CTOKOL1

Chizimuzo Okoli PhD, MPH, MSN, RN
Associate Professor

Chizimuzo (Zim) Okoli received his undergraduate degrees in nursing and philosophy from the University of Kentucky. He subsequently earned a Master of Science in Public Health, Master of Science in Nursing, and in 2005, his Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, all from UK. In 2008 he completed a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) postdoctoral traineeship in tobacco research at the University of British Columbia. In 2010 he further completed a CIHR postdoctoral fellowship in gender, mental health and addictions through the University of British Columbia. Dr. Okoli is an associate professor in the UK College of Nursing and he directs the Tobacco Treatment Services and Evidence-Based Practice at Eastern State Hospital, a state-psychiatric facility in Lexington, KY. He also directs the Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Division of the BREATHE program. Building upon his earlier work on the effects of tobacco smoke exposure on smoking behaviors, he currently focuses on the effects of tobacco exposure on mental health outcomes and psychiatric disorders. He is also actively involved in developing and evaluating tobacco treatment approaches for individuals living with behavioral health challenges; and the training of health care professionals on delivering tobacco treatment within behavioral health settings.

Contact Information

Phone: (859) 323-6606

Fax: (859) 323-1057

Email: ctokol1@uky.edu

Office: 517 COLLEGE OF NURSING

Education

Post-doctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), 2010
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, 2008
MPH, University of Kentucky, 2005
PhD, University of Kentucky, 2005
MSN, University of Kentucky, 2002
BSN, University of Kentucky, 1999

Interests

Developing and evaluating tobacco treatment programs for marginalized populations, particularly individuals living with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders

Publications

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