Srijana Bajracharya's interest in health issues for women and minorities led her to conduct studies used to develop needs assessments for targeted communities in the U.S. and her native Nepal. One study conducted in the U.S. was designed to determine the barriers preventing adults from seeking screenings for colorectal cancer, the third most commonly occurring form of cancer that is likely curable if detected early. The study found five major barriers, the most common being fear of finding a problem. She presented her findings at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. She has also studied HIV issues on a Native American reservation in Maine and the health status of Nepalese immigrants in the U.S. as well as drinking, drug use and driving among rural American youth and American students' perception of faculty whose native language is not English. Dr. Bajracharya focuses on under represented groups not commonly studied in minority needs assessments.
Research Focus
- Community needs assessment
- Program evaluation
- Sexuality
- Women's health
- Substance abuse
- Minority health
Education
Ph.D., Health Education, Southern Illinois University, IL
Ph.D., Fisheries Biology, Auburn University, AL
M.S., Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
B.S., Trichandra Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)