Abdullah RY, "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Waterpipe Smoking Among Medical and Non-Medical University Students," Mosul Journal of Nursing, 2024.
  14. Abdullah RY, Ibrahim RH, "Association between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index with Sociodemographic Factors among Public School Teachers in Iraqi Kurdistan Region," Movement & Sport Sciences – Science & Motricité, Vol. 123, No. 1, 2024.
  15. Abdullah RY, Ibrahim RH, "Prevalence and Associated Sociodemographic Factors of Obesity and Overweight among Public School Teachers in Kurdistan Region," Journal of Duhok University, Vol. 25, 2022.
  16. Abdullah RY, "An Overview of Research Study Designs: Methodological Principles and Applications," Health Innovation Reports, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2026.
  17. Kadhim SJ, Abdullah RY, Ramadhan DS, Shareef AA, "Relationship Between Lifestyle Behaviors and Work Shifts Among Nurses," Medical Journal of Babylon, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2025.
  18. Abdullah RY, Ali HRM, "Trends and Medical Indications of Cesarean Section in the Public Health Sector," BioMed Target Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025.
  19. Mala KZ, Ismail BMS, Abdullah RY, Abdullah WS, "Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Mothers of Hospitalized Children in Kurdistan Region-Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study," Mosul Journal of Nursing, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2025.
  20. Abdulah DM, Abdullah RY, Mustafa ZR, Perot KA, "Quality of Health Care Services of Emergency Departments between Public and Private Sectors from the Patients' Companions' Experiences," Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2024.

Public health/Community health, Health promotion, Health behaviors, Nutrition, Addiction, Physical activity, Lifestyle, Epidemiology, Communicable disease/Surveillance, Primary health care.