Kearsley A Stewart
Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017
- Professor of the Practice of Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2023
- Faculty Associate in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine, Institutes and Centers 2014
- Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2017
Contact Information
- 90519, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90519, 310 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27708
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k.stewart@duke.edu
(919) 681-8811
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Faculty page
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Florida 2000
- M.A., University of California - Los Angeles 1986
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of the Practice of Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021 - 2022
- Professor of the Practice in the Department of Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2020
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2013 - 2017
- Recognition
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In the News
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SEP 16, 2013 Voices of DGHI -
APR 16, 2013 Duke Global Health Institute
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- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Guler J, Stewart KA, de Vries PJ, Seris N, Shabalala N, Franz L. Conducting caregiver focus groups on autism in the context of an international research collaboration: Logistical and methodological lessons learned in South Africa. Autism. 2023 Apr;27(3):751–61.Full Text Link to Item
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Hosaka KRJ, Mandewo D, Mmbaga BT, Ngowi H, Dow DE, Stewart KA, et al. "I am not alone with tears": embodying stigma and longing among youth living with perinatally acquired HIV in Tanzania through a collaborative arts-based approach. Med Humanit. 2022 Dec 16;Full Text Link to Item
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Tupetz A, Quirici M, Sultana M, Hoque KI, Stewart KA, Landry M. Exploring the intersection of critical disability studies, humanities and global health through a case study of scarf injuries in Bangladesh. Medical Humanities. 2022 Jun;48(2):169–76.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Alexopoulos EA, Guinee EP, Stewart KA, Brown CS, Gold DT, Engle D, et al. Keepers of the House: A documentary. Clin Teach. 2022 Feb;19(1):36–41.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Royal CDM, Babyak M, Shah N, Srivatsa S, Stewart KA, Tanabe P, et al. Sickle cell disease is a global prototype for integrative research and healthcare. Adv Genet (Hoboken). 2021 Mar;2(1):e10037.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Stewart KA, Parshad-Asnani M, Wonkam A, Bollinger J, Ngo Bitoungui V, Wonkam-Tingang E, et al. "Pain is Subjective": A Mixed-Methods Study of Provider Attitudes and Practices Regarding Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease Across Three Countries. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Mar;61(3):474–87.Full Text Link to Item
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Roberts MK, Stewart KA, Tessore NM, San Roman E, Harris G, Goldenberg FD, et al. Experiences of Family Caregivers After an Acute Neurological Event. Neurocrit Care. 2021 Feb;34(1):45–53.Full Text Link to Item
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Rainer C, Chihota B, Dziva Chikwari C, McHugh G, Dauya E, Mujuru H, et al. Adolescents' and caregivers' perceptions of caregiver-provided testing and HIV self-testing using oral mucosal transudate tests in Zimbabwe: a short report. Aids Care. 2021 Jan;33(1):109–13.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Koris AL, Stewart KA, Ritchwood TD, Mususa D, Ncube G, Ferrand RA, et al. Youth-friendly HIV self-testing: Acceptability of campus-based oral HIV self-testing among young adult students in Zimbabwe. Plos One. 2021;16(6):e0253745.Full Text Link to Item
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Ni Y, Fabbri M, Zhang C, Stewart KA. Reciprocity in Quarantine: Observations from Wuhan's COVID-19 Digital Landscapes. Asian Bioethics Review. 2020 Dec;12(4):435–57.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Pham TV, Stewart KA, Gagliardi JP. Humanistic Stories About the Workplace and Resident Wellness: a Missing Connection? Acad Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;44(5):602–5.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Walkington H, Stewart KA, Hall EE, Ackley E, Shanahan JO. Salient practices of award-winning undergraduate research mentors–balancing freedom and control to achieve excellence. Studies in Higher Education. 2020 Jul 2;45(7):1519–32.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA. Transforming Undergraduate Global Health Education Through a Humanities-Focused Curriculum. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. 2020 Mar 1;6(1):9–13.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Srivatsa S, Stewart KA. How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses? Ama Journal of Ethics. 2020 Jan;22(1):E10–5.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Dziva Chikwari C, Njuguna IN, Neary J, Rainer C, Chihota B, Slyker JA, et al. Brief Report: Diagnostic Accuracy of Oral Mucosal Transudate Tests Compared with Blood-Based Rapid Tests for HIV Among Children Aged 18 Months to 18 Years in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 2019 Dec;82(4):368–72.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Masese RV, Ramos JV, Rugalabamu L, Luhanga S, Shayo AM, Stewart KA, et al. Challenges and facilitators of transition from adolescent to adult HIV care among young adults living with HIV in Moshi, Tanzania. J Int Aids Soc. 2019 Oct;22(10):e25406.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Bosch L, Kanis M, Dunn J, Stewart K, Krose B. How is the Caregiver Doing? Capturing Caregivers’ Experiences with a Reflective Toolkit. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Mental Health. 2019;Open Access Copy
