Biography

Dr. Soleman H. Abu-Bader is a Professor at the Howard University School of Social Work. He earned his Master of Social Work (MSW) from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Utah.

At Howard University, Dr. Abu-Bader served as Director of the Ph.D. Program in Social Work from 2020 to 2024 and as Chair of the Research Sequence from 2010 to 2024.

Internationally, Dr. Abu-Bader was the Founding Dean of the School of Psychology and Social Work at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, where he also established the Master of Social Work program—the first of its kind in Qatar. He chaired the program from 2017 to 2019 and again from 2023 to 2025.

During 2015–2016, he was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Qatar University. He also served as a faculty consultant and instructor for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, where he taught intensive courses in social work research, statistics, and practice.

Dr. Abu-Bader has published and presented extensively on topics including job satisfaction and burnout, physical and mental health, and well-being among older adults, African Americans, and Arab and Muslim Americans. He is the sole author of two widely used textbooks: Using Statistical Methods in Social Science Research (3rd ed., 2021) and Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods for Social Science Research (2010), both published by Oxford University Press. The former was also published in Arabic in 2019 by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.

He serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal, and the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. Dr. Abu-Bader is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Center Washington, D.C.; the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice; and the International Consortium for Social Development.

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Books

1. Abu-Bader, S. H. (2021). Using Statistical Methods in Social Science Research with a Complete SPSS Guide (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/using-statistical-methods-in-social-science-research-9780197522486?q=SPSS&lang=en&cc=us
2. Abu-Bader, S. H. (March 2019). Using Statistical Methods in Social Science Research with a Complete SPSS Guide. Beirut, Lebanon: Arab Center Publishing (Language: Arabic).
   https://www.dohainstitute.org/ar/BooksAndJournals/Pages/Using-Statistical-Methods-in-Social-Science-Research-with-Complete-SPSS-Guide.aspx
3. Abu-Bader, S. H. (2016). Advanced and Multivariate Statistical Methods in Social Science Research with a Complete SPSS Guide. New York: Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/advanced-and-multivariate-statistical-methods-for-social-science-research-9780190616397?cc=us&lang=en&

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Abu-Bader S. and Jones TV (2025) Structural Equation Modeling: Principles, Assumptions, And Practical Application Using SPSS Amos, International Journal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, 13(1),12-31. Structural-Equation-Modeling.pdf
2. Abu-Bader, S., & Jones, T. V. (2021). Statistical mediation analysis using the Sobel test and Hayes SPSS Process Macro. International Journal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, 9(1), pp.42-61. https://www.eajournals.org/wp-content/uploads/Statistical-Mediation-Analysis-Using-the-Sobel-Test-and-Hayes-SPSS-Process-Macro.pdf
3. Al-Maadeed, A. & Abu-Bader, S. (2023). Women’s role in shaping social welfare in the state of Qatar. In Androff, D. & Damanik, J. Routledge International Handbook of Social Work, Social Development, and the Sustainable Development Goals (1st ed). Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003177265-32
4. Abu-Bader, S., & Jones, T. V. (2021). Statistical mediation analysis using the Sobel test and Hayes SPSS Process Macro. International Journal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, 9(1), pp.42-61. Statistical-Mediation-Analysis-Using-the-Sobel-Test-and-Hayes-SPSS-Process-Macro.pdf (eajournals.org)
5. Mellman, T; Bell, K.; Abu-Bader, S; & Kobayashi, I. (2018). Neighborhood Stress and Autonomic Activity during Sleep. Sleep, Oxford Academic. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29635440
6. Shara, N.; Zeymo, A; Abudiab, Z.; Umans, J. G.; Abu-Bader, S. H.; Getaneh, A.; & Howard, B. V. (July 2017). Depression, Metabolic Syndrome, and Locus of Control in Arab Americans Living in the DC Metropolitan Area: A Structural Equation Model. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-7.