Mina Ghajar

Education and Research Librarian
Librarian, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences
Library Faculty, Health Sciences
Photo of Mina, she is smiling and wearing a blue tank top with a brick design background

Contact

George F. Smith Library

30 12th Ave.
Newark, NJ 07101

Publications

Zhu, Y., Ghajar, M., & Mitre, E. (2016). SHARE: Spreading Health Awareness with Resources and Education—Librarians’ Role in Patient Education, A Case Study. Journal Of Hospital Librarianship, 16(4), 319-327. doi:10.1080/15323269.2016.1221280

Issue Brief: Perspectives on Urban Health Care: Patients with Chronic Medical or Mental Health Conditions.  Amy M. Tiedemann, Ph.D.; Nancy Scotto Rosato, Ph.D.; Mina Ghajar, M.L.S. Rutgers University, Center for State Health Policy. Published April 2008.

http://www.cshp.rutgers.edu/Downloads/7710.pdf

Contributed to the research involved in developing the New Jersey Obesity Prevention Action Plan. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Published June 2006

http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/shapingnj/documents/reports/dhssreports/obesity_prevention%202006.pdf

 

 

Grants & Awards

Co-Investigator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Middle Atlantic Region,

Health Information Awareness Award (2016). SHARE: Spreading Health Awareness with Resources and Education. An outreach effort to increase awareness of the NLM and Rutgers University George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences consumer health related information and resources

Posters & Presentations 

Co-Speaker, SHARE: Spreading Health Awareness with Resources and Education. VALE 2016 Annual Meeting Breakout Session

Poster, SHARE: Spreading Health Awareness with Resources and Education. MLA 2016 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

Facilitator, MLA, Consumer & Patient Health Information Roundtable. MLA 2016 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada

Poster, From Office Hours to Webinar Series: How Librarians Can Change the Delivery of Library Services, VALE 2017 Annual Meeting

Guest Speaker, Maneuvering Health Information Resources on the Web. NJMS, Mini-Med School, February 2017