Rowland Edet

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Rowland Edet

Graduate Teaching Asst Sociology University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Rowland is a second year PhD student in Sociology. His research interests include but not limited to health policy, addiction (alcohol and gambling), family, and gender studies. One of his major past projects was the scaling up parenting in the public health system in Thailand under the Global Parenting Initiative, focused on the testing and scaling up of evidence-based parenting interventions for preventing child maltreatment, promoting healthy child development, and strengthening parent-child relationships.

CV

Degree and year in program

PhD, Second year.

Advisor

Dr. Lisa Kort-Butler

Areas of specialization

Sociology of health with emphasis on public health

Courses taught

TA for SOCI 101, SOCI 180, and SOCI 352.

Selected publications and presentations

Edet, R., & Salami, K. K. (2024). Examining adolescent sexual patterns in Creek Town, Nigeria: Insights from a cross-sectional survey and implications for tailored interventions. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 18(1), 251–272. https://doi.org/10.5590/JSBHS.2024.18.1.17

Education

He obtained Bachelor and Master degrees in Sociology at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, and a Master degree in Public Policy at Chiang Mai University in Thailand.