Dr. Abdallah M. Badahdah

GRM 2019 Workshop: Family Changes in the Context of Social Changes in the Gulf Region

Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology and Rural Studies - South Dakota State University

Abdallah Badahdah is an associate professor of sociology. He has a B.A. in psychology and Ph.D. in sociology from Iowa State University. Prior to his tenure at South Dakota State University, he was the Director of the Family Research Division at Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. Dr. Badahdah taught at the University of North Dakota and served as the Director of the Sociology Graduate Program for several years. He published several papers and encyclopedia entries. He has written research reports for many organizations such as the Saudi Ministry of Health, the Oman Ministry of Health/UNICEF, and the North Dakota Department of Health.