NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 24 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
Ayeh T. Khalil '20, an alumna of New Jersey Institute of Technology's Albert Dorman Honors College and Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student research grant to conduct a 10-month public health study in Amman, Jordan.
Khalil's project, A Health Systems Approach: Baby-Friendly Hospitals and Breastfeeding Promotion in Jordan, will examine how hospital-based breastfeeding support influences outcomes and experiences for first-time mothers of preterm infants.
Working with affiliate Prof. Dua Al-Maharma of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing at the University of Jordan, Khalil will compare...