Research Interests
Global Mental Health, Stigma Reduction, Health Behavior, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Capacity Building, HIV, Cancer, Opioid Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Implementation Science, Social Determinants of Health, Nurse-Led Models of Care
Selected Grants
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth), a Mental Health and Life Skills Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania
ResearchPsychologist · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2021 - 2026Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telehealth Hub to Reduce Suicidality and Improve HIV Care Engagement in a Tanzanian Health System
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025Building Research Capacity for Mental Health Nursing in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · 2023 - 2025Formative Research to Assess Needs, Examine Outcomes, and Inform Future Training Interventions for Community-Based HIV Services in Moshi, Tanzania
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2019 - 2021Cancer Treatment Disparities in the HIV Population: Exploring the Impact of HIV on Physician and Patient Decision-Making
ResearchData Analyst · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2019Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Duke LEADER Program ·
2022
Awarded by: Duke University School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development
Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials ·
2022
Awarded by: NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Early Career Reviewer Program ·
2021
Awarded by: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Community of Scholars ·
2021
Awarded by: Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Inter-CFAR Fellowship in Implementation Science ·
2020
- 2021
Awarded by: Johns Hopkins University
Teaching for Equity Fellows Program ·
2020
- 2021
Awarded by: Duke Faculty Advancement
VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellows Program ·
2019
- 2020
Awarded by: NIH Fogarty International Center
External Relationships
- Cancer Support Community
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