Ban Al-Sahab is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Her research interest revolves around examining epidemiological evidence that aims to improve maternal, child and adolescent health at the population level. More specifically, her area of focus is on understanding how early life adversities, particularly exposure to cannabis during the prenatal period, impacts mother’s and children’s health. In her current research that is funded by an NIH administrative supplement grant, she investigates the prevalence, associated characteristics, and health implications of prenatal cannabis use using data from a large statewide pregnancy cohort (MARCH- Michigan Archive for Research in Child Health). She also has an internal grant that looks at the level of participation of women using cannabis during pregnancy in prenatal care and in research.
Prior to joining the department, Ban was a postdoctoral fellow/ research associate at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Michigan State University. Ban has a B.Sc. in Public Health and Development Sciences from Balamand University and an M.S. in Epidemiology from the American University of Beirut. In 2011, she earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from York University, Toronto, Canada.