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Stewart K, Ingold R, de Bruyn M, Swain KK. Art as Disruption in Global Health Humanities: The Humument Technique, a Sexual and Reproductive Health Archive, and Developing Flexible Student Thinking. Banner O, Carlin N, editors. 2019;319–37.Open Access Copy
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Esmaili BE, Stewart KA, Masalu NA, Schroeder KM. Qualitative Analysis of Palliative Care for Pediatric Patients With Cancer at Bugando Medical Center: An Evaluation of Barriers to Providing End-of-Life Care in a Resource-Limited Setting. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Jul;4:1–10.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Lawrence C, Mhlaba T, Stewart KA, Moletsane R, Gaede B, Moshabela M. The Hidden Curricula of Medical Education: A Scoping Review. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2018 Apr;93(4):648–56.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Hall EE, Walkington H, Shanahan JO, Ackley E, Stewart KA. Mentor perspectives on the place of undergraduate research mentoring in academic identity and career development: an analysis of award winning mentors. International Journal for Academic Development. 2018 Jan 2;23(1):15–27.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA, Loiseau N, Odendahl-James J, Rainer C, Alexopoulos E. Theatre as a Transformative Learning Experience for US-Based Students of Global Health Ethics. Critical Stages. 2018;(17):1–16.Link to Item
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Tillekeratne LG, Bodinayake CK, Dabrera T, Nagahawatte A, Arachchi WK, Sooriyaarachchi A, et al. Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians. Bmc Fam Pract. 2017 Mar 16;18(1):37.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Stewart K. Anthropological Perspectives in Bioethics. Quah SR, editor. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. 2017;113–21.Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Stewart KA, Shanahan J, Walkington H, Elizabeth A, Eric H. Award-winning Mentors See Democratization as the Future of Undergraduate Research. Cur Quarterly: Undergraduate Research and Higher Education of the Future. 2017;37(4):4–11.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Stewart KA, Swain KK. Global health humanities: defining an emerging field. Lancet (London, England). 2016 Nov;388(10060):2586–7.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Lawrence C, Stewart K. The Challenge of Community Representation. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics : Jerhre. 2016 Oct;11(4):311–21.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Bali S, Stewart KA, Pate MA. Long shadow of fear in an epidemic: fearonomic effects of Ebola on the private sector in Nigeria. Bmj Global Health. 2016 Jan;1(3):e000111.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA. Teaching corner: the prospective case study : a pedagogical innovation for teaching global health ethics. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 2015 Mar;12(1):57–61.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA, Nguyen Q. AIDS Denialism: Conspiratorial Ideation and the Internet. Journal of Global Health (Columbia University). 2015;5(2):44–7.Link to Item
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Shanahan JO, Ackley-Holbrook E, Hall E, Stewart K, Walkington H. Ten salient practices of undergraduate research mentors: A review of the literature. Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. 2015 Jan 1;23(5):359–76.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA. The undergraduate field-research experience in Global Health: Study abroad, service learning, professional training or 'none of the above'? Learning and Teaching. 2013 Jun 1;6(2):53–71.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA, Keusch GT, Kleinman A. Values in global health governance. 2011 Jan 1;304–10.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Feierman S, Kleinman A, Stewart K, Farmer D, Das V. Anthropology, knowledge-flows and global health. Global Public Health. 2010 Jan;5(2):122–8.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Palamountain KM, Stewart KA, Krauss A, Kelso D, Diermeier D. University leadership for innovation in global health and HIV/AIDS diagnostics. Global Public Health. 2010 Jan;5(2):189–96.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart K, Sewankambo N. Okukkera Ng'omuzungu (lost in translation): understanding the social value of global health research for HIV/AIDS research participants in Uganda. Global Public Health. 2010 Jan;5(2):164–80.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA, Keusch GT, Kleinman A. Values and moral experience in global health: bridging the local and the global. Global Public Health. 2010 Jan;5(2):115–21.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA. Anthropological perspectives in bio-ethics. 2008 Dec 1;184–93.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Stewart KA. Review of "Witches, Westerners, and HIV: AIDS and Cultures of Blame in Africa" by Alexander Rodlach. Aids Research and Therapy. 2007;4(1):5–5.Full Text
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Stewart KA. Can a human rights framework improve biomedical and social scientific HIV/AIDS research for African women? Human Rights Review. 2006 Dec 1;7(2):130–6.Full Text
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Singh P, Stewart K, Moses S. Pastoral care following pregnancy loss: the role of ritual. The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling : Jpcc. 2004 Mar;58(1–2):41–53.Full Text
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Stewart KA. Toward a historical perspective on sexuality in Uganda: The reproductive lifeline technique for grandmothers and their daughters. Africa Today. 2001 Jan 1;47(3):121–48.
