Selected Presentations & Appearances
Building resilience: Pilot trial of a family and community-based intervention to promote mental health among adolescents and caregivers in rural Kenya
- 2013 Global Mental Health Forum
· December 27, 2013
Invited Talk
London, UK
Beyond the Clinic Walls:Reducing U.S. and Global Health Disparities through Community-Based and Culturally-Anchored Intervention Models;A Family-based intervention in Kenya to Reduce HIV Risk, Improve Family Relationships, and Promote Adolescent W
- Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
· December 27, 2013
Invited Talk
Society for Pediatric Psychology,
New Orleans, LA
Evaluation of PEPS: Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Sickle Cell,
- Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
· December 27, 2013
Invited Talk
Society for Pediatric Psychology,
New Orleans, LA
Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Management Intervention for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
- Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference
· December 27, 2013
Other
Society for Pediatric Psychology,
New Orleans, LA
Religion and Resilience: The capacity of the Church to provide psychosocial support to children and families in a community in rural Kenya.
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 28th Annual Meeting
· December 27, 2013
Invited Talk
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies,
Philadelphia, PA
Developing a family-based intervention to prevent HIV and promote mental health of adolescents in rural Kenya: A community based participatory approach; Paper presented in a symposium: Creating Interventions That Are Deeply Cultural: Methods, Examples,,
- The Society for Community Research and Action 2013 Biennial Conference
· December 27, 2013
Invited Talk
Society for Community Research and Action,
Miami, FL
Creating a mental health assessment for child and adolescent Somali refugees living in Ethiopia: Results from a qualitative study and instrument adaptation process
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 28th Annual Meeting
· December 26, 2012
Invited Talk
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies,
Los Angeles, CA
Orphan status, HIV risk behavior, and mental health among adolescents in rural Kenya
- XIX International AIDS Conference
· December 26, 2012
Other
Washington, DC
Advancing the Field of Mental Health Interventions for Children in Refugee Settings: Treatment and research in Burmese and Somali refugee camps.
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies 28th Annual Meeting
· December 26, 2012
Invited Talk
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies,
Los Angeles, CA
Influence of adolescents’ relationships with caregivers on mental health and HIV risk in rural Kenya
· December 27, 2011
Lecture
Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference of the National AIDS Control Council in Nairobi, Kenya
The capacity of churches in Kenya as settings for youth HIV prevention and mental health promotion.
· December 27, 2011
Lecture
Biennial HIV and AIDS Research Conference of the National AIDS Control Council in Nairobi, Kenya
The role of religion in coping with HIV risk and poverty in rural Kenya
· December 27, 2010
Lecture
International AIDS Conference. Vienna, Austria
Mental health and HIV risk among youth in rural Kenya
· December 26, 2010
Lecture
Society for Behavioral Medicine 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. Seattle, Washington
Somatic growth and cognitive development in young children with sickle cell disease
· December 27, 2009
Lecture
Poster presented at the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2009 Annual Meeting, Portland, OR
Cognitive development in children with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea therapy
· December 27, 2008
Lecture
National Child Health Psychology Conference, Miami, FL
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Bass Connections Team Leader - Addressing Adolescent Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence in Muhuru Bay, Kenya
· 2023
- 2024
Projects & Field Work
Kenya
Kenya
Bass Connections Team Leader - Coping Together: Reducing Mental Health Disparities for Latinx Families
· 2022
- 2023
Projects & Field Work
North Carolina
North Carolina
Bass Connections Team Leader - Coping with COVID-19: Using Behavioral Science and Digital Health to Promote Healthy Families
· 2020
- 2021
Projects & Field Work
COVID-19
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Global Mental Health Program
· August 2017
- May 2018
Projects & Field Work
Kenya
Kenya
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Global Mental Health Integrative Training Program
· August 2016
- May 2017
Projects & Field Work
Kenya
Kenya
Duke Global Health Outreach - Developing a direct observational measure of family functioning for low-resource settings: Establishing reliability and validity in a Kenyan sample
· January 2016
Research
Kenya
Kenya
Global Health Outreach - Parents Make the Difference
· June 2014
Research
Liberia
Liberia
Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - Displacement, Resettlement and Global Mental Health
· August 2013
- July 2014
Projects & Field Work
Jordan
Jordan
Service to the Profession
Participant
- Faculty Success Program
·
2018
Professional Development
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD),
reviewer
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
·
2013
Editorial Activities
member
- American Psychological Association, Member
·
2008
Professional Development
member
- Division 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology, Special Interest Group: Cultural Diversity
·
2008
Professional Development