He started this position in fall 2017. Dr. Alwidyan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from JUST. Also, he holds a master’s degree in Emergency Health Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA. Prior to start his academic studies at UMBC, he worked for more than 10 years in the emergency departments in Jordanian hospitals as a registered nurse and then for two years as a lecturer at JUST. Dr. Alwidyan holds a PhD in disaster science and management from the University of Delaware, USA. In his dissertation research, he examined the views of EMS providers about working during disease outbreaks. His current research interests include disaster health, EMS/Paramedics roles in disasters, and reporting for duty during disease outbreaks.