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Stewart K. Confronting Stereotypes about HIV/AIDS and Africans. Bastian ML, editor. 1999;89–101.Link to Item
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Stewart KA, Schilder K. Quest for Self Esteem: State, Islam, and Mundang Ethnicity in Northern Cameroon. African Studies Review. 1996 Sep;39(2):160–160.Full Text
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Stewart KA. Iron Age ceramic studies in Great Lakes eastern Africa: a critical and historiographical review. The African Archaeological Review. 1993 Dec 1;11(1):21–37.Full Text
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Other Articles
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Stewart K. AIDS and AIDS Programs in Africa. Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Volume 2, Africa. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2012.
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Stewart K. Malaria in Africa. Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Volume 2, Africa. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2012.
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Stewart K. Children and Health in Uganda. Epstein I, editor. Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children’S Issues Worldwide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishers; 2008.
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Stewart K. Review of "Witches, Westerners, and HIV: AIDS and Cultures of Blame in Africa" by Alexander Rodlach. Vol. 4, Aids Research and Therapy. 2007.
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Stewart K. Translating Concepts from English Consent Forms: Examples from Research in Uganda. Ssengonzi R, Studer E, editors. Irb Training Manual for Irb Members. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International; 2006.
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Stewart K. New Perspectives on African Feminism and the History of African Women. Vol. 22, Women’S Studies International Forum. 1999. p. 261–2.
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Stewart K. Research on Adolescents and HIV/AIDS in Uganda: A Field Report. Vol. 11, Aids and Anthropology Bulletin. 1999. p. 4–6.
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Stewart K. Sheena Duncan. Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 4. Waterford, CN: Yorkin Publications; 1999. p. 847–53.
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Stewart K. Ruth First. Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 5. Waterford, CN: Yorkin Publications; 1999. p. 539–45.
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Stewart K. Ellen Kuzwayo. Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 8. Waterford, CN: Yorkin Publications; 1999. p. 870–5.
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Stewart K. An Interview with Claire Elizabeth Sterk. Vol. 10, Aids and Anthropology Bulletin. 1998. p. 3–3.
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Stewart K. Recent Publications on Sexual Health in Africa. Vol. 41, African Studies Review. 1998. p. 138–41.
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Stewart K. Review of Marcia Inhorn, Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt. Vol. 20, Women’S Studies International Forum. 1997. p. 184–184.
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Stewart KA. Infertility and patriarchy: The cultural politics of gender and family life in Egypt. Vol. 20, Women’S Studies International Forum. Elsevier BV; 1997. p. 184–184.Full Text
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Stewart K. Review of Kees Shilder, Quest for Self Esteem: State, Islam and Mundang Ethnicity in Northern Cameroon. Vol. 39, African Studies Review. 1996. p. 192–4.
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Stewart K. A Further Note on Research in Burundi. Vol. 16, History in Africa. 1989. p. 401–2.
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Conference Papers
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Stewart K, Aimone E, O’Leary P, Koris A. Confidentiality and Consent in Health Research With Youth Living in Zimbabwe: Ethical Challenges for the Responsible Conduct of Health Research Using Social Media in Africa. In 2020.Open Access Copy
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Dziva CC, Njuguna I, Neary J, Rainer C, Chihota B, Slyker JA, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of HIV oral rapid tests versus blood based rapid tests among children. In 2019.Link to Item
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Stewart K, Koris A, Dauya E, Ferrand RA, McHugh G. Ethical Challenges of Interactive Arts-Based Research Using Social Media to Generate Health-Related Data With HIV+ Adolescents Living in Zimbabwe. In 2019.
