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Swateja Nimkar

Dr. Swateja S. Nimkar

Associate Professor of Health Services

Health Services Program

Associate Professor of Health Services

Master of Health Administration

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Ehlman, M. C., Nimkar, S., Nolan, B. A. D., Thomas, P., & Caballero, C. E. (2018). Health workers’ knowledge and perceptions on dementia in skilled nursing homes: A pilot implementation of Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach® to Care certification course. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 38(3), 190-197.

Nimkar, S., & Gilles, E. (2018). Improving global health with smartphone technology: A decade in review of mhealth initiatives. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications, 9(3), 1-19.

Gilles, E., & Nimkar, S. (2018). Exploring Sana: A Global mHealth Initiative. In A. Laskin (Ed.), Social, Mobile, and Emerging Media. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 

Kadam, M., Sinha, A., Nimkar, S., Matcheswalla, Y., De Sousa, A. (2017). A comparative study of factors associated with relapse in alcohol dependence and opioid dependence. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39, 627-33.

Nimkar, S. (2016). Promoting individual health using information technology: Trends in the US health system. Health Education Journal, 75(6), 744-752.

Nimkar. S. (2016, September). Medication compliance in patients with mental health problems. [Guest Editorial]. Indian Journal of Mental Health, 237-239.

Nagabhirava, G., Umate, M., Nimkar, S., Goel, A., & Desousa, A. (2016). Depression and anxiety as comorbid disorders in patients with Type II diabetes. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health, 6(3), 544-548.

 

Select Presentations 

Nimkar, S., Ehlman, M. C., Thomas, P., Nolan, B. A. D., Bacic, D., & Snow, T. (2019, November). Assessing changes in nursing home staff’s initial approach to engage PLwD after participating in an innovative dementia training program: A pilot study. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of American Public Health Association (APHA), Philadelphia, PA.

Nimkar, S., Ramos, E., & Borowiecki, C. (2019, January). Shaping a collaborative model of food services and public health: A multipronged approach using inter-professional education. Podium presentation at the 2019 Teaching and Learning Symposium, Evansville, IN.  

Gilles, E., & Nimkar, S. (2018, September). Using smartphone apps to enhance global health communication. Podium presentation at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Communication Association. Prestonsburg, KY.

Nimkar, S., & Gilles, E. (2017, October). Smartphone mhealth technology: A tool to reduce global health disparities. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH), Baltimore, MD.

Ramos, E., & Nimkar, S. (2017, March). Using Standardized Tools to Evaluate Interprofessional Education Related to HACCP Food Safety and Public Health. Podium presentation at the biennial meeting of Foodservice Systems Management Education Council, Las Vegas, NV.

Ellis-Griffith, G., Kaur, S. J., Duncan, D. F., Nicholson, T., & Nimkar, S. (2017, November). Drug abuse and healthcare administration. Poster presentation at the 19th annual meeting of Kentucky Rural Health Association, Bowling Green, KY.

Nimkar, S., Nicholson, T., Duncan, D., White, J., & Nagy, M. C. (2006, November). Behavioral patterns of marijuana users compared to multiple drug users. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of American Public Health Association (APHA), Boston, MA.

Nimkar, S., & Litney, T. (2016, October). Assessing technology use for promoting health among the homeless population. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of American Public Health Association (APHA), Denver, CO.      

Reynolds, E., Elkins, E., Nimkar, S., Mustata-Wilson, G., Patterson, K., & Poole, B. (2017, March). Planting the seeds: Growing high school wellness through academic-community partnerships. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, San Diego, CA.

Litney, T., Nimkar, S., Yan, G., & Bacic, D. (2016, October). Bridging educational gaps across academic settings to inspire innovative teaching and learning between health professions, business, and arts. Podium presentation at the Annual Nursing and Health Professions Educator Conference, Evansville, IN.