Melissa Hamoush is a Lebanese researcher from Beirut currently based in Paris. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and a Minor in Public Health from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Beirut, Lebanon, and a Master in Public Health from the École des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP) in Paris. She mostly writes on environmental issues related to Lebanon and the wider region.