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Reem Christine Abou-Khater

ACTIVE DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Qualitative Health Researcher & Needs Assessment Specialist

What I Bring

Methodology, rigor, and relationships that move health equity forward.

Community trust, not just data

Communities lead the work; I bring the methodology and structure.

Outcomes, not just outputs

We focus on what actually changes, and for whom.

Literature-grounded, not guesswork

Every study starts with a rigorous review of what’s already known.

CDC/WHO-standard evaluation

Impact is assessed using established public health evaluation frameworks.

Relational, not just technical

The work is built on trust, not only tools and techniques.

Research Interests

Current and ongoing focus areas within veteran and community health.

Moral Injury

Moral Injury

Community Based Participatory Research

Behavioral Science

Post Traumatic Growth

Health Equity

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How I Work

A grounded, person-centered process from first question to real-world decisions.

1. Literature Review & Landscape Scan

Grounding the study in what’s already known and where the gaps are.

2. Instrument Design & Expert Panel Validation

Building tools with subject-matter experts to ensure validity and relevance.

3. Pilot Testing

Testing with real participants before scaling to full study.

4. Ground-Up Trust-Building

Direct outreach and relationship-building where trust can’t be assumed.

5. Person-Centered Co-Exploration

Participants name their own needs, in their own words.

6. Cross-Domain Synthesis

Mapping findings across all five domains of a person’s life.

7. Stakeholder Communication & Advocacy

Presenting findings clearly and advocating for what they show is needed.

The Lens

Every study is framed through an ecological model of health — looking at the whole person in context.

Intrapersonal

Interpersonal

Institutional

Community

Policy

Where the Insight Goes

Findings are translated into decisions that shape programs, policy, and strategy.

Behavioral Change Strategy

Policy Recommendations

Nonprofit Fund Allocation

Consumer Behavior Strategy

Expertise

Expertise

Veteran health needs assessment specialist, trained in ecological models of health behavior — with methods that extend well beyond veteran populations. My focus is secondary and tertiary prevention: identifying needs and their effects once they've already emerged. My deeper expertise is moral injury itself: its mechanisms, risk and mitigating factors, and how it's distinguished from other conditions — always approached through a holistic health lens, not in isolation.

Qualitative Research

Holistic Health

Trauma-Informed Practice

Health Needs Assessment

Relationship Building

CBPR

Person-Centered Research Design

Program Evaluation

Nonprofit Consulting

Health Behavior Research

Health Equity

Veteran & Moral Injury Health

Health needs assessment, from design through execution — plus qualitative interview design and program evaluation for organizations serving post-9/11 veterans.

Grounded in trauma-informed methodology, current doctoral research, and direct subject matter expertise in moral injury. Includes grant-partner relationship management, review of partner impact reports, and ongoing programmatic research to keep veteran-serving investments responsive to what veterans say they need.

Consulting and research design support, tailored to veteran health and mission-driven work.

Services

Program Design, Evaluation & Nonprofit Consulting

Stakeholder research and program evaluation for mission-driven organizations and brands reaching underserved communities, from design through execution.

From front-end community diagnostics through impact measurement, using CBPR and RE-AIM-aligned frameworks to assess whether community and sport-access programs produce real behavioral outcomes, not just reach.

Let’s Talk

Open to conversations about health needs assessment, veteran health research, program evaluation, or partnership opportunities.

New York, NY

Services

Consulting and research design support, tailored to veteran health and mission-driven work.

Veteran & Moral Injury Health

Health needs assessment, from design through execution — plus qualitative interview design and program evaluation for organizations serving post-9/11 veterans.

Grounded in trauma-informed methodology, current doctoral research, and direct subject matter expertise in moral injury. Includes grant-partner relationship management, review of partner impact reports, and ongoing programmatic research to keep veteran-serving investments responsive to what veterans say they need.

Program Design, Evaluation & Nonprofit Consulting

Stakeholder research and program evaluation for mission-driven organizations and brands reaching underserved communities, from design through execution.

From front-end community diagnostics through impact measurement, using CBPR and RE-AIM-aligned frameworks to assess whether community and sport-access programs produce real behavioral outcomes, not just reach.

Bio

EdD candidate (ABD), Health Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. My dissertation research focuses on post-9/11 veterans affected by moral injury — a population I'm deeply invested in serving. My work helps people name what's missing in their lives and what stands between them and where they want to be — grounded in CBPR, because people are the experts on their own lives.

Portrait of Reem Christine Abou-Khater

Services

Consulting and research design support, tailored to veteran health and mission-driven work.

Veteran & Moral Injury Health

Health needs assessment, from design through execution — plus qualitative interview design and program evaluation for organizations serving post-9/11 veterans.

Grounded in trauma-informed methodology, current doctoral research, and direct subject matter expertise in moral injury. Includes grant-partner relationship management, review of partner impact reports, and ongoing programmatic research to keep veteran-serving investments responsive to what veterans say they need.

Program Design, Evaluation & Nonprofit Consulting

Stakeholder research and program evaluation for mission-driven organizations and brands reaching underserved communities, from design through execution.

From front-end community diagnostics through impact measurement, using CBPR and RE-AIM-aligned frameworks to assess whether community and sport-access programs produce real behavioral outcomes, not just reach.

How I Work

A grounded, person-centered process from first question to real-world decisions.

Literature Review & Landscape Scan

Grounding the study in what’s already known and where the gaps are.

Instrument Design & Expert Panel Validation

Building tools with subject-matter experts to ensure validity and relevance.

Pilot Testing

Testing with real participants before scaling to full study.

Ground-Up Trust-Building

Direct outreach and relationship-building where trust can’t be assumed.

Person-Centered Co-Exploration

Participants name their own needs, in their own words.

Cross-Domain Synthesis

Mapping findings across all five domains of a person’s life.

Stakeholder Communication & Advocacy

Presenting findings clearly and advocating for what they show is needed.

The Lens

Every study is framed through an ecological model of health — looking at the whole person in context.

Intrapersonal

Policy

Community

Interpersonal

Institutional

Where the Insight Goes

Findings are translated into decisions that shape programs, policy, and strategy.

Behavioral Change Strategy

Policy Recommendations

Nonprofit Fund Allocation

Consumer Behavior Strategy

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