Current Duke 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 Scholarly Works
Correction: Hopefulness among individuals living with schizophrenia and their caregivers in Tanzania: an actor-partner interdependence model.
Journal article BMC Psychiatry · July 7, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteMediators of functioning and quality of life among people living with schizophrenia participating in the culturally adapted family psychoeducation (KUPAA) trial in Tanzania.
Journal article Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · August 2025 PurposeKUPAA is a culturally adapted version of Family Psychoeducation (FPE) that has shown to be beneficial to people living with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (PLWS), who may experience limitations across multiple functional domains. Family P ... Full text CiteHopefulness 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 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 Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028VITAA - Adolescent Wellness Visits to Reduce Health Risks
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 2026View All Grants
Education
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom) ·
2009
Ph.D.