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Ms. Jeeraporn KummabutrMs. Jeeraporn Kummabutr

Thailand - Mahidol University
Doctoral candidate, Faculty of Nursing
Visit - 2/14/2012 - 6/20/2012
 

Purpose of Visit

Ms. Kummabutr will be studying the role parents play in adolescent life skills development. She is collecting research data for her doctoral dissertation on an intervention she designed in which parents and their children participate in separate interventions that seek to build life skills in adolescents.
 

Biography

Ms. Kummabutr is a doctoral candidate at Mahidol University Faculty of Nursing in Bangkok, Thailand. She is originally from Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. She enjoys traveling and visiting museums of all kinds.
 
 

Dr. Feng HuiDr. Feng Hui

China - Central South University
Post-doctoral researcher, School of Nursing
Visit - 1/4/2012 - 4/30/2012
U-M Mentor - Dr. Rosemary Ziemba
 

Purpose of Visit

Dr. Feng Hui will be researching community health nursing and health maintenance under Dr. Ziemba's guidance. She is funded by the China Medical Board and will use resources at the University of Michigan to inform her body of research and work to develop innovative practice models for community nursing in urban China.
 

Biography

Dr. Hui holds a PhD in Nursing from Central South University in Changsha, China. She is the Director of the Hunan Health Management Association and was previously a visiting scholar at the Yale University School of Nursing. Her research interests include community health, geriatric care, and nursing education. She enjoys cooking traditional Chinese cuisine and traveling.
 
 

Ms. Suwwattana KerdmuangMs. Suwattana Kerdmuang

Thailand - Mahidol University
Doctoral student, Faculty of Public Health
Visit - 9/15/2011 - 5/14/2012
 

Purpose of Visit

Ms. Kerdmuang is developing an assessment instrument for the occupational health service competencies of primary care nurses in Thailand.
 

Biography

Ms. Kerdmuang earned a Master's degree in Public Health from Mahidol University, Thailand, with a specialization in public health nursing.
 
 

Past Scholars

2009 - 2011

  • Ms. Sandra Patricia Platas Avendano (Mexico) -- advanced her undergraduate studies and explored her interest in chronic disease research; including diabetes, obesity and hypertension

  • Ms. Marianne Nieuwenhuijze (Netherlands) -- studied birth tape transcripts to explore birth positions and glean instructions given to women from their health providers

  • Dr. Janya Chareonsuk (Thailand) --  studied the factors that predict sexually risky behavior in adolescents

  • Dr. Hye-Ryoung Kim (Korea) -- studied chronic disease and related risk factors in the Korean elderly community at a time when the South Korean elderly population and the prevalence of chronic diseases are increasing

  • Dr. Eun Joo Lee (Korea) --  focused on efforts to improve nursing effectiveness, nursing classification systems, nursing shortages, and patient safety in Korea

  • Ms. Lawan Singhasai (Thailand) -- developed an intervention program designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity among overweight and obese school-aged children in Thailand

  • Ms. Warunee Meecharoen (Thailand) -- studied quality-of-life predictors for family caregivers of advanced-stage cancer patients

  • Dr. Esther Gallegos (Mexico) -- learned about multidisciplinary approaches to research in chronic illnesses with intention to draft preliminary ideas for a collaborative research project that may be submitted to the Fogarty International Center

  • Dr. Maria Helena Larcher (Caliri, Brazil) -- researched methods for adapting intervention protocols for PU prevention at health institutions using a systems view and developed collaborative research partnerships

  • Ms. Feng-Lien Lin (Taiwan, ROC) -- explored theories and research methodologies related to patient safety and nursing care quality
  • Ms. Piyanun (Limruangrong, Thailand) -- researched the effect of self-regulation programs on knowledge, self-care activities, blood glucose level, and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
  • Ms. Soontaree (Jianvitayakij, Thailand) -- researched smoking cessation in adult smokers, focusing on determining the predictive factors influencing long-term smoking cessation
  • Ms. Sudarat Pianchob (Thailand) -- researched the adjustment made by families of patients with major depressive disorders
  • Dr. Sunghee Kim (Korea) -- worked to develop a health promotion program and a health promotion center for middle school students in Korea
  • Dr. YuYu Jiang (China) -- researched changing the behavior of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease