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Students / Recent Graduates

Students

All students are pursuing advanced degrees in health education or another field related to disease prevention and health promotion. As much as possible students from other countries are encouraged to use the skills and knowledge gained in their U.S. education to design and carry out research in their home countries as part of their research training and dissertation activities.

Students can be contacted by:
Phone: +1 (402) 472-6046
Fax: +1 (402) 472-4305
Email:npcada@unl.edu

qian:

Geng Qian

1984 BSc Beijing Normal University (China)

1990 MEd Beijing Normal University (China)

1996 Diploma in Demography, Cairo Demographic Center (Egypt)

1997 MEd University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Adolescent sexual health promotion in China.

ying:

Zhang Ying

1996 MD Beijing University (China)

2003 MS Beijing University (China)

Research Interests: Relationship of stress, coping strategies, and health outcomes, and behavioral and educational interventions to promote health and prevent diseases.

teresa:

Teresa Merrick

1995 B.A. University of Maryland, European Division

1998 M.A. University of Nebraska at Omaha

Research Interests: Adult physical activity promotion: behavioral aspects and program design for non-athlete healthy and special population adults.

Jia Zhao

Jia Zhao

Izumi Jinai
Yulin Zhang

Yulin Zhang

Graduates

tala:

Talal Aldahess

1986 BA King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Research Interests: Hospital health care, social work and health promotion.

khalid:

Khalid Almutairi

1998 BS Florida A & M University

1999 MS Florida State University

2004 PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Family and religious influences on tobacco use in Saudi Arabia.

ashlee:

Ashlee Folsom

2005 BA Doane College

Research Interests: HIV/AIDS prevention and management programs.
jianguo:

Zhang Jianguo

1984 BA Shandong Normal University (China)

1991 MA People's University of China(China)

Research Interests: Qualitative and quantitative methods in health education
jianping:

Xue Jianping

1997 MD Shanghai Medical University

2000 MEd University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: The influence of cultural orientation on Chinese adolescent alcohol use.

laza:

Lazarus Mbulo

1999 BALS University of Zambia

2000 MPhil University of Cambridge (UK)

2002 MSC University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Adolescent alcohol use in Zambia.

ming:

Qu Ming

1987 MD Shanghai Medical University (China)

1997 MEd University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Alcohol use and alcohol expectancies among adolescents in Inner Mongolia.

heyam:

Heyam Mohammed

1993 BS University of Kuwait

1998 MA Fort Hays State University Fort Hays, Kansas

2003 PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Research Interests: Sheesha use in Kuwait and implications for tobacco education programs.