Meet Our Team

Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Latif
Chairman

Dr. Abdel-Latif graduated from Ohio State University with a Ph.D. in Sociology, having specialized in demography, research methodology, and survey research. Since 1970, he has held academic posts at several universities in the United States, Canada, and Egypt. His research interests include value orientation and intergenerational value shifts. He has collaborated on a number of surveys with prominent scholars at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Ohio State University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Maryland. He has also been retained as the Principal Investigator for Egypt in the Gallup World Polls since 2005.

Assmaa Ahmed
Managing Director

Ms. Abdel-Gaffer has been Managing Director at ERTC since 2010. Fifteen years of experience in survey design and data analysis has enabled her to participate in nearly all of the quantitative and qualitative research projects conducted by ERTC. Her enthusiasm and expertise have gained her considerable recognition and appreciation from ERTC clientele.

Bassam Zakaria Hanafi
UX Research – System Analysts Manager

Having considerable training and education in the field of IT technology, Mr. Hanafi possesses expertise that adds to ERTC’s capabilities in the design of online questionnaires, the implementation of the CAPI and CATI technology in data collection, and the selection and application of appropriate data collection, data processing, and analyses tools such as SPSS and SNAP software.

Ahmed El-Rawy Selim
Field Operations Manager

Mr. Selim, an experienced project coordinator, advises and assists with project preparation, interviewer recruitment, budgeting, sample design, and other project logistics.

Asmaa Ahmed Omar
Senior Research Associate and Quality Controller

With a degree in sociology and media coupled with experience in telephone calling centers, Ms. Omar is responsible for preparing source data for computer entry by compiling and sorting information and establishing entry priorities. Having extensive knowledge of SPSS and SNAP software, and applying the most advanced quality control measures, Ms. Omar has successfully produced and delivered data sets to ERTC clientele since 2011.

Mohamed Gad
Senior Research Associate and Quality Controller

Mr. Gad draws from considerable experience as an ERTC field interviewer (2007-2011) to manage the data processing needs of the Center. From his position as the head of the Data Processing and Data Entry at ERTC, Mr. Gad has the responsibility for input, organization, cleaning, and cataloging data, performing quality control checks, identifying fieldwork problems, and ensuring that data processing is completed on schedule.

Marseen Hana
Training Director

Experience in Planning, designing and organizing National and Regional Training, Conferences and Seminars in ERTC Egypt since 2017 till now. She is planning and organizing Short and Long Training Programs. Have the ability to select professional trainers for each training program to deliver an effective training program, determine the training budget, make sure the course covers the needs of the attendees and evaluate the training program, instructors or materials.

Aisha Hosney
Assistant Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Joined ERTC on August 2019 to work in preparing the whole logistics and contents of the journal. She worked as a researcher at the Center for Research and Social Studies at Cairo University. Worked in the Quality Assurance Unit at the Women’s College, Ain Shams University through A member of the criterion of community participation and the criterion of strategic planning, one of the unit's criteria. Preparing time plans for internal and external visits. Doing statistical analysis using SPSS program. Organizing and writing reports, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and identifying improvement proposals for internal and external seminars, conferences, and convoys. Her Scientific Interests is in scientific research methods, media work skills, quality assurance and strategic planning, strategic studies, crisis management and negotiation, and organizational behavior.

Rawia Wagih Abdelmagid

Statistician, Lecturer, and Senior Sampling Specialist

Hadeer

Conferences and Events Coordinator

Yasmeen Abdel El Tawab

Social Media Specialist

Meet Our Consultants

Dr. Mazan Hassan
Dr. Mohamed Aboelenein
Dr. Lydia Safwat Ibrahim
Dr. Wael Ismail