Rahaf Badran Hasan Badran
Physical Therapy Lecturer and Researcher
Contact Details:
- Phone Number: (+962) 790083074
- E-mail: badran70@gmail.com
- Address: Amman, Jordan
Nationality: Jordanian
Languages Spoken: Arabic (Native) and English (Advanced).
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-6063
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahaf-badran-63433a215
Google Scholar: Rahaf Badran
Education
Jordan University of Sciences and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Oct 2020 Oct 2022
Master of Science in Physical Therapy
GPA: 3.97. Excellent
Thesis Title: Lived experience of pregnant women with leg muscle cramp in Jordan: Challenges and adaptations
Jordan University of Sciences and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Jan 2017 July 2020
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Employment History
Full-time Lecturer Sep 2024 Present
Department of Physical Therapy
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
Main Duties: Provides tutoring and academic counseling to undergrads students, evaluates student work, Collaborates and assess colleagues regarding co-curricular activities and research interest, maintains classes related records, Developing the national framework for monitoring the department's program quality.
Full-time Lecturer Sep 2023 Aug 2024
Department of Physical Therapy
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
Main Duties: Organizer for extracurricular activities and community service in the university, evaluates student work, provides tutoring and academic counseling to undergrads students, working with other researcher and publishing papers.
Part-time Lecturer Feb 2023 Jun 2023
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Main Duties: Prepare materials for lectures and exams to assess students' progress and reinforce course, adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' abilities and interests, respond to student questions, give assignments, assist students with exam preparation, and check essays.
Part-time Lecturer Sep 2022 Jan 2023
Department of Physical Therapy
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
Main Duties: Prepare materials for lectures and exams to assess students' progress and reinforce courses. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' abilities and interests.
Teaching Experience
- Course Coordinator and Instructor
Department of Physical Therapy
Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
- Fall 2024 Introduction to Physical Therapy
- Fall 2024 General Anatomy
- Fall 2024 Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Department of Physical Therapy
Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
- Spring 2024 Physiology for Medical Students
- Spring 2024 Therapeutic Exercises I
- Spring 2024 Physical Agents and Modalities
- Fall 2022 Musculoskeletal Assessment for Physical Therapy
- Fall 2022 Pharmacology for Physical Therapy
Department of Physical Therapy
Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
- Fall of 2022 Biomechanics
- Fall of 2022 Therapeutic Exercise I
- Course Instructor
Department of Physical Therapy
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Spring of 2023 Modalities and Physical Agents
- Teaching Assistant
Department of Physical Therapy
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
- Spring 2021 Clinical Practice in Orthopedics
- Spring 2021 Advanced Clinical Training
- Fall 2022 Clinical Training in Cardiopulmonary
- Fall 2022 Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Fall 2022 Musculoskeletal Assessment (Lab)
- Clinical Supervisor
Department of Physical Therapy
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
- King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
- Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
- Jarash Governmental Hospital, Jarash, Jordan
Research Experience
- MSc Dissertation Aug 2021 Aug 2022
- Mentor: Saddam F. Kanaan, PT, PhD
- Research Project: Lived experience of pregnant women with leg muscle cramps in Jordan: Challenges and adaptation
- Research Assistant Feb 2023 Present.
- Mentor: Saddam F. Kanaan, PT, PhD
- Research Project: Leg muscle cramps pain and impact scale
Main Duties: Writing research proposals and IRB documents for new projects. Communicate and coordinate proposals with physicians and physical therapists, explain the study's purposes, and interact with patients during their rehabilitation processes. Schedule patient testing, training sessions, and follow-up and submitting journal manuscripts.
Publications
- The Effects of Digital Health Interventions for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People with COPD: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (A. Aburub, M. Z. Darabseh, Badran, O. Eilayyan, et al., 2024)
- Main Duties: Screening the search records for the inclusion/exclusion criteria using EndNote, evaluate the included trials’ quality conducted using the PEDro scale, and Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 2 (CROB 2), filling the data extraction table and writing the results section, and writing the initial draft.
- The Application of Robotics in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review (Aseel Aburub et al., 2024)
- Main Duties: Main Duties: Screening the search records for the inclusion/exclusion criteria using EndNote, evaluate the included trials’ quality conducted using the PEDro scale, and Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 2 (CROB 2), filling the data extraction table and writing the results section, and writing the initial draft.
- Ant-waist surgery adversely affects lung function: a cross-sectional study (A. Aburub, M. Z. Darabseh, Badran, A. M. Shurrab, et al., 2024)
- Main Duties: Writing the initial draft of the methodology and discussion, writing - original draft, and investigation.
- Aburub, A., Darabseh, M. Z., Badran, R., Eilayyan, O., Shurrab, A. M., Degens, H. (2024). The Effects of Digital Health Interventions for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People with COPD: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Medicina (Kaunas), 60(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060963
- Aburub, A., Darabseh, M. Z., Badran, R., Shurrab, A. a. M., Amro, A., Degens, H. (2024). The Application of Robotics in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review. Medicina, 60(7), 1161. https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/7/1161
- Aburub, A., Darabseh, M. Z., Badran, R., Shurrab, A. M., Amro, A. A., Ledger, S. J. (2024). Ant-waist surgery adversely affects lung function: a cross-sectional study. Multidiscip Respir Med, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.5826/mrm.2024.984
Awards and Honors
Academic Scholarship for MSc
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
February 2021
Continuing Education Attended
- Communication and patient assessment Attendance. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, November 2021
- Introduction to vestibular system rehabilitation Attendance. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, February 2022
- Mulligans Concepts: Mobilizations with Movements part A: Cervical and Upper Quadrant, March 2022
- Mulligans Concepts: Mobilizations with Movements part B: Lumbar and Lower Quadrant, March 2022
- Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshop, July 2022
Community Service
- Volunteer, Geriatric Day. Amman, Jordan. May 2024
- Organizer, Sport Day with Students. Amman, Jordan. May 2024
- Organizer and Volunteer, Public awareness of sedentary life risk and obesity. Amman, Jordan. December 2023
- Invited Speaker, "The first meeting with fresh undergrad students". Amman, Jordan. November 2023
- Volunteer, Volunteer Work Club, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid, Jordan September 2022
- Volunteer, Pediatrics Physical Therapist, SAWA Academy. Amman, Jordan. June 2021