Brandon Knettel | Scholars@Duke

Brandon Knettel
Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2021
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
School of Nursing, Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710
brandon.knettel@duke.edu (919) 660-1218

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Lehigh University 2015
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2020 - 2021
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 26, 2021 Duke Research Blog
  
  Centering Patients and Expanding Access in the Opioid Epidemic
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Kisigo, G. A., Ngocho, J. S., Mwamba, R. N., Knettel, B. A., Relf, M. V., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2021). HIV Stigmatizing Attitudes Among Men Accompanying Their Partners to Antenatal Care in Tanzania: A Mixed-Method Study. Aids and Behavior, 25(10), 3172–3182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03264-2
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  - Knettel, B. A., Wanda, L., Amiri, I., Myers, J., Fernandez, K. M., Muiruri, C., … Relf, M. V. (2021). Assessing the Influence of Community Health Worker Support on Early Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Anticipated Stigma, and Mental Health Among People Living with HIV in Tanzania. Aids Patient Care Stds, 35(8), 308–317. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2021.0028
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  - Knippler, E. T., Mwamba, R. N., Coleman, J. N., Knettel, B. A., Minja, L. M., Kisigo, G. A., … Watt, M. H. (2021). Attitudes Toward Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Services in Moshi, Tanzania. Aids and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03339-0
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  - Knettel, B. A., Fernandez, K. M., Wanda, L., Amiri, I., Cassiello-Robbins, C., Watt, M. H., … Relf, M. V. (2021). The Role of Community Health Workers in HIV Care Engagement: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives in Tanzania. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000267
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  - Watt, M. H., Minja, L., Knettel, B. A., Mwamba, R. N., Osaki, H., Ngocho, J. S., … Mmbaga, B. T. (2021). Pilot Outcomes of Maisha: An HIV Stigma Reduction Intervention Developed for Antenatal Care in Tanzania. Aids and Behavior, 25(4), 1171–1184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03093-9
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  - Mwamba, R. N., Sao, S. S., Knettel, B. A., Minja, L. M., Osaki, H., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2021). The Disclosure Dilemma: Willingness to Disclose a Positive HIV Status Among Individuals Preparing for HIV Testing During Antenatal Care in Tanzania. Aids and Behavior, 25(3), 908–916. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03058-y
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  - Knettel, B., Corrigan, K., Cherenack, E., Ho, N., Carr, S., Cahill, J., … Suneja, G. (2021). HIV, cancer, and coping: The cumulative burden of a cancer diagnosis among people living with HIV. J Psychosoc Oncol, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2020.1867691
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  - Knettel, B. A., Cherenack, E. M., & Friis, E. A. (2021). Examining causal attributions for depression, alcohol use disorder, and schizophrenia in a diverse sample of international students at U.S. universities. Journal of American College Health : J of Ach, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1846046
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  - Oshosen, M., Knettel, B. A., Knippler, E., Relf, M., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2021). "She Just Told Me Not To Cry": A Qualitative Study of Experiences of HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV in Tanzania. Aids and Behavior, 25(1), 104–112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02946-7
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  - McGee, K., Bell, L., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Knettel, B. A., Randolph, S. D., & Relf, M. V. (2021). HIV Clinician Workforce Shortage: Nurse Practitioners Filling the Gap. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.08.013
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  - Watt, M. H., Knettel, B. A., Knippler, E. T., Kisigo, G., Ngocho, J. S., Renju, J., … Mmbaga, B. T. (2020). The development of Maisha, a video-assisted counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania. Evaluation and Program Planning, 83, 101859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101859
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  - Hunter, K., Knettel, B., Reisinger, D., Ganapathy, P., Lian, T., Wong, J., … Esmaili, E. (2020). Examining Health Care Access for Refugee Children and Families in the North Carolina Triangle Area. North Carolina Medical Journal, 81(6), 348–354. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.6.348
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  - Knettel, B. A., Mwamba, R. N., Minja, L., Goldston, D. B., Boshe, J., Watt, M. H., & KCMC Option B+ study team, . (2020). Exploring patterns and predictors of suicidal ideation among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Aids, 34(11), 1657–1664. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002594
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  - Corrigan, K. L., Knettel, B. A., & Suneja, G. (2020). Inclusive Cancer Care: Rethinking Patients Living with HIV and Cancer. The Oncologist, 25(5), 361–363. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0853
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  - Knettel, B. A., Luke, M. M., Kiweewa, J. M., Nsubuga, H., Darkis, J. T., Afriyie, O., & Ojiambo, D. (2020). Stakeholder Perspectives on School-Based Guidance and Counseling in Uganda: Emerging Priorities for Student Support and Teacher Training. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 42(1), 81–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-019-09390-w
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  - Corrigan, K. L., Knettel, B. A., Ho, N., Carr, S., Shah, B., Cahill, J., … Suneja, G. (2020). Improving Access to Cancer Care in the HIV Population: Qualitative Research to Identify Barriers to Care. Health Equity, 4(1), 468–475. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0001
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  - Kisigo, G. A., Ngocho, J. S., Knettel, B. A., Oshosen, M., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2020). "At home, no one knows": A qualitative study of retention challenges among women living with HIV in Tanzania. Plos One, 15(8), e0238232. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238232
