Scholars@Duke
Hy Huynh

Hy Huynh

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27710
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

What processes or key components do teachers attribute to their well-being? A cross-cultural qualitative study of teacher well-being in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar

Journal Article Psychology in the Schools · December 1, 2023 The study of teacher well-being is critically important. However, teacher well-being studies are lacking in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and also generally in low-income countries. This exploratory case study sought to identify teachers' perceptions ... Full text Cite

'Our life is pointless … ': Exploring discrimination, violence and mental health challenges among sexual and gender minorities from Brazil.

Journal Article Global public health · October 2020 Worldwide, Brazil has the highest prevalence of violence and hate crimes against sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) among countries with available data. To explore the impact of this scenario, we conducted a qualitative study with 50 SGMs from Rio de Jane ... Full text Cite

Lessons Learned from High-Quality Residential Care Centers Around the World: A Visual Story

Journal Article International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice · July 30, 2019 Evidence shows that orphaned and separated children (OSC) in resource-poor societies are more likely to experience maltreatment in the forms of neglect, discrimination, malnutrition, and emotional, physical, and sexual abuse than their non-orphaned peers. ... Full text Cite

Factors affecting the psychosocial well-being of orphan and separated children in five low- and middle-income countries: Which is more important, quality of care or care setting?

Journal Article PloS one · January 2019 As millions of children continue to live without parental care in under-resourced societies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), it is important for policymakers and practitioners to understand the specific characteristics within different care set ... Full text Cite