Eleni (Lina) Tolma
Associate Professor | Head of Department of Primary Care and Population Health
Profile
Eleni (Lina) Tolma is an Associate Professor in Clinical Population and Public Health and the Head of Department of Primary Care and Population Health at the University of Nicosia Medical School.
Dr Tolma received her undergraduate degree in Pharmacy from Duquesne University (USA) upon earning a scholarship from AMIDEAST/Fulbright Commission. She continued her graduate studies at the University of South Carolina ( USA) where she received her MPH and PhD degrees in the field of Public Health with concentration in Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour.
Her main research interests include the promotion of early detection of breast cancer, especially among minority populations, and the promotion of positive youth development as a mechanism of decreasing risk-taking youth behaviours.