Biography

Dr. Salman Elbedour is an Israeli-Palestinian Professor in the Department of Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies at Howard University where he teaches doctoral-level courses. He earned his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from the University of Minnesota in 1993, and has published more than 69 articles. His resaerch areas primarily involve socioemotional behavioral science topics with focus on high-risk disadvantaged and under-served populations such as African American & Israeli Bedouin Arab minorities. He has conducted numerous research studies on psychological trauma, school crisis, child abuse abuse & neglect and the development of comprehensive school safety & crisis plans – (preparedness, prevention, response/intervention, follow-up).