Ganga Mahat, EdD, RNBC

Clinical Professor

Division of Entry to Baccalaureate Nursing

Newark

ACK 328

(973) 353-3830

Specialty: Focus of research interest in children and adolescents’ health.

Duties of the Clinical Professor

  • Teaching
  • Student advisement
  • Participation in SON committees
  • Participation in undergraduate curriculum development

Education

  • EdD: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York – 1992
  • MN: NHWSN, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • Midwifery: School of Nursing, CMC Hospital Vellore, India
  • BSN: School of Nursing, CMC Hospital Vellore, India

Personal Statement

My clinical practice focuses on improving and maintaining the health of children and adolescents. Some of my research studies are on physical activity, oral health, and adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors. I have conducted studies locally at the Newark School System and internationally with schoolteachers and a researcher in Nepal. I have developed, implemented, and evaluated a peer HIV education program for high school students in both Newark, New Jersey and in Nepal. 

Research/Scholarly Interests (list in 1-3 sentences)

  • Focus of research interest in children and adolescents’ health.

Clinical Specialties (list in 1-3 sentences)

  • Pediatrics

Recent Publications

  • Mahat, G. & Kelly. S. (2023).  Factors affecting risk-taking behaviors among sexually active adolescents who were tested for HIV/STD”, Public Health Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/phn.13188
  • Kelly, S., Mahat, G., & Houda, S. (2023). The effects of exposure to violence at school on youth: An analysis of the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Pediatric Nursing, 49(5), 215-221.
  • Zha, P., Mahat, G., Chao, Y., & Iovino, C. (2022). Perceived body weight and weight management-related behaviors among young adults: Mediating effects of body mass index. American Journal of Health Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2022.2120120