Linda Weglicki, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor 

Wayne State University
College of Nursing
368 Cohn
5557 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-5502
(313) 577-5777(FAX)
E-mail: lweglicki@wayne.edu

EDUCATION:

  • Diploma: Harper Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
  • BSN: Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
  • MSN: Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
  • Post Graduate Teaching Certificate: Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
  • PhD: University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Mich.

RESEARCH INTEREST:

  • Health Promotion/Risk Reduction
  • Adolescent Health – Risky Behaviors (Pregnancy, Tobacco Use)
  • Tobacco Use – Prevention and Cessation
  • Health Risks for Immigrant Populations
  • eHealth Education; Health Promotion
  • Geospatial Modeling of Health Behaviors

CURRENT RESEARCH:

    CURRENT RESEARCH:

    Tan, J., Weglicki, L., (Co-PI), Mendez, J., Butler, T., Elllis, D., Jarosz, P., Awad, N., Cheng, Q., & Du, Y. “Reducing Health Disparities Through Personalized E-Technology: Impact and Effects of eHealthSmart Program on Urban Adult Populations.” Funded by WSU President Reid’s Research Enhancement Program (REP). Awarded $251,000, Funded April 05 – May 07. No-Cost Extension til May 08.


    HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Biltmore Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, 2006, 2008 (Featured Member)
  • Nominated for the 2007 President's Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Wayne State University College of Nursing Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999
  • Rackham Dissertation Fellowship: University of Michigan, 1998-99
  • National Research Service Award (NRSA), National Institutes of Health & the University of Michigan
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Lambda


CLINICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE:

  • Medical/Surgical Nursing
  • Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice

COURSES TAUGHT:

  • NUR 8040 Research Methods: Quantitative
  • NUR 7018 Research: Evidence Based Advanced Practice 2
  • NUR 3010 Restorative Care of Adults and Elders with Acute Illness
  • NUR 3020 Restorative Care of Adults and Elders with Chronic Illness
  • NUR 3025 Restorative Care of Adults and Elders with Complex Health Needs
  • NUR 4040 Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice
  • NUR 7110 Experiences in Health and Illness

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:

    Weglicki, L. (In Press, 2008). A Brief Introduction to Aid in Understanding Evidence Based Practice and Its Implications for Pharmacologic Therapy. Chapter in Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses (11th Ed.).

    Weglicki, L. (In Press, 2008). Tobacco Use Assessment: What Exactly is Your Client Using and Why is It Important to Know? Ethnicity & Disease, 18(3).

    Weglicki, L., Templin, T., Jamil, H., Abou-Mediene, Farroukh, M., Hammad, A., & Rice, V. (2007). Tobacco use patterns among high school students: Do Arab American youth differ? Ethnicity & Disease, 17(2), S3-22-24.

    Rice, V., Templin, T., Hammad, A., Weglicki, L., Jamil, H., About-Mediene, S. (2007). Collaboration study of tobacco use and its predictors in Arab and non-Arab American 9th graders. Ethnicity & Disease, 17(2), S3-19-21.


    Rice, V., Weglicki, L., Templin, T., Hammad, A., Jamil, H., & Kulwicki, A. (2006). Predictors of Arab American adolescent tobacco use. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 52(2), 327-342.

    Rice, V.H., Templin, T., Weglicki, L., Jamil, H., Hammad, A., Baker, O., Kulwicki, A., Al-Omran, H., Al-Faouie, I., Thompson, F., Dakroub, M., & Abou-Mediene, S. (2005). Predictors of tobacco use among Lebanese, Yemeni, and Iraqi adolescents. Ethnicity & Disease, 15 (suppl 1), S1-57-59.

    Weglicki, L., Hammad, A., & Rice, V. (2005). Science and community: A collaborative model for integration of research within the community. Ethnicity & Disease, 15 (suppl 1), S1-35-S1-38.

    Al-Faoui, I., Weglicki, L., Kulwicki, A., Jamil, H., Baker, O., Al-Omran, H., Dakroub, M., and Rice, V. (2005). Culturally-sensitive smoking cessation intervention program redesign for Arab American Youth. Ethnicity & Disease, 15 (suppl 1), S1-62-64.

    Abou-Mediene, S., Rice, V., Jamil, H., Templin, T., Hammad, A., Weglicki, L., Kulwicki, A., Al-Faouri, I., Al-Omran, H., Baker, O., Dakroub, M., & Thompson, F. A. (2005). Comparison of psychosocial factors and tobacco use among Arab and Arab American adolescents: Preliminary findings. Ethnicity & Disease, 15 (suppl 1), S1-60-61.

    Templin, T., Rice, V., Gadelrab, H., Weglicki, L., Hammad, A., Kulwicki, A., Al-Omran, H., Al-Faouri, I., Baker, O., Jamil, H., Thompson, F., Dabroub, M., & Abou-Mediene, S. (2005). Trends in tobacco use among Arab/Arab American adolescents: Preliminary findings. Ethnicity & Disease, 15 (suppl 1), S1-65-68.

    Ford, K., Weglicki, L., Kershaw, T., Schram, C., Hoyer, P., Jacobson, M. (2002). Effects of a Prenatal Care Intervention for Adolescent Mothers on Birth Weight, Repeat Pregnancy, and Educational Outcomes at One Year Postpartum. Journal of Perinatal Education, 11(1), 35-38.

    Ford, K., Hoyer, P., Weglicki, L., Kershaw, T., Schram, C., & Jacobson, M. (2001). Effects of a Perinatal Care Intervention on the Self Concept and Self Efficacy of Adolescent Mothers, Journal of Perinatal Education, 10(2), 15-22.

OFFICE HOURS:

    By appointment.