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  - Muiruri, C., Jazowski, S. A., Semvua, S. K., Karia, F. P., Knettel, B. A., Zullig, L. L., … Bosworth, H. B. (2020). Does Antiretroviral Therapy Packaging Matter? Perceptions and Preferences of Antiretroviral Therapy Packaging for People Living with HIV in Northern Tanzania. Patient Prefer Adherence, 14, 153–161. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S238759
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  - Watt, M. H., Knippler, E. T., Minja, L., Kisigo, G., Knettel, B. A., Ngocho, J. S., … Mmbaga, B. T. (2019). A counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania (Maisha): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), 807. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3933-z
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  - Knettel, B. A., Robertson, C., Ciya, N., Coleman, J. N., Elliott, S. A., Joska, J. A., & Sikkema, K. J. (2019). "I cannot change what happened to me, but I can learn to change how I feel": A case study from ImpACT, an intervention for women with a history of sexual trauma who are living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.). https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000263
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  - Muiruri, C., Swai, S. J., Ramadhani, H. O., Knettel, B. A., Mahande, M. J., Msuya, S. E., & Bartlett, J. A. (2019). Individual and partner characteristics associated with HIV testing and counseling uptake among individuals 50 years or older in Tanzania. Int J Std Aids, 30(14), 1425–1431. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462419874990
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  - Yu, X., Pendse, A., Slifko, S., Inman, A. G., Kong, P., & Knettel, B. A. (2019). Healthy People, Healthy Community: Evaluation of a train-the-trainers programme for community health workers on water, sanitation and hygiene in rural Haiti. Health Education Journal, 78(8), 931–945. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896919853850
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  - Knettel, B. A., Mulawa, M. I., Knippler, E. T., Ciya, N., Robertson, C., Joska, J. A., & Sikkema, K. J. (2019). Women's perspectives on ImpACT: a coping intervention to address sexual trauma and improve HIV care engagement in Cape Town, South Africa. Aids Care, 31(11), 1389–1396. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2019.1587368
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  - Minja, L., Cichowitz, C., Knettel, B. A., Mahande, M. J., Kisigo, G., Knippler, E. T., … Watt, M. H. (2019). Attitudes Toward Long-Term Use of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Moshi, Tanzania: A Longitudinal Study. Aids and Behavior, 23(9), 2610–2617. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02622-5
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  - Muiruri, C., Manavalan, P., Jazowski, S. A., Knettel, B. A., Vilme, H., & Zullig, L. L. (2019). Opportunities to Leverage Telehealth Approaches Along the Hypertension Control Cascade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Curr Hypertens Rep, 21(10), 75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-019-0983-2
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  - Cichowitz, C., Mazuguni, F., Minja, L., Njau, P., Antelman, G., Ngocho, J., … Mmbaga, B. T. (2019). Vulnerable at Each Step in the PMTCT Care Cascade: High Loss to Follow Up During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Tanzania. Aids and Behavior, 23(7), 1824–1832. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2298-8
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  - Watt, M. H., Cichowitz, C., Kisigo, G., Minja, L., Knettel, B. A., Knippler, E. T., … Mmbaga, B. T. (2019). Predictors of postpartum HIV care engagement for women enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Tanzania. Aids Care, 31(6), 687–698. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1550248
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  - Knettel, B. A., Minja, L., Chumba, L. N., Oshosen, M., Cichowitz, C., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2019). Serostatus disclosure among a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women enrolled in HIV care in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. Ssm Population Health, 7, 7–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.11.007
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  - Kisigo, G. A., Manavalan, P., Cichowitz, C., Knettel, B. A., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2019). Experiences of Fetal or Infant Loss among Tanzanian Women in HIV Care. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 24(7), 625–635. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2019.1600850
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  - Knettel, B. A. (2019). Attribution Through the Layperson's Lens: Development and Preliminary Validation of an Inclusive, International Measure of Beliefs About the Causes of Mental Illness. Journal of Personality Assessment, 101(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2017.1329738
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  - Ngocho, J. S., Watt, M. H., Minja, L., Knettel, B. A., Mmbaga, B. T., Williams, P. P., & Sorsdahl, K. (2019). Depression and anxiety among pregnant women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. Plos One, 14(10), e0224515. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224515
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  - Watt, M. H., Knippler, E. T., Knettel, B. A., Sikkema, K. J., Ciya, N., Myer, L., & Joska, J. A. (2018). HIV Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Cape Town, South Africa: Qualitative Perspectives During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods. Aids and Behavior, 22(12), 3945–3956. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2272-5
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  - Knettel, B. A., Rugira, J., & Cornett, J. A. (2018). Mental Health Diagnostic Frameworks, Imputed Causes of Mental Illness, and Alternative Treatments in Northern Tanzania: Exploring Mental Health Providers' Perspectives. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 42(3), 483–503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-018-9565-z
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  - Koech, M., Ngeno, G. T. K., Knettel, B. A., Jung, E., & Bloomfield, G. S. (2018). A profile of demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic risk factors among children with congenital and rheumatic heart disease in Western Kenya. East African Medical Journal, 95(8), 1858–1864.
