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Ahmed, Rukhsana
Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
Communication
Contact Information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (3834)
E-mail: rahmed@uOttawa.ca
Preferred Method s of Contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research Information:
Health communication is a convergent discipline with multiple actors, people, organizations, and mass media communicating health related messages. These messages are mediated through various socio-cultural, political, and economic factors. I am particularly interested in the ways systems of beliefs, values, actions, and symbols that are shared by people and social groups and that differ among them influence communication in health care interactions.
Areas of Expertise:
- Health communications
- International development
- Organizational communications
- Women and development
- Women and health
Language Preference:
English only, Bengali
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