Alexandra Onișor, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Alexandra Onișor is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health, Babeș-Bolyai University. She is a psychologist certified in developmental psychology with a PhD in Administrative Science.
Over the last 15 years, within the Department of Public Health, Dr. Onișor translated her passion for psychology and for public health into research projects addressing mental wellbeing in adolescents; nutrition literacy assessment; smoking cessation in women during the pre- and post-partum period using Motivational Interviewing; the quality of psycho-social care in people with a history of cancer and maternal practices impacting the neonatal health.
Dr. Onișor has served as a principal investigator in eight projects and as a Motivational Interviewing consultant in nine projects and she has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2017.
Her most recent projects as Principal Investigator focused on conducting an impact assessment to assess the economic and health consequences of the Romanian Baby Box initiative and on assessing Romanian practices concerning the dissemination of additional Risk Minimization Measures Materials for specific medicinal products. As a Motivational Interviewing consultant, she is currently contributing to an initiative of the International Agency for Research on Cancer concerning the use of Motivational Interviewing for peer-lead binge drinking reduction interventions among Romanian college students.
Research Interests
Publications
- Onisor A. (2024). Psycho-oncology in South-Eastern Europe: implications for policy and practice. Accent, ISBN 978-606-561-248-8
- Onișor A., Dascăl M.D. (2021). Improving mental health care for cancer patients from Romania at risk for moderate to severe psychological distress. In Baba C., Hințea C., Neamțu B., Evoluții și tendințe în studiul administrației publice din România.
- Meghea CI, Onisor A, Blaga OM, Dascal MD, Wetter D. (2021). Ghid de consiliere comportamentală bazat pe creșterea motivației și rezolvarea problemelor. Renunțarea la fumat în timpul sarcinii. Presa Universitara Clujeana.
Current Projects
- Studiu de Evaluare a Impactului Intervențiilor din Programul Cutia Bebelușului - Etapa a II-a; Role: Principal investigator, April-August 2025
- Dissemination of additional risk minimisation measures for patients and healthcare professionals in EU/EEA countries (DIS-aRMM study); Role: National coordinator, April 2025-June 2026
- Peer-led intervention to reduce alcohol binge drinking among university students in Romania; Role: Motivational Interviewing Trainer, October 2025-June 2026