  - Kiweewa, J. M., Knettel, B. A., & Luke, M. M. (2018). Incorporating Comprehensive Counselling and Guidance Models into School Curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40(2), 133–147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-017-9316-9
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  - Sikkema, K. J., Choi, K. W., Robertson, C., Knettel, B. A., Ciya, N., Knippler, E. T., … Joska, J. A. (2018). Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories. Evaluation and Program Planning, 68, 148–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.02.007
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  - Knettel, B. A., Cichowitz, C., Ngocho, J. S., Knippler, E. T., Chumba, L. N., Mmbaga, B. T., & Watt, M. H. (2018). Retention in HIV Care During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the Option B+ Era: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999), 77(5), 427–438. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000001616
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  - Knettel, B. A., Rugira, J., & Tesha, F. (2018). "they Will Start Believing in Counseling": Provider perceptions of the presentation and treatment of mental illness in Northern Tanzania. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 7(1), 4–18. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000078
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  - Watt, M. H., Knettel, B. A., Choi, K. W., Knippler, E. T., May, P. A., & Seedat, S. (2017). Risk for Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Among Women at Drinking Venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(5), 795–800. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2017.78.795
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  - Knettel, B. A., Slifko, S. E., Inman, A. G., & Silova, I. (2017). Training community health workers: an evaluation of effectiveness, sustainable continuity, and cultural humility in an educational program in rural Haiti. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 55(4), 177–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2017.1284014
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- Book Sections
  - Plumb, E. J., Knettel, B. A., Fogg, M., Owens, E. M., Walinsky, S., Brawer, R., & Plumb, J. D. (2017). Envisioning home: The philadelphia refugee mental health photovoice project as a story of effective relationship building. In Creating Social Change Through Creativity: Anti-Oppressive Arts-Based Research Methodologies (pp. 331–352). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52129-9_18
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- Conference Papers
  - Ngeno, G. T. K., Barasa, F. A., Kwobah, E., Kamano, J., Vedanthan, R., Knettel, B., … Bloomfield, G. S. (2020). Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrated Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Heart Failure Patients in Kenya. In Circulation (Vol. 142).
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  - Watt, M., Minja, L., Sao, S., Osaki, H., Mwamba, R., Kisigo, G., … Mmbaga, B. (2020). A counselling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania: Results from a parallel randomized controlled pilot study. In Journal of the International Aids Society (Vol. 23, pp. 54–55).
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  - Corrigan, K. L., Knettel, B. A., Ho, N., Carr, S., Shah, B., Cahill, J., … Suneja, G. (2020). Abstract A043: Cancer care in people with HIV: Identifying adherence challenges to improve outcomes. In Poster Presentations Proffered Abstracts. American Association for Cancer Research. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.disp19-a043
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  - Knettel, B. A. (2017). DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL MEASURE OF BELIEFS ABOUT CAUSES OF MENTAL ILLNESS: THE MENTAL ILLNESS ATTRIBUTION QUESTIONNAIRE. In Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 51, pp. S1028–S1028).
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  - Knettel, B. A., Rugira, J., & Tesha, F. (2017). THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN NORTHERN TANZANIA: PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS OF THE PRESENTATION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. In Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 51, pp. S1186–S1187).
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  - Knettel, B., & Rugira, J. (2012). Cultural influences on attitudes toward treatment and presentation of mental illness in Tanzania. In International Journal of Psychology (Vol. 47, pp. 206–206).
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- CULANTH 611: Global Mental Health 2021
- GLHLTH 660: Global Mental Health 2021
- NURSING 574: Directed Scholarship 2021
- NURSING 575: Independent Study 2021
- PSY 611: Global Mental Health 2021
- RIGHTS 660: Global Mental Health 2021

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