Beyond the Blast: Understanding the Cognitive Impact of the 2020 Beirut Explosion on University Students in Lebanon
This study explores the psychological and cognitive consequences of the Beirut port explosion on Lebanese university students. It delves into how trauma reminders (visual, auditory, verbal) affect emotional states and academic abilities. This study is crucial for its focus on a Middle Eastern population, aiming to understand their mental health responses and coping mechanisms following a large-scale traumatic event, thereby contributing to the global understanding of trauma in non-Western contexts.
Research Team
| Principle Investigator | Rola Shukri Balaa, PhD rs79@aub.edu.lb |
| Co Investigator | Kassem M. Kassak, MPH PhD kkassak@aub.edu.lb |
| Lead Researcher | Youssef Alan Franci yfranci@operationtwelvelab.com |
| Project Supervisor I | Lea Safa lsafa@operationtwelvelab.com |
| Project Supervisor II | Jad Bou Serhal jbouserhal@operationtwelvelab.com |
| Research Manager | Maissane Nasrallah mnasrallah@operationtwelvelab.com |
Ethical Considerations and Approvals
| Institutional Review Board | The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) at AUB PO BOX: 11-0236 F15 Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon |
| IRB approval Date and ID | pending |
| Operation Twelve Ethics Supervisor* | Leila Balaa lbalaa@operationtwelvelab.com |
| Operation Twelve Ethics Department Approval Date* | pending |