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Manal Al-Zadjali

Biography

Manal Al-Zadjali is affiliated to The Oman Specialized Nursing Institute.Manal Abdul Majeed Al-Zadjali is the Coordinator of BSc (Hons) Community Health Nursing Practice Program at Oman Specialized Nursing Institute in Sultanate of Oman. She received her PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation from Arizona State University to become the first nurse who graduated with a PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation and the first master-prepared community health nurse in Oman. She teaches community health nursing and works as the Acting Dean of the institute at times.

Further, she is an Adjunct Faculty at Arizona State University, USA and an Honorary Mentor at Cardiff University, UK. In addition to teaching, she is an active member of several professional committees such as research committee and curriculum development committee. She is interested in conducting researches related to health promotion and chronic diseases such as cancer and obesity. When she is not teaching, Manal volunteers in Oman Cancer Association. She is also a board member of the same organization. She is a winner of several awards and scholarships such as the GCC Nurses’ Day Award, Don Tapia Barbara Durand Scholarship from Arizona State University, USA and Fulbright Scholarship…etc. She has published several papers on obesity, cancer and community health nursing in Oman. Manal enjoys reading, travelling and nail art in her free time. She currently resides in Muscat, Oman.

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