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Suha AL-OBalli Kridli, PhD, RN

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Professor
2030 Human Health Building 
Phone: (248) 364-8773
[email protected]

Suha Al-Oballi Kridli, PhD, RN, is a Professor in the School of Nursing at Oakland University whose research focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and health behaviors in Middle Eastern and Arab American populations. Her scholarly work addresses critical public health priorities, including diabetes epidemiology, childhood obesity interventions, women’s reproductive health, and fall prevention among older adults. 
Dr. Kridli’s research examine the effect of cultural health beliefs, social influences, and personal perceptions on health decision-making and service utilization. Supported by external funding, her work emphasizes culturally adapted health and community-engaged interventions. She has published extensively on these topics in peer-reviewed journals. 

Education

  • PhD in Nursing – University of Missouri-Columbia
  • MSN in Childbearing/Childrearing – University of Missouri-Columbia
  • BSN – University of Jordan-Amman

Research Area Interests

  • Family Planning
  • Health Promotion
  • Middle Eastern Health Beliefs and Practices 
  • Diabetes 
  • Fall Prevention

Publications

Abusbaitan, H. A., Walton, A., Munala, L., Eyadat, A., Luebke, J., Graf, M., Lopez, A., Kridli, S., Pirsch, A., Kimber, F., Kasine, Y., Melton, C., ElJarrah, I., & Mkandawire-Valhmu, L. (in press). An ecofeminist analysis of gender-based violence: Addressing women’s safety through an eco-social framework. Women's Studies International Forum.

Lagore, A., Kridli, N., Piscotty, R., & Kridli, S. (2026). Impact of mindfulness-based intervention on anxiety and depression among adolescents with a neurological disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 16(6), 35. https://doi.org/10.63564/jnep.v16n6p35

Lagore, A., Kridli, S., & Piscotty, R. (2024). Contraceptive use in the Gaza Strip: A systematic review. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 14(11), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v14n11p27

Hayes, D., Kridli, S., & Kruse, J. (2022). Implementation of a standardized national HIV curriculum in a primary care nurse practitioner program. Nurse Educator, 47(6), E125. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001252

Yao, L., Kridli, S., & Kishek, J. (2021). Participants’ perspectives of a fall prevention exercise program in older Arab Americans: A focus group study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 11(7), 68–76. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v11n7p68

Kridli, S., & Austin, H. (2019). Factors influencing women’s decisions to getting tested for BRCA mutation. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 9(3), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v9n3p33

Yao, L., & Kridli, S. (2019). Cultural sensitivity of a community-based falls prevention program targeting older Arab American. Open Journal of Nursing, 8(11), 811–820. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2018.811063

Hayes, D., Penprase, B., & Kridli, S. (2018). Risk factors for frequent users of the emergency department among adults age 55 and older. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 8(10), 96–101. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v8n9p96

Shaheen, A., Nassar, O., Khalaf, I., Kridli, S., Jarrah, S., & Halasa, S. (2018). The effectiveness of age-appropriate pre-operative information session on the anxiety level of school-age children undergoing elective surgery in Jordan. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 24(3), Article e12634. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12634

Kridli, S., Jaber, L., Yung-Wen, L., Bates, A., & Jilian, M. (2017). Improving health behaviors of Arab American youth. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(7), 119–128. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v7n7p119

Abdelkader, R., Khalaf, I., Kridli, S., Arabiat, D., & Alrimawi, I. (2016). Parents' involvement in child’s care in an Arab pediatric setting. Health Science Journal, 10(4), 6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305776706_Parents_Involvement_in_Child's_Care_in_an_Arab_Pediatric_Setting

Mandya, J., & Kridli, S. (2015). Childhood overweight and obesity in Qatar. Avicenna, 2014(2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5339/avi.2014.2

Kridli, S. (2015). Childhood obesity and Arab American youth. Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, 2(2), e110. https://doi.org/10.4172/2376-127X.1000e110

Johnson, M., Richardson, K., & Kridli, S. (2014). Disparities in pain management in the emergency department: An integrative review. Open Journal of Nursing, 4(9), 608–619. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2014.48064

Pryor, C., Kintz, T., Shemami, H., & Kridli, S. (2014). Nursing interventions to promote smoking cessation during pregnancy: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 4(9), 77–90. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v4n9p77

Fisher, K., & Kridli, S. (2014). The role of motivation and self-efficacy on the performance of health promotion behaviors in the overweight or obese middle-aged American female. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 20(4), 327–335. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12155

Bauce, K., Kridli, S., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2013). Cultural competence and psychological empowerment among acute care nurses. Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare, 4(2), 27–38. https://doi.org/10.9730/ojccnh.org/v4n2a3

Kridli, S., Ilori, O., & Verriest, H. (2013). Health beliefs and practice of Qatari women: Pregnancy and childbirth. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3(2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v3n2p1

Kridli, S., Ilori, O., & Goeth, J. (2012). Health beliefs and practice of Qatari women: A qualitative study. Avicenna, 2012(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.5339/avi.2012.1

Rhodes, D., Kridli, S., & Penprase, B. (2011). Understanding overweight adolescents using the Theory of Planned Behavior. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 17(6), 562–570. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01971.x

Kridli, S., Kondziolka, V., & Burkland, K. (2011). Community and school-based childhood obesity prevention programs: A literature review. Dirasat: Educational Sciences, 38(1), 85–99. https://journals.ju.edu.jo/DirasatSci/article/view/2235

Pittman, S., & Kridli, S. (2011). Music intervention and preoperative anxiety: An integrative review. International Nursing Review, 58(2), 157–163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00888.x

Kridli, S. (2011). Health beliefs and practices of Muslim women during Ramadan. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 36(4), 216–223. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182177177

Zenzen, W., & Kridli, S. (2009). An integrative review of school-based childhood obesity prevention programs. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(4), 242–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.04.008

Kridli, S., Herman, W., Brown, M., Fakhouri, H., & Jaber, L. (2006). The epidemiology of diabetes and its risk factors among Chaldean Americans. Ethnicity & Disease, 16(2), 351–356. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6157751_The_epidemiology_of_diabetes_and_its_risk_factors_among_Chaldean_Americans

Kridli, S., & Newton, S. (2004). Jordanian married Muslim women’s intention to use oral contraceptives. International Nursing Review, 52(2), 109–114. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00260.x

Kridli, S., & Schott-Baer, D. (2004). Jordanian Muslim women’s intention to use oral contraceptives. Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice, 18(4), 345–356. https://doi.org/10.1891/rtnp.18.4.345.64096

Kridli, S., & Libbus, K. (2002). Establishing reliability and validity of an instrument measuring contraceptive beliefs. Health Care for Women International, 23(8), 870–881. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399330290112371

Kridli, S. (2002). Women’s health care beliefs and practices of Arab Americans. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 27(3), 176–182. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005721-200205000-00010

Kridli, S., & Libbus, K. (2001). Contraception in Jordan: A cultural and religious perspective. International Nursing Review, 48(3), 144–151. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-7657.2001.00071.x

Libbus, K., & Kridli, S. (1997). Contraceptive decision-making in a sample of Jordanian Muslim women: Delineating salient beliefs. Health Care for Women International, 18(1), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399339709516261

Professional Affiliations

  • American Arab Nurses Association 
  • Michigan Board of Nursing
  • Midwest Nursing Research Study
  • Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing

School of Nursing

Human Health Building, Room 3027
433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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(248) 364-8733
[email protected]
M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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