Dr. Masoud Mohammadnezhad is an associate professor in the School of Public Health and Primary Health Care and is program coordinator of Health Promotion at Fiji National University (FNU). He received his BSc in Nursing and MSc in Health Education from Iran. He finished his PhD in Public Health at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Dr Mohammadnezhad has strong teaching experience from the undergraduate to doctoral levels. He is well published, an active reviewer, and a leader in his department. He is specifically interested in the use of tailoring in behavior change interventions and the use of behavioral change models and health promotion. He is interested in doing research in different areas of health issues such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), global health issues, health risks and determinants of health. The majority of his research experiences are in the areas of health intervention initiatives and programs, including education and awareness, health promotion initiatives and implementations.