Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health
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2021 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Director of Academic Programs, Duke Global Health Institute
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2024 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Hopefulness among individuals living with schizophrenia and their caregivers in Tanzania: an actor-partner interdependence model.
Journal Article BMC psychiatry · July 2023 BackgroundHopefulness is a positive orientation or state of mind that can aid in the recovery and treatment of mental illness, as it can have significant impacts on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. As resource-constrained settings work to imple ... Full text CiteMedical record bias in documentation of obstetric and neonatal clinical quality of care indicators in Uganda.
Journal Article Journal of clinical epidemiology · August 2021 ObjectiveTo achieve a high quality of care (QoC), accurate measurements are needed. This study evaluated the validity of QoC data from the medical records for childbirth deliveries and assessed whether medical records can be used to evaluate the e ... Full text CiteCan Electronic Health Records Validly Estimate the Effects of Health System Interventions Aimed at Controlling Body Weight?
Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · November 2020 ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare weight collected at clinics and recorded in the electronic health record (EHR) with primary study-collected trial weights to assess the validity of using EHR data in future pragmatic weight loss or weight gain ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Family Psychoeducation for Adults Living with Psychotic Disorders in Tanzania (KUPAA Trial)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2029Multimedia caregiver education program to improve outcomes for children with cancer in low-resource settings
ResearchBiostatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025VITAA - Adolescent Wellness Visits to Reduce Health Risks
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom) ·
2009
Ph.D.