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Sam Chaaban, Ad Hoc Student Member (Non-Voting)

Sam Chaaban

Ad Hoc Student Member (Non-Voting)·Institutional Review Board (IRB), Lebanese American University

Lebanon

Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 4 years, 8 months

Ad Hoc Student Member (Non-Voting)

January 2026 - Present

Institutional Review Board (IRB), Lebanese American University

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2026 - Present

• One of 2 student representatives appointed to the LAU IRB; provides ethical oversight for human-subject research across an 8, 000+ student
institution
• CITI certified in IRB Members and Administrators (Feb 2026-2029)
Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Learning Consultant

November 2025 - July 2026

Beyond Group

Beirut, Lebanon

November 2025 - July 2026

• Produced 8+ decision-oriented research briefs supporting client proposals; designed execution-tracking systems reducing client follow-up lag
by an estimated 25%
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Consultant

October 2025 - July 2026

180 Degrees Consulting, LAU Branch

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2025 - July 2026

• Audited governance of a 350+ member youth-led NGO; identified 6 coordination failures and delivered a 12-recommendation brief, enabling
an estimated 30% reduction in decision-lag
• Conducted baseline and benchmarking analyses for BEAM, a Lebanese NGO working with UNICEF, GIZ, and International Alert, assessing
sustainability across funding, partnerships, internal systems, and programs & impact
• Benchmarked against three regional NGOs to identify structural gaps, including INGO dependency and weak impact measurement, and
developed recommendations to improve donor readiness and long-term resilience
Company industry:
Management Consulting

Student Representative & Beirut Campus Lead

January 2024 - July 2026

Lebanese American University

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2024 - July 2026

• Designed and launched behavioral change interventions such as digital campaigns, peer programs, and multimedia storytelling to shift campus
attitudes and strengthen Title IX compliance
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School

Research Consultant

December 2025 - January 2026

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Young Advocates for Democracy (YA4D) Programme

Brussels, Belgium •Remote

December 2025 - January 2026

• Authored a research paper on how mothers civil-war trauma shapes Lebanese Gen Z womens political identity and civic engagement;
competitively selected through proposal review
• Synthesized 30+ years of post-conflict psychology literature; paper submitted to the HBS YA4D publication dossier
• Linked intergenerational memory transmission to democratic participation within the WPS (UNSCR 1325) framework
Company industry:
Public Administration

Social Media Manager

January 2025 - January 2026

Department of Psychology & Education, Lebanese American University

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2025 - January 2026

• Developing and managing the departments public-facing Instagram presence, translating research and clinical content for a general audience
Company industry:
Marketing

Undergraduate Research Fellow

January 2025 - January 2026

Lebanese American University, URaD Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2025 - January 2026

• Developed and validated the Main Character Syndrome Scale (MCS-10), a 10-item psychometric instrument measuring identity formation and
self-narrativization in digital environments
• Analyzed a 398-participant dataset across two studies (N = 135; N = 263) using EFA and CFA in SPSS/R; confirmed strong model fit (CFI = .976,
RMSEA = .045, α = .861)
• Presented LAU Research manuscript
Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Research Assistant, Women, Peace & Security (WPS) Regional Hub

January 2025 - November 2025

American University of Beirut, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2025 - November 2025

• Produced cross-country policy analysis for the WPS Working Group in the Arab States; findings cited by UN Women and The National News
• Co-designed and executed the Young Women Peacebuilders Programme (25+ participants, 10+ countries) with UN Women & GIZ
• Authored policy analysis: Healing Beyond the Table: (IFI Interns Blog, Dec 2025)
Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Behavioral Science & Public Health Researcher

December 2024 - November 2025

I Am Wellbeing / Nairatmya Foundation

Delhi, India •Remote

December 2024 - November 2025

• Synthesized 40+ studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and caste-based health disparities; developed 3 intervention frameworks
projected to reach 10, 000+ individuals across 4 districts
Company industry:
Non-profit Organization

Policy & Civic Innovation Intern

January 2025 - January 2025

American University of Beirut, Asfari Institute for Civil Society & Citizenship

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2025 - January 2025

• Co-authored 2 policy briefs on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in the MENA region; coordinated engagement with 10+
regional stakeholders
• Built a 60-source multimedia evidence repository mapping gender, activism, and media in SWANA
Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Researcher

January 2024 - January 2024

American University of Beirut, Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC)

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2024 - January 2024

• Mapped national policies and legislation related to climate adaptation and environmental development
Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Co-Founder

January 2021 - January 2023

EkOlive Social Enterprise, International College

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2021 - January 2023

• Founded a social enterprise using behavioral nudges to support local economic development: sold 30+ eco-soaps, trained 8 local women, built
5 QR-coded tourism trails, secured 3 municipal/NGO partnerships
• Awarded the Social Entrepreneurship Prize and AR Excellence Award for measurable community impact
Company industry:
Non-profit Organization

Education

Lebanese American University (LAU)

June 2026

June 2026

Bachelor's degree, Psychology

Lebanon

GPA (point): 3.65 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.65 out of 4

International College (IC)

June 2023

June 2023

High school or equivalent, Economics & Sociology

Lebanon

Skills

COMPLIANCE AUDITING

Intermediate

DATA MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

DATA MIGRATION

Intermediate

ECONOMICS

Intermediate

ETHICAL RESEARCH

Intermediate

JOB INTERVIEWS

Intermediate

PSYCHOLOGY

Intermediate

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Intermediate

RESEARCH

Intermediate

SOCIOLOGY

Intermediate

Languages

English

Beginner

Arabic

Beginner

French

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Introduction to Quantitative Social Policy Analysis