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Professor Media Subaşı Baybuğa is a distinguished faculty member at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Nursing. With over two decades of academic experience, she has established herself as a leading researcher in public health nursing, gerontology, and child health.
Her educational background includes:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Hacettepe University (1988-1992)
- Master's Degree in Nursing (MSc) from Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences (1992-1996)
- Doctorate in Public Health Nursing from Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences (1997-2002)
Professor Subaşı Baybuğa's research spans multiple critical areas of public health and nursing. Her work focuses on gerontology and aging populations, with particular attention to social participation of older adults in both rural and urban settings. She has conducted extensive research on child and adolescent health, especially regarding street children and their psychosocial and health challenges. Her more recent work addresses pandemic response, particularly examining vaccination attitudes among various populations including university students and healthcare workers. She also investigates cultural aspects of nursing care, environmental health perspectives in nursing education, and the use of technology in nursing education.
Her publication record demonstrates a clear evolution from foundational work on street children and child health in the early 2000s to more diversified research encompassing gerontology, pandemic response, cultural competence in nursing, and environmental health. Her recent publications (2021-2025) show increased focus on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across different populations, validation of measurement tools for cultural and spiritual care, and continued attention to vulnerable populations including elderly adults and juvenile offenders.
Professor Subaşı Baybuğa has supervised multiple graduate students, contributing to the development of new researchers in the field of public health nursing. Her work has been cited extensively, with many publications receiving dozens of citations, demonstrating significant impact in her research areas.
She has been actively involved in various research centers and projects at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, particularly those related to public health and nursing education. Her work often involves interdisciplinary collaboration across health sciences, social sciences, and environmental studies.