About nileelwardani

Nile Regina El Wardani, MPH, MPhil, Ph.D. writes about art and culture in the Middle East with an emphasis on Egypt. She has worked in arts production with many esteemed organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and La Jolla Music Society. She has worked for 27 years in Africa, the Middle East and the US in the fields of public health and development with an emphasis on human rights, reproductive health and women's empowerment. She received a Master in Public Health from UCLA and a PhD from the renowned London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She was awarded the Middle East Award for Social Science Research for her research on policy, governance, human rights, and civil society. Nile has consulted for UNESCO, UNIFEM, WHO, and the Egyptian Ministries of Health, Education and Information. She has worked with bilateral donors including USAID, Finnida, Danida and Dutch Aid. As a professor and teacher she has taught at the American University in Cairo, UCSD, SDSU, UCLA, The Bishops School and study abroad programs in Europe. She is currently teaching global public health at California State University San Marcos and writing for Obelisque Magazine in addition to guest lecturing at UCSD and SDSU.