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Kamilah Thomas-Purcell

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Name: Kamilah Thomas-Purcell

 

Department: Department of Health Sciences

Department Website: http://www.nova.edu/bhs/

Institution: Nova Southeastern University

 

Address: 3200 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328

 

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Expertise: Her research interests include cancer prevention and control, chronic disease self-management, health literacy, and the use of mobile technology to deliver tailored health education interventions. Currently, she is leading an NIH-funded study titled Caribbean Investigation of Cancer Stigma and Its Effect on Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination. Her previous grant-funded research includes:
Exploring Religion and Spirituality as a Key to Addressing Cultural Barriers to Health Literacy
Woman to Woman: A Cervical Cancer and HIV Prevention Program for Grenadian Women
Perspectives on the Uptake of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in the English-speaking Windward Islands.

 

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