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Peterseim C, Stewart K, Parshad-Asnani M, Ngo Bitoungui V, Chetcha C, Wonkam ET, et al. A Global Mixed-Methods Study of Provider Attitudes and Practices Regarding Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease. In 2018.
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Stewart K, Ingold R, de Bruyn M, Swain K. Using archival materials, art and poetry to improve sexual and reproductive global health training and programs (D5 Knowledge translation and dissemination of research and programme outcomes). In 2018.Link to Item
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Stewart K, de Bruyn M, Swain K, Ingold R. Teaching the Ethical Conduct of Global Health Research Through Archived Grey Literature. In 2018.
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Guler J, Stewart K, de Vries PJ, Seris N, Shabalala N, Franz L. Conducting Focus Group Discussions on Autism Spectrum Disorders in South Africa: Challenges and Ethical Issues. In 2017.Link to Item
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Stewart K, Ingold R, de Bruyn M, Swain K. Teaching the Ethical Conduct of Global Health Research Through Archived Grey Literature. In 2017.Link to Item
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Stewart K, Amaya-Burns A, Burns A. Discover, Design, Debate: Global Health Research Ethics Training Through Collaborative Video Production. In 2016.
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Stewart K, Stratford D, Koenig L, Ellerbrock T, Pratt-Palmore M. Challenges of Using a Multi-Method Approach for a Clinic-Based Study of Adherence to HIV/AIDS Medications. In 2006.Link to Item
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Golde M, Lindsey WC, Stratford D, McLellan E, Koenig LJ, Stewart K, et al. Care and “Caring”: Patients’ Perceptions of Relationships with their Healthcare Providers as Supporting or Hindering HAART Adherence. In 2002.
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Golde M, Stratford D, Lindsey WC, Stewart K, Ellerbrock TV, Pratt-Palmore M. Boundaries And Strategies: Social Issues Of Adherence To Highly-Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). In American Psychological Association (APA); 2002.Full Text
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Koenig L, Ellerbrock T, Pratt-Palmore M, Stratford D, Malatino E, Todd-Turner M, et al. Predictors of Early Failure of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). In 2000.
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Stewart K, Pascal Z, Logan J, Tesha F, Sumner D, Mwangi R, et al. Social Responsibility of the Global Health Researcher: A Video Training Course. In.Full Text Link to Item
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- GLHLTH 740: Ethics for Global Health Research 2023
- CULANTH 291: Independent Study 2022
- CULANTH 293: Research Independent Study 2022
- GLHLTH 392: Student Research Training in Global Health 2022
- GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2022
- GLHLTH 396T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team 2022
- GLHLTH 720: Decolonizing Global Health 2022
- GLHLTH 740: Ethics for Global Health Research 2022
- GLHLTH 772: Global Health Research: Qualitative Field Methods 2022
- GLHLTH 796T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team 2022
- CULANTH 291: Independent Study 2021
- CULANTH 293: Research Independent Study 2021
- GLHLTH 302: Global Narratives of Illness and Disability 2021
- GLHLTH 391-2: Independent Study in Global Health 2021
- GLHLTH 392: Student Research Training in Global Health 2021
- GLHLTH 395T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team 2021
- GLHLTH 720: Decolonizing Global Health 2021
- GLHLTH 740: Ethics for Global Health Research 2021
- GLHLTH 791: Independent Study in Global Health 2021
- GLHLTH 795T: Bass Connections Global Health Research Team 2021
- ICS 295: Global Narratives of Illness and Disability 2021
- RIGHTS 302: Global Narratives of Illness and Disability 2021
- SCISOC 302: Global Narratives of Illness and Disability 2021
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Faculty Team Leader. Community-Engaged Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Outreach in Kalangala, Uganda. May 20, 2021 - July 20, 2021 2021
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Leave No One Behind: Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities in North Carolina. 2020 - 2021 2020 - 2021
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Leader. Story+ Project Lead. 2018 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation. 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Global Mental Health Program . August 2017 - May 2018 2017 - 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation (GANDHI). August 2017 - May 2018 2017 - 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation (GANDHI). August 2016 - May 2017 2016 - 2017
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Global Mental Health Integrative Training Program . August 2016 - May 2017 2016 - 2017
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Integrative Global Health Research on Sickle Cell Disease. August 2014 - May 2015 2014 - 2015
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . Strengthening Community Environmental Health through Duke-HBCU Partnerships. August 2013 - May 2014 2013 - 2014
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Service to the Profession
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